Leaf Cascade

by Treischel

So often Mother Nature makes a spot
That paints a place in several shades of green,
In hidden glades whose shades create a scene
That whispers in its silence, "so serene".

These are the treasures valued quite a lot,
By those whose intuition really knows,
The beauty locked within those stately rows
Of trees that grow supreme where water flows.

But you may search forever, yet cannot,
Find solitude the likes that Nature made.
As here, this weeping willow's leaf cascade
Makes waterfalls of foliage furnish shade.

This tall tableau of trees, of which I'm fond,
Stands here beside this quiet little pond.

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I love how weeping willows overflow in cascades of narrow leaves that droop to the water. This scene of a pond in Minneapolis is a typical example. Who could not be inspired? I love the birch trees here too.

A Triptic Sonnet has the usual 14 lines, consisting of three quatrains with a rhyming couplet, and a volta at line 9. What distinguishes it is the rhyme scheme and meter. The fist line of each quatrain rhyme with each other, interlinking the stanzas in three first line rhymes. The next 3 lines of the stanza all ryhme, creating a elegant echo effect. So, we have three first line rhymes, and three lines of each stanza that rhyme too. Thus the "Triptic" designation. Therefore, the rhyme scheme is:
abbb accc addd ee
It is written in an iambic meter. I chose iambic pentameter here (10 syllables, or 5 poetic feet).

This photograph was taken by the author on May 25, 2015.

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