fragrant triggers sing their healing
curve and nuance, hint of meaning
lilies recall textured mem’ries
treasures sprout from fearless gleaning
curves and nuance, hints of meaning
lost and found, their voices keening
listened to release energies
curves and nuance, hints of meaning
lilies recall textured mem’ries
Triolet form
Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday. Colleen says:
This week’s challenge is a photo prompt. This year, I’ve asked my friend, and photographer, Terri Webster Schrandt, from secondwindleisure.com to share her photos with us for inspiration.
Tao Talk 
It does look like there are secrets written on the petals. Fragrances are so evocative. (K)
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Thank you, K.
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I love this, thank you bringing wonderful meaning to this lily!
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You are very welcome, Terri. It is an inspirational image ❤
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Absolutely beautiful piece Ms Jade and the flower is lovely. ❤️
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Thanks much, Gypsie ❤
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You are most welcome!! ☺️
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That has such a lovely ring to it.
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Randy, thank you very much.
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A beautiful poem Li. I love it’s rhythm and flow.
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Thanks much Sadje. The title was a line I couldn’t fit into the form.
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Most welcome my friend
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Beautifully done, Li! I first tried this form earlier this week as part of NaPoWriMo. It wasn’t as easy as it looked. Lol! You created a great poem with it.
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thank you so much, Yvette. It’s a favorite form of mine. There is something about repeating lines that you can get creative with.
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Half random share, but… Lilies are undeniably beautiful, yet they have never registered for me as a potential favourite flower. I’m guessing it may mean I prefer petals that mirror a more circular shape. Hence my love of Hydrangeas, to name just one variety.
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I like lilies but also not my favorite flower. I do love hydrangeas and the beautiful shades of color in them. My favorite flowers are peonies.
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Peonies are very beautiful indeed. so many layers, and of course, the circular petals. 🤩
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I don’t have any white ones… but I have some Tiger Lilies growing! 🙂
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Tiger lilies are very pretty. There are some yellow daylilies that come up every year on the north side of the house. My mom gave them to me when I first moved here in 2011.
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I had some a long time ago that produced little black seeds off the stem… some kind of lily.
Glad the squirrels didn’t eat the lily bulbs! 🙂
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Not sure if you saw me mention this before, but I planted my Asiatic lilies in large suet cages to protect the bulbs, and it worked! What it doesn’t protect them from are the damned deer that love to eat them. Glad the squirrels left your bulbs alone 🙂
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I’ve got a very small blueberry bush in the very back of the yard… I think the deer (or at the very least the birds) got to those berries. 🙂
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I like the rhythm of this poem Lisa. What a lovely form!
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Thank you so much, Balroop 🙂
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Hi again, Ms Jade. I hope it’s OK to feature your beautiful triolet on my blog as a shout-out for Tanka Tuesday. Have a great weekend!
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Terri, I’m happy to say yes, it’s OK, and glad you enjoyed the triolet ❤
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Thank you!
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Interesting form, the triolet.
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One of my favorites 🙂
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Lisa, this is so beautiful. Your triolet brings out the beauty of the lily. I agree with you, the repeating lines add depth to your words.
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Thanks very much, Colleen. I love the word Kerfe used to describe the petals: brocade.
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Agreed! The petals look like brocade! 😍
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