Ekphrastic #Poetry #Chōka

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A Cup of Water and a Rose by Francisco de Zurbarán

drenched in memories 
I look at our precious cup,   
symbol of our love 
a reminder of good times 
when our love blossomed, 
hands met inadvertently 
to mold this love cup  
with design of subtle cracks
pleasures of ceramic class!
© Balroop Singh

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exquisite platter 
embellished by a flower
and a unique cup 
waiting to welcome my love
lemony water –
a traditional way to
accept a cute dame.
eternal relationships 
are created with finesse.
© Balroop Singh

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This week, Tanka Tuesday challenge explores Ekphrastic poetry, inspired by works of art.

I have written two chōka poems. A chōka is a nine-line poem with 5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7 syllable count. Thanks to Colleen and Rebecca Budd’s blog, Chasing Art for an inspiring painting. 

Thank you.

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52 thoughts on “Ekphrastic #Poetry #Chōka”

  2. Aw, I like this. Simple daily items can bring back thousands of memories and feelings.

  5. Balroop, these are beautiful! What a powerful and evocative first line, ‘drenched in memories’, one that pulls the reader straight into your poem!

  7. These are lovely poems, Balroop. I like how the cup and rose brought up the theme of relationships for you. It does feel as if someone left that cup and flower for another person to find.

    1. I wonder why this beautiful cup holds just water! I could only add a little lemon juice to keep it authentic. 😀 Thank you Diana for your lovely words of encouragement.

  9. These are wonderful, Balroop! I especially like the second one.
    These lines sing to me:

    a traditional way to
    accept a cute dame.
    eternal relationships
    are created with finesse.

    🤗

  18. Both poems are beautiful, Balroop! I see so much warm memories and relationship in this cup and the flower on the platter. Your first poem reminds me of the ceramic classes my daughter and I took when she was nine. We still have those precious ceramic pieces.

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