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
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
Ready for imbolc
a sole daffodil stands tall
braving the winter
the message reaches my heart
I wallow in self-pity
berated by the sunrise.
***
yellow buds shimmer,
hope glints at the horizon
yet shrieks are alive
the depth of winter deepens,
the throttle of night tightens
constricting my blood vessels.
***
far away from you,
winter sparrow is yearning
to fly on impulse –
an unknown destination,
the so-called heaven awaits
in the realms of fantasy.
© Balroop Singh
The challenge this week is to compose a series of Bussokusekika, (syllable count: 5-7-5-7-7-7.) which is an ancient form of waka (tanka). Also use one kigo phrase in each of your three poems. Kigo phrases for the northern hemisphere are:
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration and instructions to write syllable poetry.
