Hello, beautiful readers! For Colleen's #TankaTuesday weekly poetry challenge this week, she has tasked us with creating our own syllabic poetry form. She specifically asked us to not use any version of a Japanese poem. Since I am just learning syllabic poetry, I'm hoping I abided by this rule. I checked here and here to make sure my form didn't already exist.
I chose to create a poem that has one line of 1 syllable, two lines of 2 syllables, 3 lines of 3 syllables, 4 lines of 4 syllables, and ends with a 3/2/1 pattern. So, it looks something like this:
X
XX
XX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXXX
XXXX
XXXX
XXX
XX
X
In my head, it looks like a large raindrop collecting on a ledge and falling once it's gathered enough weight. So, I'm calling this the Drop Drip. Lol! It is untitled. It should be paired with a picture but should be understood alone as well. And now, here is the first Drop Drip. :-)
(courtesy of @jplenio on Pixabay)
wish
believe
find
your
dream
catcher
rabbit’s
foot
rainbow’s
gold
four-leaf
clover
falling
star’s wish
anchor
your soul
but
set dreams free
pave
your way
embrace
hope
Aww, Ahh, tremendously lovely. Love the name and the shape and the message in this first one. Yay. You rocked this one. Keep going.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Selma! I appreciate your encouragement and support. :-)
DeleteWell done, Yvette. I am looking forward to more of your "Drop Drip" creations.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen! I might play around with another one soon. :-)
DeleteSet dreams free..now that's good advice.
ReplyDeleteAnd it does have the rhythm of a gentle rain.
That makes the form name even better. Thanks for pointing that out, Kerfe. :-)
DeleteThis is lovely, Yvette! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you liked it, Natalie. :-)
DeleteThank you for sharing your shaped poetry. I'll need to try this out.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read what you come up with, Linnea. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteAt first, I was stressing it out, but then this form came to me as I watched a water droplet fall from my car's trunk. Lol! I'm also loving seeing the forms everyone else is coming up with. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your Drop-Drip, Yvette! Just beautiful and the visual you showed for how the syllables would look is very helpful. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jan! I'm happy you liked it. :-)
DeleteI like your drop drip. It really looks like a drop of water that gets heavy and falls.
ReplyDeleteSweet advice to accept hope. Yes, we live in hope and that is why we set the alarm for another day. Thanks, Yvette for visiting my blog and sharing my posts! ��
I appreciate you stopping by, Jane. I'm happy you see the drop of water as well. :-)
DeleteHow creative, Yvette. I definitely see the rain drop shape, and the poem is beautiful as is the message. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Diana! I appreciate the compliment. :-)
DeleteI'm a huge fan of concrete poetry, Yvette, so I love this new form!
ReplyDelete-David [ben Alexander]
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Thanks, David! I'd love to see a poem you create with it one day. :-)
DeleteMay our dreams fly free, but may we hold them enough to make them come true -
ReplyDeleteespecially the good ones. :) Lovely pattern!