we adore
juicy wildflowers
pure, untouched
lilac love
encompassed by green cover
sheer serenity
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Robbie for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
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.
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The challenge of the week is to write a Tanka Puente with the theme of best and worst moments.
If you haven’t heard of the Puente form of poetry, do not worry. Puente simply means ‘bridge’ in Spanish. A Puente poem comprises of three stanzas with the first and third being separate thoughts but sharing an equal number of lines. The second stanza is the bridge stanza and is a single line enclosed in tildes (~) that acts as a bridge between the thoughts in the first stanza and the third stanza. You can use a quote for the bridge stanza which is something I like to do, but this is not obligatory.
Her healing touch calms
her magical glow enchants
her whispers warble
Mother Nature nurtures us
creates calming symphonies.
~“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.” – H.G. Wells
her wrath is deadly –
it reverberates for days
she can destroy us
the magnitude of her ire
is unimaginable.
© Balroop Singh
Inspired from the devastation caused by Helena. Thank you dear readers.
Thanks to Robbie, the host of Tanka Tuesday this week.
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Growing heat grounds us
a cloudless sky is sizzling
elusive sea breeze
~
The longest heat wave
uncontrollable wildfires
A blazing summer
~
The ducks swim calmly
even the sun dives in
seeking some respite
~
No leaf is stirring
wind chimes are quiet today
blasé birds sit confused
~
A bizarre battle –
indignant Mother Nature
mankind is callous!
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
My Kigo words: Growing heat, wind chimes.
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Dark, windy winter
hisses like venomous viper
cold light casts shadows
***
cold clouds dominate
pine needles flutter fiercely
birds snuggle and hide
***
snowdrops hang on trees
fog envelops the valley
darkness draws nearer
***
sun has been eclipsed
Mother Nature shares sadness
mist hovers mutely
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
Kigo words that I chose for this challenge: cold light, cold clouds, snowdrops.
This week’s challenge is to write a specific form with a twist: Write an acrostic poem with a syllable count of 8, 9, or 10 syllables per line (all the same, or a mixture of syllable counts, is fine).
Acrostic poems are poems in which a word or several words are spelled out vertically. This is usually the first letter of each line.
The word I chose is “Magical” and I’ve tried to write two poems with the same word.
Mesmerizing strokes of an artist
Allure me, as they change every moment
Gorgeous glow at the western horizon
Illuminates my heart, inspires the sulking muse
Calls the birds back to their homes
Aesthetic arrangement that entrances,
lulls lingering steps of the sun
© Balroop Singh
Syllables: 9 10 10 12 7 9 8
***
Myriad entreaties and prayers
Are they not enough to wake you from slumber?
God smiled despite my insolence
Instantly sprinkled some magic dust,
Calmed my emotional outburst,
Alleviated angst that refused to melt
Life lurched forward with a little sway
© Balroop Singh
Syllables: 8 11 8 9 8 11 9
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration.
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Emotional Shadows 