So hardy
This darn garden weed party
They send out underground shoots
Roots
I’m rooted
Genetics aren’t muted
Love for this ancestral throng
Strong
This is a deibide baise fri toin, an Irish poetic form
- The poem and/or stanzas within the poem are quatrains (or 4-line stanzas).
- Rhyme scheme for each stanza is a simple aabb pattern.
- Lines one and two rhyme on a two-syllable word; lines three and four rhyme on a monosyllabic word.
- Line one has three syllables, line two has seven, line three has seven, and line four has one.
- 3-7-7-1
I’ve had a crazy week with little energy for writing. This will have to do for the W3 prompt which was to use the garden for inspiration and go below the surface.
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
A lovely poem Sally.
Sally, I love how you compare strong garden roots to your family roots, showing that the deepest things in life help us stay strong.
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I love this form and the poem! It doesn’t feel slap-dash at all!
hi, Sally❣️
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Benji, is live until next Monday (July 6):
Much love,
David
Beautiful poetry ❤️❤️👏