Diverse Delight
(A Triolet)
This garden of diverse delight
Displays the Maker's works so well
Our technicolor dreams ignite.
This garden of diverse delight,
In sights so bright that they excite
Emotions that within us dwell.
This garden of diverse delight
Displays the Maker's works so well.
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Author Notes
We may plant them, but the Creator made them. When displayed in diverse glory, whether in a natural setting or a manmade garden, like this one, the result takes your breath away.
This poem is a Triolet.
The format is of French derivation. A Triolet poem is an 8 line poem that features a fixed format and repeating lines. Line one (A) and two (B)get repeated. Line one is repeated on line four and seven. Line two repeats on line eight only. There is also a fixed rhyme scheme of only two rhymes. The scheme is:
ABaAabAB, where the capital letters represent the repeated lines.
This photograph was taken by the author at the Como Park Conservatory in the Sunken Garden area. This park is located in St. Paul, Minnesota. It's a great place to go on rainy or snowy days when you need some warmth and color.
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