A Poetry Sporadical of Repeating Forms
A Poetry Sporadical of Repeating Forms
1. Triolet of the Dirty Old Man
He sees, he wants, he grabs. He thinks he’s earned
the privilege of easy satisfaction.
He crudely makes the only move he’s learned:
he sees, he wants, he grabs. He thinks he’s earned
the right to maul whatever treat has turned
his head. Unpunished for his last infraction,
he sees, he wants, he grabs. He thinks he’s earned
the privilege of easy satisfaction.
2. Triolet of the Shopaholic
She sees, she wants, she buys. She hasn’t learned
how not to follow through on such attraction.
Although these fine things cost more than she’s earned,
she sees, she wants, she buys. She hasn’t learned
to spend a day not spending. Unconcerned
about her checkbook—which is all subtraction—
she sees, she wants, she buys. She hasn’t learned
how not to follow through on such attraction.
3. Triolet of the Love Addict
You love to fall in love.You’ve never learned
to disregard a chemical reaction.
Despite the aches your eager heart has earned,
you love to fall in love. You’ve never learned
to be aloof: though you’ve been burned and spurned
and swindled in the tenderest transaction,
you love to fall in love. You’ve never learned
to disregard a chemical reaction.
Jean L. Kreiling’s poems have appeared in numerous print journals, e-zines, and anthologies. She was the winner of the 2011 Able Muse Write Prize for Poetry, and has been a finalist for the Dogwood Poetry Prize, the Frost Farm Prize, and the Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award.