Lady Slippers

Spring finds itself wearing a pair of Lady Slippers (form)

Birds sing and call for spring
Colour flits along and sits
Like cats on welcome mats.

Birds sing and call for spring
Time springs ahead and flings
Winter away, come play?

A pair of Lady Slippers.

Verdant Poetry Contest ▶︎

ROUND 20 ~ SPRING
PROMPT DESCRIPTION (You don't have to use all the words or include them in the poem):
BLOSSOMS, EGGS, BUTTERFLY, NEWBORN, CHICK, EASTER, AWAKENING, DAFFODILS
Pen a poem. Be it your experiences, observations, or thoughts.
Images are provided for inspiration.
REQUIRED POETRY FORM: Lady's Slipper
Must follow the form exactly.

The Lady's Slipper is a verse form that plays with internal rhyme within a very short line. The tiny poem with the close rhyme lends itself to silliness. It was originated by Viola Gardner The elements of The Lady's Slipper are:
1. a tristich, a poem in 3 lines.
2. metered, iambic trimeter lines. uS-uS-uS.
3. composed with internal rhyme in each line.
4. designed for the last line to leave the reader thinking, questioning.