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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 FIRST PLACE WINNER Brian Strand Contest on Poetry Soup

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Christuraj Alex

Date: 7/26/2021 10:15:00 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
Date: 7/27/2021 8:52:00 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

Date: 7/26/2021 8:18:00 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
Date: 7/26/2021 8:41:00 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.