the bloodied ground was ripe with asinine assumptions… while back to school slaughtering overshadowed by martyrdom set the air afire with diversion
but the list exists alive and well with tales to tell
~kat
In times like these, brevity is the safest way to respond to the absurdity. It’s tempting to join the cacophony of speculation…but it is prudent to refrain from adding to the noise.
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you. (today’s glimmers are the moments I remember to breathe)
The US is finally waking up. The map below is a representation of over 2000 events scheduled nationwide. It’s a beautiful thing! This gives me hope. This brightens my day and lifts my heart!
woke is an action verb it’s a four-letter word it’s a charge that demands unrest this day silenced voices shall be heard defending democracy…Democracy…a proper noun
~kat
much love, peace, and woke glimmers to you!
~kat
Today’s poem a gogyohka…
Five rules of Gogyohka by Enta Kusakabe (1983).
Gogyohka is a new form of short poem that is based on the ancient Japanese Tanka and Kodai kayo.
Gogyohka has five lines, but exceptionally may have four or six.
Each line of Gogyohka consists of one phrase with a line-break after each phrase or breath.
Gogyohka has no restraint on numbers of words or syllables.
the windows in this house have never been dressed they are naked but for the soul of Gaia adorned in the season’s greens, pastels, ambers, gray-blacks, and whites the moon in her phases, new to full and the sun, midst a galaxy of stars streaming in
~kat
NaPoWriMo 2024
Early bird Challenge: Write a poem titled either “A [your word]” or “The [your word]” in which you explore the meaning of the word, or some memory you have of it, as if you were writing an illustrative/alternative definition. Word: window.
ThePoetry Form:
The Gogyohka by Enta Kusakabe (1983).
• Gogyohka is a new form of short poem that is based on the ancient Japanese Tanka and Kodai kayo.
• Gogyohka has five lines, but exceptionally may have four or six.
• Each line of Gogyohka consists of one phrase with a line-break after each phrase or breath.
• Gogyohka has no restraint on numbers of words or syllables.
no amount of sun will burn this fog away somewhere in the world a fire burns hints of blue sky visible beyond the smoky veil forecast: hot as hell with a chance of wildfires and then it rained…and rained…and rained
~kat
And so ends our week with the Gogyohka. Though it presented very few rules aside from five lines, it was the condition that each line be a complete thought that had me a bit flummoxed. I’m finding that even relatively easy forms at first glance present their own challenges! Next week I’ll be exploring the Tableau. It’s metered and rhymed, and allows run-on lines (which I love), all packed into six lines. It also allows me to incorporate my photo art creations given that a tableau is defined as …
1. a picture, as of a scene
2. a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene.
So we shall see. I am looking to this form to force me to be present in a specific moment that I plan to memorialize with a photo on my phone. Being present, pausing, breathing, and visualizing into verse. 😊
And finally, in case you’d like to try it, here are the bones of a Gogyohka…
Gogyohka
Five rules of Gogyohka by Enta Kusakabe (1983).
• Gogyohka is a new form of short poem that is based on the ancient Japanese Tanka and Kodai kayo.
• Gogyohka has five lines, but exceptionally may have four or six.
• Each line of Gogyohka consists of one phrase with a line-break after each phrase or breath.
• Gogyohka has no restraint on numbers of words or syllables.
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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