syllabic poetry – Page 2 – Emotional Shadows

#Poetry Challenge #Synonyms Only

Published on November 5, 2024 by balroop singh27 Comments

like an unmoored boat, I drift
to soothe my fragmented nerves
your vows echo around me
but rogue waves threaten

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I hold my head high to see
a shadow that follows me
a wonderful illusion
that keeps me alive

***

an eternal bond that soothes
a timeless pledge that persists
despite earthly boundaries
can love be confined?
© Balroop Singh

This week, Lisa is the host for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge. The challenge is ‘Synonyms Only.’ That means we will be using synonyms for the given prompt words: promise and comfort.

I’ve highlighted the synonyms I used. I chose to write a string of dodoitsu.

A dodoitsu is a Japanese form of poetry that is sometimes performed as a folk song. It has 26 syllables: 7 in the first, second and third lines, and 5 in the last line. (7/7/7/5). No rhyming. No title.

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#Summer… 24 Seasons Challenge…

Published on May 14, 2024 by balroop singh34 Comments

Love Messages

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.

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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.

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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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#TankaTuesday #Poetry 24 Seasons…

Published on April 23, 2024April 25, 2024 by balroop singh45 Comments

April full moon cheered
as we stepped out to revel
in the glory of
gossamer rays that lured us
sorrow shrouds the moonlight now.

***

Covered by dark clouds,
the moon seems joyless like me
A sacred kinship,
a unique childhood connect
of glum understanding.

***

April showers breathe
a new life into morning
the velvety wind,
the fragrance of azalea
and wisteria‘s wild waltz.

***

A walk in the woods
breathing damp and steamy air
Nostalgic moments
mingle in the maelstrom of
emotional engulfer.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

The kigo words I used have been highlighted.

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#Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge – 24 Seasons…

Published on April 16, 2024April 17, 2024 by balroop singh45 Comments

My Window

A
serene
spring morning,
a fragrant path
flanked by rose bushes –
a poignant reminder
of delightful days we loved!
Ensnared by emotional bars,
bigger than parameters of grief,
I watch from my window, for your presence.

The chill of your absence seeped through my bones
but breeze of yearning wafts around me
I wait for the magic of hope
dappled light and shade rips me
shadows subdue spirit
positivity
lies in shambles –
a challenge
beyond
me.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. I chose to write a double etheree. The kigo words I used have been highlighted.

Thank you dear readers. If you like poetry, read more: Moments We Love