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#Autumn #Shadorma #Poetry

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Autumn

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

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

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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

#Imayo – Specific form Challenge

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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.

Crow

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.

If you like poetry: click here to hear Magical Whispers

Or hang out with  Hues Of Hope 

A stunning vista of Blue Ridge Parkway

My Picture Window #Etheree

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This week, the challenge is “to share the view outside your window by writing a syllabic poem.” Here is the view from my window though the picture doesn’t show the howling wind and the continuous rain… spring still seems far away!

View from my bedroom window

Pine 
tree twigs
swing harder 
wrathful wind howls,
inert spring stumbles
nonplussed, she looks at the 
silvery sky that shields sun.
My picture window remains closed
to keep the wayward winter chill and
the unpleasant sounds of the wild wind out.

So ferocious that it knocks down blossoms
as if spring charm is at its mercy!
It’s fun to watch freaky weather 
only from my French window
and wait for fragrant queen
to arrive with breeze
loved by lillies 
and roses
to spread
joy.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. My admiration for this form has grown with each attempt.

I have written a double Etheree 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.

Thank you.

If you like poetry: click here to hear Magical Whispers

Or hang out with  Hues Of Hope 

#Ekphrastic #Poetry

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The Artist’s Garden at Giverny (French:Le Jardin de l’artiste à Giverny) is an oil on canvas painting by Claude Monet done in 1900 now in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.

Damsel of Buds

Welcome
to my garden
to revel in colors,
sprinkled by the dainty damsel
of buds.

she strides 
with dreamy lull,
creates the land of love
doves coo – melodies that allure
beaus.

fragrance
blends with beauty,
flutters with the petals
misty dance of pink and purple-
a balm!

arms of
Mother Nature
drape around stressful nerves
serenity percolates now
through air.

wondrous
garden of bliss
that sparkles for moments
just pause to admire the unique
artist.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to craft syllabic poetry. This week, the inspiration is a painting, which was featured on Rebecca’s post: 

#FridayPainting: Claude Monet “The Artist’s Garden at Giverny”

I’ve written a Crown cinquain, a sequence of five cinquain stanzas functioning to construct one larger poem. This poem has five stanzas, each with syllable count of 2/4/6/8/2.

Thank you.

For more poetry: click here to hear Magical Whispers

Or hang out with  Hues Of Hope 

Bliss of #Solitude

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To walk
 with open arms and gather the gold.

To recline
on the green grass and dream.

To fly 
on the silvery clouds to touch the horizon.

To soak
in the glory of raw rain drops.

To sing
with the wondrous wind that frees my spirit.

To bounce
with the delicate daffodils. 

To bathe
in the moonlight of love.

To merge
in the ecstasy of twinkling stars.

To sleep
stress free and dream like a dilettante.

That is the bliss of solitude.

© Balroop Singh

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Bounce with the glory
of delicate daffodils
tender sprouts beckon
© Balroop Singh 

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration. This week’s challenge is synonyms only – Spring & Green 

Spring: bounce

Green: tender/raw

Thank you.

If you like poetry: click here to hear Magical Whispers

Or hang out with  Hues Of Hope