Remember the Triolet?

If not, here's G.K. Chesterton to remind you...

 I wish I were a jellyfish

That cannot fall downstairs;

Of all the things I wish to wish

I wish I were a jellyfish

That hasn't any cares

And doesn't even have to wish

'I wish I were a jellyfish

That cannot fall downstairs.'

I consider the above the gold standard, and not surprised it came from GK.  Back in Post from March 29, I took a crack at a few and I'm still hacking away at this tricky but addictive form.

It isn't good this victimhood

It pains my soul and psyche

What became of brotherhood?

It isn't good this victimhood

 Oprah, Limbaugh, Jesus Crike!

Where's Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood?

It isn't good this victimhood

It pains my soul and psyche

Six strings two octaves E to E

And almost two in Frets

A world to hear but all you see

Six strings two octaves E to E

chromatic coloring sets

 Sound of thunder, tranquil sea

Six strings two octaves E to E

And almost two in Frets

Ma Nature says a day of toil

And then the entertainment

Songs to follow hands in soil

Ma Nature says a day of toil

By rights to every claimant

Dance and revel, passions roil

Ma Nature says a day of toil

And then the entertainment

I wish I saved a dollar bill

Each time I heard it said

You’d  find a fortune in my will

I wish I saved a dollar bill

For when I’m finally dead

My coffers of “Whatevers” fill

I wish I saved a dollar bill

Each time I heard it said.

I always like to think of my readers as smarter than average.  

Now I have
confirmation.

Once again, against my better judgement I watched the debate.  Glad it was the last one too. Among the annoyances:

Romney talking about how he'll balance the budget.   Wouldn't he be more persuasive if he told us that balancing the budget is unnecessary if you know how to leverage debt?  Which is something he actually does know how to do--in fact he made a fortune doing it.

Obama leaning over and looking earnestly interested when Romney spoke.  To me it came across as mildly mocking.  I love Barack, but he's lost much of his cool over the years, and I guess he'd have to be super-human to have been able to keep it. 

Had the impression throughout that Obama was in his comfort zone and Mitt was dancing as fast as he could.  At the end I scored it a decisive Obama win.  Then on came the pundits to inform me that Mitt did great and Barack may have put his foot in his mouth on more than one occasion.  Silly me for thinking I could judge for myself. 

H is for:
hadeharia	Constantly using the word "Hell" in speaking
hamartithia	Being likely to make a mistake
hippopotomonstrosesquipe	Pertaining to extremely long words
*honorificabilitudinitatibus	Worthy of honor

*can also be defined as "the state of being able to achieve honours". It is mentioned by the character Costard in Act V, Scene I of William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost.^[ It is also the longest word in the English language featuring alternating consonants and vowels.^[2]