Day 12 Triolet

“The requirements of this fixed form are straightforward: the first line is repeated in the fourth and seventh lines; the second line is repeated in the final line; and only the first two end-words are used to complete the tight rhyme scheme. Thus, the poet writes only five original lines, giving the triolet a deceptively simple appearance: ABaAabAB”



Jasmine Bebop

Jasmine jumps like bebop to the brain
and her refrain’s keyed roses
all rhythm gets its juice from heart to brain
Jasmine jumps like bebop to the brain
wind whips all scent from noses to the brain
notes hook inside like thorns on roses
Jasmine jumps like bebop to the brain
and her refrain’s keyed roses