
THIS WEEK’S WORDS come from “Yellowjackets” by Yusef Komunyakaa: stump, tooth, harpoon, tethered, shivered, star, lathered, five, midnight, soil, plow, once
We wish we could wait for the star
Tethered here at midnight
We’re lathered with our love so far
Me and my shining knight
Shivered with lust as we both wish
What are we waiting for? Swish, squish
Shivered with lust
Shivered with lust
Plow the soil as we move with whish
We wish we could wait for the star
Harpoon once and for all
Stump our feet what we do so far
Waiting for what befall
We fight for love, that’s tooth and nail
Wishing and waiting without fail
We fight for love
We fight for love
Not just nine to five but full scale
We wish we could wait for the star
Star-crossed lovers us
We hope nothing could ever mar
With love without a fuss
Through thick and thin we will endure
Together we can both assure
Through thick and thin
Through thick and thin
Even if most things lose allure*
(c) ladyleemanila 2021

The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line at the beginning of each stanza. In other words, the beginning line of each stanza can be different. The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8. The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows:
Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d refrain of first 4 words of line five /c
Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4 refrain/8

For: #JusJoJan prompt the 18th – “Wish” | (lindaghill.com), #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 209, #POET’SCHOICE | Word Craft ~ Prose & Poetry (wordcraftpoetry.com), The Whirligig: Whirligig 301 (sundayswhirligig.blogspot.com), Photo Challenge #350 | Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie (wordpress.com)
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Beautiful 💜
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thank you ❤
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Lucky them! Let’s hope it lasts.
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yes, hope it lasts 🙂 thanks, oldegg
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Happy New Year, Lady Lee! What a brilliant poem! ❤
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Happy New Year, Colleen 🙂 thank you ❤
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You’re so welcome! ❤️
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This is so beautifully written ❤️
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thank you 🙂
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Such a pleasure
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