i can almost see the neighbors now their white-washed porch and blue metal roof, the brown-white marbled coats of their horses grazing along the perimeter, just beyond the thinning tree barrier between us trees still green with life, slowly fading, tip tops aglow in shades of amber and rust empty nests teetering like bristly blobs in the wind, nestled in nooks high above the bustle below at long last, autumn has settled in for a spell season of bonfires, apple cider, pumpkin spice, sweaters season of letting go, of gleaning what we’ve sown and offering what’s left back to the earth and sky I can see the neighbors now as the air grows chill as winter looms close and days grow dark as the veil grows thinner…thinner still it’s comforting you know, to remember that I am not…that we are never truly alone i see you…i see you
no matter what troubles this day wrought dusk settles the dross
softening the lush foothill heights while fawns graze unphased tomorrow promises a new day
~kat~
The Cherita
A 6 line poem in three separate stanzas, a single line, a couplet, then a tercet. Each stanza is a complete strophe The line lengths are at the poets’ discretion The poem should be presented, centered and untitled. It should be imagistic and concise.
dreadful attempted murder in the pines, and I, witness to two crows
~kat
Having a bit more fun with the Cinqku! 😉🤣🤪😂
Cinqku
The “cinqku” is a new Tanka analogue; a seventeen syllable cinquain that assimilates as much as possible from the Japanese haiku and Tanka traditions into the English poetic tradition.
Form Type: Syllabic Origins: American Creator: Denis M. Garrison Number of Lines: 5 Rhyme Scheme: Not Applicable Meter: Not applicable
Rules 1. A strict syllable count (2,3,4,6,2) making 17 syllables on 5 lines
2. No title
3. Tanka style free diction and syntax
4. No metrical requirements
5. A turn that may be similar to kireji or a cinquain turn.
Cinqku’s can be linked. A linked sequence may have a title.
too soon she blushes midsummer flush in a rush, longing for autumn
~kat
Cinqku
The “cinqku” is a new Tanka analogue; a seventeen syllable cinquain that assimilates as much as possible from the Japanese haiku and Tanka traditions into the English poetic tradition.
Form Type: Syllabic Origins: American Creator: Denis M. Garrison Number of Lines: 5 Rhyme Scheme: Not Applicable Meter: Not applicable
Rules 1. A strict syllable count (2,3,4,6,2) making 17 syllables on 5 lines
2. No title
3. Tanka style free diction and syntax
4. No metrical requirements
5. A turn that may be similar to kireji or a cinquain turn.
Cinqku’s can be linked. A linked sequence may have a title.
So it is easier for you to find all the parts/chapters of my ongoing fiction series, I created a new page that lists all the links. You can check it out HERE!
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