crow

This week’s challenge is to write an Imayo poem. Your subject must be about a 🦃bird! 🐦‍⬛ It can be any type of bird.

The Imayo is a literal poem, which does not include symbolism, allegory etc. I’ve tried to follow all the rules of this form, keeping all the symbols out though symbolism creeps into my poems, unawares. This Japanese form is comprised of four 12-syllable lines. Each line is divided into a 7-syllable and a 5-syllable section, with a hard pause (or caesura) in between. The pause will generally be represented by a comma, semi-colon, or similar punctuation.

Last week, I couldn’t participate in the challenge, as I was having a wonderful get together with my family at Asheville (NC) Also visited the famous landmarks like Mount Mitchell State Park and Pisgah Forest, as we drove on the picturesque Blue Ridge Parkway.

A crow is intelligent – sees hostile humans
recognizes human faces – knows the friendly ones
heralder of good, bad news – paradoxical
it may sound even absurd – is problem-solver
© Balroop Singh

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Crow sits at our roof to caw – unexpected guests
grandma knows why he is there – she prepares more food
I wonder how she discerns – the sounds that convey
whether he brings good tidings – or dismal messages
© Balroop Singh

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Thank you Colleen for the inspiration to try new forms of syllabic poetry.

Thanks to all poetry lovers.

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