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what if

Tina Stewart Brakebill

what if magic is the true key

not illogical or absurd

but the spell that sets us all free

 

what if magic is the true key

where you and I awoke as we

ideas shared with a secret word

not illogical or absurd

 

what if magic is the true key

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 Inspired by many things including the RDP prompt (ABSURD) and the call to visualize joy, for which I chose the Seasons of Enchantment card. It brought to mind my happy place: a magical world where joy abounds.

TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 38, Visualize Your Joy, 11/11/25
RDP Tuesday! Absurd!

Plus, I’m still having fun with the Triolet, which is an 8-line poem where lines repeat in a beautiful rhythm:

Lines 1, 4, and 7 are the same, and lines 2 and 8 are also repeated.

The rhyme scheme looks like this: ABaAabAB (uppercase = repeated lines).

If you’d like to make it a little trickier, try writing each line with 8 syllables (iambic tetrameter, the classic French style) — or challenge yourself with 10 syllables per line (the English version). I chose the 8-syllable version tonight.

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