Summer brings mixed zing,
clear skies and mundane sunsets
piercing sun rays sting.
how tropical heat oppresses
just ask the paddy planters
***
days become pythons
pernicious heat wave spirals
sweltering hours crawl
loneliness enshrouds snugly
unheard screams reverberate.
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
My Kigo words are highlighted.
Thank you dear readers. If you like poetry, read more: Moments We Love
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My hazy window
blurred by mist of memories
and motley motifs
fails to inspire somber muse
even bird songs sound mournful.
***
fragrance of summer,
dusk in the garden beckons
I hear your whispers:
yonder is the light – go, go
we’ll meet at the horizon.
***
blazing summer sun
hammers on velvety grass
smoldering swiftly
Diablo hills look ashen
just like my afflicted heart.
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
My Kigo words: bird songs, dusk in the garden, grass.
Thank you dear readers. If you like poetry, read more: Moments We Love
beyond
the summer moon,
carried by the south wind
lanterns carry my emotions
that hold
a thousand carved messages of love,
of spirited summers,
of our blissful
sojourns.
***
Masking
my intense pain
behind a shallow smile
I liberate lanterns of love
sharing
the fragrant breeze of last goodbye
in midsummer darkness
that declines to
dwindle.
***
I sob
cuckoo bird sings
the answers cascade down
miraculously, through young leaves.
summer
promises winds of positive change
will the fireflies dance?
didn’t they die?
with you.
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
Form: Butterfly Cinquain – nine lines, titled form with the pattern – 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2
The kigo words: summer moon, south wind, young leaves, midsummer darkness, fragrant breeze, fireflies.
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Morning chill clutches me
despite the sun’s golden glow
purple hues don’t melt.
seasons change, young leaves flutter
I still wait at the window
***
bleeding bit by bit
a cracked heart treasures moments
of joyous summer
that would never come again
smoky clouds echo my thoughts.
***
fragrant breeze billows
fallen petals prophesize
smothering summer.
a thousand poems won’t soothe
incisive ache of my heart.
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
The kigo words: clouds, young leaves, fragrant breeze.
Thank you dear readers. If you like poetry, read more: Moments We Love
This week, the writing challenge is to experiment with Renga form.
Renga or Renku features alternating stanzas, usually of 5-7-5 and 7-7 syllables.
The first part of the renga is a (5-7-5) haiku (hokku) written by your guest. The second part of the renga is the host’s response (wakiku): (7-7). A cooperative poem, written by 2 or more poets.
For this challenge, the poet can write both parts of the renku or work with another poet.
An empty attic
the sound of April showers
thunderous rumblings
My reply:
windy weather scares fledglings
new shoots shiver sans sunshine
My haiku:
April full moon smiles
silver scatters on the hill
magical aura!
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to try a new form of syllabic poetry.
The kigo words: April showers, April full moon
Thank you dear readers. If you like poetry, read more: Moments We Love
Emotional Shadows 