L Milton Hankins Poet Triolet

Beware the Mandrake

Beware the enticing purple mandrake
Thinking it will calm a lover’s worries
Its berries do not make a tasty shake
Beware the enticing purple mandrake.
Many suitors have made this mistake
With its lovely yellow-orange berries
Beware the enticing purple mandrake
Thinking it will calm a lover’s worries.

written July 26, 2021
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Brian Strand Contest on Poetry Soup

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Christuraj Alex July 26, 2021 at 10:15 PM Its cry could be fatal to any person who heard it - This is what I have heard of this Mandrake. Beautiful warning. L Milton Hankins July 27, 2021 at 8:52 AM I've always heard the mandrake is a very dangerous poison. I've never actually seen one, and I don't think they grow in my part of the world. Thanks for your comment, Christuraj.

Caren Krutsinger July 26, 2021 at 8:18 PM A lovely triolet; I had forgotten about these. This is a terrific form! I may try to do one myself this week. I recognized it was something new and different, and it is a very likeable poem! L Milton Hankins July 26, 2021 at 8:41 PM I love them. I have also invented a form called the "trionet" which is described under new types of poems. I used it in one of my contests. You might like it, too.