random words, a spark of inspiration,
syllables and numbered lines,
poetry emerges
~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.
It was a lovely detour. I was away for a brief holiday spent on the shore of the Atlantic. Now that I’m back, time to head into another poetry form for July. The Kimo. Here’s the first one. Description below.
the years have a way of blurring the past,
life infused with bitter and sweet
a blessed fugue of bliss
~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.
Sevenling (remember)
I remember
life before Alexa,
mobile phones and GPS
and neighborhoods,
kids playing outside
grown ups gabbing on the porch
these days we’re attached to our phones, connected to nobody
~kat
The elements of the Sevenling are:
1. a heptastich, a poem in 7 lines made up of 2 tercets followed by a single line.
2. metered at the discretion of the poet.
3. unrhymed.
4. composed with 3 complimentary images in the first tercet and 3 parallel images in the second tercet. The end line is a juxtaposed summary of the 2 parallels, a sort of “punchline”.
5. the poem should be titled “Sevenling: (first few words of poem).
Photo Courtesy of Maria Estela Avalos
a good father
loves his children
nurtures them, protects them from harm
a good father
is willing to die for them
to scale mountains, and sometimes rivers
woe to the nation who shutters their gates to goodness
(Dedicated to the good father we failed this week…Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter, Valeria.)
~kat
The elements of the Sevenling are:
1. a heptastich, a poem in 7 lines made up of 2 tercets followed by a single line.
2. metered at the discretion of the poet.
3. unrhymed.
4. composed with 3 complimentary images in the first tercet and 3 parallel images in the second tercet. The end line is a juxtaposed summary of the 2 parallels, a sort of “punchline”.
5. the poem should be titled “Sevenling: (first few words of poem).
Sevenling (whirlwinds)
whirlwinds
catch us unaware
displacing things, turning us around
the hours tick tock
another day lost to
urgency, futile pursuits, unfinished to do lists
the sweet scent of roses goes unnoticed
~kat
The elements of the Sevenling are:
1. a heptastich, a poem in 7 lines made up of 2 tercets followed by a single line.
2. metered at the discretion of the poet.
3. unrhymed.
4. composed with 3 complimentary images in the first tercet and 3 parallel images in the second tercet. The end line is a juxtaposed summary of the 2 parallels, a sort of “punchline”.
5. the poem should be titled “Sevenling: (first few words of poem).
like mercury colliding... 