I want over to Lake Harriet in Minneapolis the other day. It has a fabulous Rose Garden there. These Clematis were hanging on the entry fence. According to Wikipedia, Clematis (KLEma-tis) is a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup family. They are mainly of Chinese and Japanese origin. Most species are known as Clematis in English, while some are also known as Traveler's Joy, a name invented for the sole British native. It is composed of mostly vigorous, woody, climbing vines, so finding it on the fence is pretty typical. Clematis species are mainly found throughout the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, rarely in the tropics. Clematis leaves are food for the caterpillars of some Butterfly species, including the Willow Beauty. The wild Clematis species native to China made their way into Japanese gardens by the 17th century. Japanese garden selections were the first exotic clematises to reach European gardens, in the 18th century, long before the Chinese species were identified at the end of the 19th century. The climbing varieties are valued for their ability to scramble up walls, fences and other structures, and also to grow through other plants, such as shrubs and trees. Some can be trained along the ground to provide cover. Because of their adaptability and masses of spectacular flowers, Clematis are very popular.

This poem is a 3X Poem. This new "3x" format was developed by Fanstorian PF aka Pipersfancy. It has a fixed rhyme scheme of unique repeating rhymes. Although not typical, it makes for an intriguing display.
The end rhyme words of the 1st three lines are the same (Therefore the term, 3x)
The 4th line has to rhyme but is not identical, making each stanza mono-rhyme.
Minimum four stanzas

This photograph was taken by the author himself.

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