reality
is not subjective
but who can say
what is truly real
when gaslights endlessly flicker
in the darkness
~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.
twenty-four hours
no more
no less
but it’s the moments
that matter most…
twenty-thousand serendipities to savor
~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.
all is well
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.
the weight of the world
drapes her shoulders
like heavy fog settles in the hollows
just as the mist evaporates at dawn,
she will rise resilient,
forged by fire
~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.
rescued
adopt
a rescue…
they assured me
I wouldn’t regret it…
I do
regret
not finding
them sooner, long
before hatred…trauma
crushed them
at least
they can know
the love, kindness,
belonging, that all souls
deserve
Theo,
Matilda,
Schrödinger, Sebastian,
Frankie, Gabby, Bean…who
saved who?
~kat
Ending this week with a Linked Cinqku. Love my menagerie!
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.
like mercury colliding... 