Triolet-a

If they told you I'm mad, then they lied. I'm odd, but it isn't compulsive. I'm the triolet, bursting with pride; If they told you I'm mad, then they lied. No, it isn't obsessive. Now hide All the spoons or I might get convulsive. If they told you I'm mad then they lied. I'm odd, but it isn't compulsive. What Poetry Form Are You?

Now, in my head, I keep singing, "Triolet-a, gentille Triolet-a, Triolet-a je te plumerai..." Hmm... What manner of plumage might a Triolet-a have?

Erm... I refer you to the above: "If they told you I'm mad then they lied."

What exactly is a triolet? And should I try to write one?

(Thanks to Catalogue Annie for pointing me here.)