Queen Bess, 1922

In honor of Bessie Coleman's 125th
birthday, I post this triolet-

She's a tenth child ordained to roam,
Sees grace descend from her plane's high sill,
Skips bisecting tracks and cotton's loam
She's a tenth child ordained to roam,
First black woman to troposphere own
Barnstormer, stunt-pilot dispensing thrills, 
She's a tenth child ordained to roam,
Sees grace descend from her plane's high sill 

Laura Stickney

*troposphere is the first region of the atmosphere
extending from the earth's surface to a height of
seven miles.

Queen Bess triolet from Laura Stickney's and
Vilma Mendillo's Artist's Book, Queen Bess,
2015