surrender

we grip the edge of the abyss,
braced against winds of change
when true freedom
is in the letting go

~kat

And this concludes a week spent exploring the Naani. It sounded simple enough, four lines, 21-25 syllables in total, but as with all micropoetry, saying what you want to say in literally few words always leads to copious tweaking, rewriting and refining to get it right. I have attempted to do that here, but not without the assistance of my trusty online syllable counter. Now you know one of the secrets hidden in my toolbox of writing assists. That and a good thesaurus are lifesavers when it comes to being succinct and syllable count correct!

Because I love torturing myself with these micropoetry challenges, next week I’m going to revisit the Gogyohka. And finally if you’d like to try the Naani yourself, here are the rules:

Naani Poem

The Naani poem has its roots in India. It’s a modern day type of poem. It has four lines only. The entire poem can have 20-25 syllables. there is no restriction concerning the theme of the poem.