Oh dandelion, golden harbinger of spring,
I keep my eye on thee! You populate my lawn.
Your lion heads appeared so suddenly one dawn,
A yellow carpet, spread for bees to feast upon.
I find thy presence here a most amazing thing.
Eradication of thy growth has been my goal.
I've poisoned, pulled, and used all kinds of weed control.
Yet still, I find entire generations whole.
And, there's a reproductive weapon that you bring.
As if your stubborn stamina were not enough,
That golden head becomes a whitened ball of fluff
That spreads its seeds, when blows a single windy puff.
Though there are many angry thoughts these weeds inspire,
It's their survival strategy I must admire.
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Author Notes
Although dandelions are consideres to be obnoxious weeds, you have to admire their ability to successfully survive regardless of all the efforts to eradicate them.
This poem is a Triptic Sonnet. Never heard of that? Well, that's because I just created it. At least, to the best of my knowledge and research. You see, I like poems that have triple consecutive rhymes. I feel that really brings the rhyme to life. So, I incorporated that here in this Sonnet. The name Triptic derives from the triple scheme.
A Triptic Sonnet has the usual 14 lines, consisting of three quatrains with a rhyming couplet, and a volta at line 9. What distinguishes it is the rhyme scheme and meter. The fist line of each quatrain rhyme with each other, interlinking the stanzas. The next 3 lines of the stanza all ryhme, creating a elegant echo effect. The rhyme scheme is:
abbb accc addd ee
It is written in any iambic meter. I chose iambic heptameter here (12 syllables, or 6 poetic feet).
This photograph was taken by the author himself in his own backyard on May 21, 2015.
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