Here are some triolets I wrote. The first two appeared in The Lyric and the last one in Light.
Transit
I swim above a web of light,
a shadow passing through. The pool
is empty, but for me, and bright.
I swim above a web of light,
delighting like a bird in flight
through blue expanses, deep and cool.
I swim above a web of light,
a shadow passing through the pool.
Prize-winning Young Poet on a Treadmill
Knowing how quickly fame speeds past,
she runs to stay in place.
A minor talent’s soon outclassed.
Knowing how quickly fame speeds past,
she runs to save her face. Too fast
she’ll lose her wispy grace.
Knowing how quickly fame speeds past,
she runs to stay in place.
Hypothetical
If I were to kill her, this is how
I’d do it. Late at night, I’d take a knife.
I’d strike as she and Pretty Boy said Ciao--
if I were to kill her. This is how
I’d beat the rap, then smile and take a bow,
erasing alimony and a wife.
If I were to kill her, this is how.
I’d do it late at night. I’d take a knife.
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