
If I were the wind, I’d go back
Discovering my past
Blast from the past, danger and black
Could be a ruse but vast
Crazy sometimes ambidextrous
Corrosive but sometimes precious
Crazy sometimes
Crazy sometimes
Lure me in the solar plexus
If I were the wind, I’d go back
To the basement to mull
Detection of my past to crack
Don’t care if dry or dull
All part of me, past or future
Just have to take it in humour
All part of me
All part of me
Whatever it is, it’s super
If I were the wind, I’d go back
In my brain I snarl
Some scenes return like a flashback
Where I could twirl and swirl
Dance of the past, happy or sad
Separate the good from the bad
Dance of the past
Dance of the past
Bellies unfed and back unclad*
(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: #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 211, #Abhanga, or #PoetsChoice | Word Craft ~ Prose & Poetry (wordcraftpoetry.com), February 2021 Writing Prompts – Putting My Feet in the Dirt, Sunday Writing Prompt – 31st January – Discovering the Past. | Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie (wordpress.com), Wordle #225 | Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie (wordpress.com), Writing Wednesday – 3 February 2021 – AngieTrafford


What a lovely form! You certainly did it justice. Love it, Lady Lee! ❤
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so glad you love it, Colleen 🙂
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This is different and in a good way!
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thank you, Marje 🙂
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thank you, Jude 🙂
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Oh my, this is sumptuous
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Nicely written. I suppose I wouldn’t go back because it might screw up the future.
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thank you 🙂
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Absolutely gorgeous 🙂 Thank you for joining in!
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my pleasure, Angie 🙂
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