The 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge for #TankaTuesday welcomed writers to create poetry using kigo phrases for different hemispheres. Participants were invited to select a form and incorporate specific kigo words into their poems.
Below are three kigo phrases for the Northern. Use one kigo phrase in each of your three poems in whatever order you’d like.
🌱 Northern Hemisphere:
- #1: “tranquil dawn” (nodoka, all spring)
- #2: “hazy moon” (oborozuki, all spring)
- #3: “birds enter clouds” (tori kumo ni iru, mid spring)
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Waking the first bird
Rips apart the tranquil dawn
Gaia has risen
As sleep evades me
I watch the hazy moon light
Gently comforting
The birds enter clouds
Heavy dark and menacing
Like my soul captured.
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