WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY!
Colleen asks us are you ready to try a new challenge? #ShareYourDay is a way to get to know each other better. Take a photo and write a syllabic poem about your day. Don’t think on it too hard. Make it fun.
For this challenge, write your poem in one of the forms defined on the cheat sheet OR from the forms found on Poetscollective.org.
I have chosen to try The Sijo, I hope it is an acceptable form. A Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation.
There are three Lines in the Sijo
14-16 syllables per line
A total of 44-46 syllables for the entire poem.
My Sijo is a contemplation of those at war brought on by warmth and beauty in my kitchen. I was inspired by some of the flowers brought for me by our sons and grandsons on Mother’s Day.
Flowers in my Kitchen
Beautiful flowers in my kitchen, brightening my day.
Bringing hope and happiness on a dull and windy morning.
Safe in the heart of my home, I pray for peace for those at war.
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33 words
44 syllables.
This is part of Colleen’s Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday’s Poetry Challenge.
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