L Milton Hankins Poet Triolet

Survival of the Fittest

Nesting season will soon be over
Fledglings are peeking over the edges
Yearning to join their parents in flight
Nesting season will soon be over,
While feral cats await like ugly vultures
Innocent young chicks unknowing descend
Nesting season will soon be over
Fledglings are peeking over the edges.

Innocent young chicks unknowing descend
On fluttering wings, ill-prepared to fly
Until darkness hides them in thick hedges
Innocent young chicks unknowing descend
Mother Nature spares only the strongest
While the weaker chicks are doomed
Innocent young chicks unknowing descend
On fluttering wings, ill-prepared to fly.

While the weaker chicks are doomed
The stronger climb inside the camouflage
Flapping their wings to gain strength,
While the weaker chicks are doomed
Sunrise, they leap from the covering green
Flapping with all their might, take flight
While the weaker chicks are doomed
The stronger climb inside the camouflage.


[Interlocking Triolets inspired by 
a poem using the form by Emile Pinet]
Written May 16, 2021

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Terry Miller May 18, 2021 at 6:49 AM An excellent poem and read, I really enjoyed it. L Milton Hankins May 18, 2021 at 9:08 AM Thank you so much, Terry. I'm so glad you enjoyed my poem. I loved writing it.

Christuraj Alex May 18, 2021 at 5:05 AM Wonderful! Congratulations! L Milton Hankins May 18, 2021 at 9:08 AM Thanks, Christuraj. I always enjoy your comments.

Barry Stebbings May 17, 2021 at 11:59 AM Very impressive, Milton. Nicely descriptive of emerging chicks. // Barry L Milton Hankins May 17, 2021 at 12:50 PM Thanks so much, Barry. I appreciated your visit and your encouragement.

Unseeking Seeker May 17, 2021 at 2:26 AM Superb write, Milton, with interlocking lines! L Milton Hankins May 17, 2021 at 9:06 AM Unseeking Seeker, thanks so much for your read.

Evelyn Judy Buehler May 16, 2021 at 8:34 PM Nature's law of survival of the fittest is well portrayed in this sad, but captivating poem. L Milton Hankins May 17, 2021 at 9:06 AM Thanks, Evelyn, for your thoughtful comment. I always appreciate hearing from you!

Heidi Sands May 16, 2021 at 8:29 PM So sad for the weaker chicks. I can imagine all of them flapping with all their might . You have described this vividly. Well done.:) L Milton Hankins May 17, 2021 at 9:05 AM Thanks, Heidi, for your kind thoughts. I see this every spring. It makes me sad, but such is the way of Mother Nature!

Richard Lamoureux May 16, 2021 at 8:04 PM This is so well expressed. A sad reality but one that is necessary to preserve the strongest genes. Thanks for your visit Milton. L Milton Hankins May 16, 2021 at 8:14 PM Thank you, Richard. Thanks for yours.