It was a spring without voices, devoid of man and his obsessions
Warm light bathed, for once, the stricken world that was silenced
For what worth were our gold and our Earthly possessions?
It was a spring without voices, devoid of man and his obsessions
Love is what carries weight, not money or possessions
Nor hatred and greed can answer mother nature’s siren
It was a spring without voices devoid, of man and his obsessions
Warm light bathed, for once, the stricken world that was silenced
© doodlescribbles
Sharing this piece that I’ve written for #WorldofWords prompt that I am doing with Jade M Wong and A Reading Writer on Instagram (Jade’s IG, Rose’s IG and my IG). This one is inspired by the current global pandemic and Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a nonfiction that became one of the most-influential writings in the modern environmental movement. The book documents the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate and eloquently questions humanity’s faith in technological progress.
Triolet is a short poem of eight lines with only two rhymes used throughout. The requirements of this fixed form are straightforward: the first line is repeated in the fourth and seventh lines; the second line is repeated in the final line; and only the first two end-words are used to complete the tight rhyme scheme. Thus, the poet writes only five original lines, giving the triolet a deceptively simple appearance: ABaAabAB, where capital letters indicate repeated lines.
April 13, 2020 at 12:39 pm
“For what worth were our gold and our Earthly possessions”
This line hits me the hardest Maria…
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April 13, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Same realization for most of us Mich.. Take care 🙏
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April 13, 2020 at 8:32 pm
Keep safe Maria..
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April 13, 2020 at 12:58 pm
This Spring belongs to Nature, lovely poem!
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April 13, 2020 at 8:22 pm
True! And we are but spectators. Thanks, Ali.
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April 14, 2020 at 10:37 am
This is perfect and absolutely apt for our current times. It reminds me of the good news that the absence of humanity has allowed the Earth and environment to heal. I hope we are all learning that our gold and our possessions are nothing when compared to love and mother nature and the feeling of the warm light on a Spring day 💜
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April 14, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Same thoughts, Jade. On hindsight, the Earth is slowly healing with mankind stuck inside. I hope this pandemic leaves us some very important lessons to learn as a species. ❤
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April 14, 2020 at 3:04 pm
refrain made this like a fight song. a creepy reminder of this sad truth. this is brilliant, dearie!
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April 14, 2020 at 5:40 pm
Thank you, dearie. Nature’s fight song – i love that! ❤
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April 19, 2020 at 7:41 pm
yes! ❤ always, dearie!
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April 14, 2020 at 3:05 pm
Beautiful.
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April 14, 2020 at 5:39 pm
Thank you, Magarisa. 🙂
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April 16, 2020 at 3:21 pm
You’re welcome, Maria.
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April 22, 2020 at 8:55 am
Lovely triolet 🙂 If only we could learn from this experience…but sadly I think that as soon as the quarantine is over things will go back to business as usual.
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April 23, 2020 at 11:44 am
Sigh, I’m afraid this is exactly what will happen. Mankind, we rarely learn as a species.
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