Suzette Richards Poet Triolet

Notes About The Poem

This is a repost of my July 2020 poem.

An effective conventional triolet achieves two things: firstly, the naturalness of the refrain; and secondly, the alteration of the refrain’s meaning in relation to the other lines in the verse.

References:

• Britannica: Triolet overview
• Academy of American Poets: Triolet glossary entry

Your Face in the Scudding Cloud

I search for your face in the scudding cloud.
The fresh offshore sea breeze tucks at my hair,
The timber of your voice, in tearful shroud.
I search for your face in the scudding cloud,
too painful to watch couples walking proud—
the memory of you at heartstrings tear.
I search for your face in the scudding cloud.
The fresh offshore sea breeze tucks at my hair.

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Paige Hind July 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM Wow, Suzette. This is breathtaking, so haunting - it's like a dream somehow, "searching for your face" in a cloud.... <3