#Kouta #Syllabic #Poetry

Published on by balroop singh
View from my window

misty morning beckons me 
through the wide window
autumn sky waits for first glow
dewy dawn delights.

I step out to feel the air
a sudden chill pulls me back
cloak of the sun gets warmer
wind casts her magic.

Clouds drift to reveal the sun
first rays melt my muse
she confers with the colors
and creates this verse.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

The kigo word I chose – Autumn Sky

The kouta is a Japanese verse form, usually consisting of four lines but sometimes five, that tends to celebrate the average person’s everyday life in song. The most common variants seem to be 7/5/7/5 and 7/7/7/5, though these are only two possible variations.

Many thanks to all the readers who’ve read my latest release and shared their fabulous reviews of my poetry book –  Fusion – my latest release. This week, Colleen has shared her review of Fusion. Thank you!

64 thoughts on “#Kouta #Syllabic #Poetry”

      1. I actually have done that a few times, but once traveled to Tennessee/North Carolina and they were very late and we missed them :(. I wanted to see them in the mountains.

      2. Mountains look beautiful in all their moods! We’ve visited Asheville in North Carolina in the fall and it is much much beautiful than this side.

      3. Ashville area is lovely! Arizona has a different kind of beauty, but when it’s so hot for months on end it wears on me. And OTOH every few years we have a cold winter which is greatly magnified by the dryness. So 32 degrees here feels like 15 back east. But most winters are nice :).

  5. Balroop, your kouta poetry is lovely. I love the alliteration of “dewy dawn delights.” Those sounds are so important in our syllabic forms. You captured the beauty of the deepening autumn.

  8. Beautiful poem and photo from your window, Balroop. I could feel the morning chill and the warmth of the home pulled you back in. I wear a hooded warm jacket now when I go out.

    1. I follow the words of a famous poet who said that when you mention your presence while describing nature, you write wholesome poetry. 😊 Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts Diana. Wind is calm today.

  10. I liked the line with the muse, too. I’m glad the sun melted her. It was an interesting word picture. I feel the chill in the air and am glad for the rays of sunshine. 🙂

  11. Your poetry always makes me feel better. Autumn here is chillier even than where you are. But the beauty is inescapable. Thank you for such a gorgeous poem.

  19. Argh.. I could feel the air and atmosphere as you stepped out into the misty morning Balroop .. That Nip in the air is now being felt as Autumn gets a grip.. 🙂
    Have a lovely Autumn.. ❤ 💖 Much love to you Balroop

  25. And… that’s how it’s done, folks! Balroop ~ I’ve yet to try this form, but you’ve whetted my excitement to do so! This is a lovely write ❤

    ~David

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