June 20, 2023

sleepless

By Kat Myrman 
sleepless

the raindrops wash my roof like a high hat, 
a lullaby, smooth like jazz,
blue as insomnia

~kat

Kimo poems are an Israeli version of haiku. Apparently, there was a need for more syllables in Hebrew. That said, most of the rules are still familiar:

• 3 lines.

• No rhymes.

• 10 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 6 in the third.

Also, the kimo is focused on a single frozen image (kind of like a snapshot). So it’s uncommon to have any movement happening in kimo poems.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 20th, 2023 at 7:11 am and tagged with , , , , , , and posted in 2023, Challenges and Writing Prompts, Digital Art & Photos, Kimo, Poetry, Random Thoughts and Musings. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

10 responses to “sleepless”

I love feedback...

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.