Category: Poetry

#Kouta #Syllabic #Poetry

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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!

#Autumn #Shadorma #Poetry

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Autumn

divesting 
dreary summer robes
the landscape
shimmers with
magnificent crimson and
autumn kissed, limp leaves.

 ***

new attire
accentuates hues,
darkened by
autumn sun
changing the connotation 
of transient decay.  

***

just behold!
autumn sunsets that
add beauty
to branches 
adorned with ochre and red
some greens smile through them.
© Balroop Singh

A Shadorma consists of a six-line stanza (or sestet). Each stanza is written as 3-5-3-3-7-5 for a total of 26 syllables with no set rhyme scheme. 

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

This week, my gratitude goes to Sally Cronin for a fabulous review of my poetry book –  Fusion – my latest release

Double #Nonet #TankaTuesday #Poetry

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The Stranger

The stranger I met at your home haunts
I have stepped outside with the thought –
do I’ve any connection
with this charming maiden?
your love brought me here
your cold manner,
your aloof 
approach
hurts

A stunning silence encompasses.
just acidic looks are enough 
to rip the heart of mother
who can catch icy vibes
her modest smile hides
the wound that bleeds,
breath that breaks,
love that
shrieks.
© Balroop Singh

autumn leaves fall now
just like my silvery hair
one sits in my plate
© Balroop Singh

The kigo word (The stranger) I chose, took me elsewhere.

I pulled my muse back to seasons and could manage just a senryu. 😀

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. The challenge is to choose a kigo word or phrase from the seasonal kigo list and write a poem. 

Thank you.

Have you checked  Fusion – my latest release?

Thanks to all the readers for their lovely support and reviews of Fusion.

#TankaTuesday #Poetry

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Photo by: Terri Webster Schrandt, 

Majestic moments
melt in the hourglass of time
tasseled gift of gold 
gleams in the jubilant hearts
the pleasures of blissful life
© Balroop Singh

***

Friends and fragrant air
grandeur of the evening glow
girls’ breezy banter
no greater felicity 
than joyous togetherness
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen and Terri for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. This week’s challenge is: photo prompt.

Thanks to all the readers who have posted lovely reviews of Fusion – my latest release.

#Etheree #Poetry Challenge – 336

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A Mute Beauty

Peace
hovers
around her
a mute beauty,
a sculpture that stares 
expressionless, voiceless. 
her mind is a clean slate now
she can’t hear you, her eyes follow, 
imploring you to understand pain 
that lies within her, waiting for Yama.
***
Ardently, this young girl observes grandma,
with spark in her eyes, she holds her hand, 
kisses her shriveled cheek gently,
speaks in an endearing tone
that elicits a smile –
a silent message:
love needs no words –
a bond that
follows
you.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. This week’s challenge is “Synonyms Only.” The words are: QUIET and SEEK.

An Etheree is a type of poem which consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. So it is called a double Etheree.

This week, my gratitude goes to Jacquie Biggar, Gwen Plano and Luanne Castle for their lovely reviews of Fusion – my latest release.