A Sculpture I Unveil of Me
 

a trijan refrain

A sculpture I unveil of me
Come study what is cast
three sides to cosmic figure see
on one - dark shadows past.
Bygones are traced, head filled with pride,
and eyes of envy, mouth so snide.
Bygones are traced
bygones are traced
in angst, I 'round the second side.

A sculpture I unveil of me
a diff'rent visage shown -
an older, wiser honoree
with spirit not my own.
God's righteousness nowbegs to shine
through hands and feet He keeps in line.
God's righteousness
God's righteousness
imputed worth from One so fine.

A sculpture I unveil of me
third surface marked "reserved".
With unseen features yet to be,
but mind and soul observed -
a hope that's seen, just like He planned
a heart set free to His command
 A hope that's seen
a hope that's seen
Mysovereign God holds out His hand.
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written by Reason A. Poteet

The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation are allowed. The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8. The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows: Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4 (refrain)/8.  Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d (refrain of first 4 words of line five) /c