Poetry Friday - Box Triolets

It's been a long time since I've written a poem for David Harrison's Word of the Month Poetry Challenge. The word for August is box.

I'm quite fond of the triolet, so that's the form I chose to write in. A triolet is an 8-line poem that uses only two rhymes throughout. Additionally, the first line is repeated in the fourth and seventh lines, while the second line is repeated in the final line. Because of this, only five different poetic lines are written.  The rhyme scheme for a triolet is ABaAabAB (where capital letters stand for repeated lines).

I tried several different box topcis, but finally landed on Pandora's box and cat in a box. I'm still working on a Schrödinger's cat poem, which I think would be funny, but I'm just not there yet. Here are the two poems I'm sharing today.

Pandora's Box Triolet

Pandora's box was opened wide

unleashing woes upon the land,

yet hope remained, a light inside

Pandora's box was opened wide

from its troubles we could not hide

but hope endured, our guiding hand

when Pandora's box was opened wide

unleashing woes upon the land

A cat in an empty box at rest

curled in a corner snug and tight 

where simple spaces feel the best

a cat in an empty box takes rest 

a quiet spot becomes a nest

in a cardboard world of pure delight 

a cat in an empty box at rest, 

curled in corner snug and tight. 

Poems ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025. All rights reserved.

I hope you'll take some time to check out all the wonderful poetic things being shared and collected today by Heidi Mordhorst at my juicy little universe. Happy poetry Friday all!