Twittle | Micropoetry | Invitation

Twittle On

All aboard the twittle train 🚂

James and Lucy both reminded me It’s time to get my twittle on so count the letters, prime the rhyme and limber up the lexicon!

I’ve been a bit side-tracked lately with something called eudaimonia (it’s not a disease!) and I’ve let my twittling get a bit rusty. James, who himself has been indulging in ubuntu (you can’t eat it!), and Lucy who’s being the champion of change while on a Guinness Book of Records’ quest for the longest jumbo string (tweets, not noodles!), have both of their own volition (or, is that collusion?!) given me a poke to get back on the twittle train. 🚂

So what is a twittle you might ask

Good question.

A twittle is a 100-letter, 4-line micropoem.

Exactly 100 alphabet letters — numbers, punctuation, symbols, spaces etc. are not included in the count.

By definition, a twittle is a quatrain - a four line poem or verse with a rhyme scheme - but to make twittles more accessible, I’ve made the rhyming element an optional extra.

Being what they are, twittles are perfect to tweet on Twitter.

You can find out more about the twittle story here -

James has been known to toss a twittle here ’n’ there, but as far as I know Lucy is yet to jump on board the twittle train and instead has been ‘twittle-spotting’ from the platform at Medium TBiaN. Maybe she’s been waiting for a ticket. Oops, I forgot to tell her! Tickets are not required for the twittle train. All you need is a twittle tag — #twittle. And guess what? Twittle tags are free! Anyone can join the twittle train with a twittle tag.

You’ll have company on the twittle train but don’t worry, there’s plenty of seats. As well as James, there’s Dr. Preeti Singh, Jenine Bsharah Baines, Patrick M. Ohana, Era Garg, Megan Nicole Morgan, and Ann Marie Steele 2021

Here’s a small selection of our twittles -

James G Brennan — The Love of a Good Hammock Dr. Preeti Singh — Kisses of Pink Jenine Bsharah Baines — Gardening in Pajamas Patrick M. Ohana — Kisses of Purple Era Garg — Seasons Decoded Megan Nicole Morgan — Thank You All Ann Marie Steele 2021 — You Are Not Mine — Bursts of Tangerine

Twittles can be about anything and everything, even about twittles -

Every day is #twittletweet day Tweet your #twittle any time Four lines and one hundred letters Don’t fuss if they don’t rhyme.

Come and join us on the twittle train. The train stops at lots of platforms on the Medium line (you can get on at a publication of your choice 😉). Just remember to have your twittle tag with you when you come on board. Tag me into your twittle, and I’ll tweet your twittle on Twitter — as well as 50 claps and a good wrap. 😊

It’s time to get your twittle on!