i see you
if
only
they could see
you were much more
but they just saw a tree
not your vibrant, dynamic core
your roots winding deep beneath the earth’s floor
branches that stretched to the clouds, wild bursting bud tips
how you dance with the wind when tempests roar
shelter, haven, legend of yore
chopped down so callously
to build a door
but I see
you ev’ry
bit
~kat
For Tanka Tuesday’s Ekphrastic Prompt Challenge - The Diatelle - PHEW! Took me a bit of time to make it work. Fantastic form!!!
The Diatelle is a fun, syllable counting form like the etheree with a twist. The syllable structure of the diatelle is as follows: 1/2/3/4/6/8/10/12/10/8/6/4/3/2/1, but unlike an etheree, has a set rhyme pattern of abbcbccaccbcbba.
Full Cold Moon – December 2020 by Kat Myrman on iPhone 11
tick tock tick soon this year of years will be gone, history, twenty twenty-one come quick our hope rests in you
~kat
A Shadorma (3/5/3/3/7/5) for Tanka Tuesday’s Last Challenge of 2020! For the LAST poetry challenge of 2020, I want you to write a poem about hope, using your favorite poetry form (it doesn’t have to be syllabic). Please make these poems inspirational to others. No negativity and No politics! We’ve all had enough politics to last us another lifetime. After you’ve written your poem, tell us why the specific form you chose is your favorite. Why does that form resonate with you? If it’s a new form, teach us how to write that specific form.
I have many favorite poetry forms, but amongst the syllabic forms, I have to say I love the Shadorma. I love that there are six lines, some short, some longer. It lends itself to a very interesting piece, allowing the writer to expound on a topic fully with brevity.
Shadorma • 6 lines per stanza • Per-line syllabic pattern = 3 / 5 / 3 / 3 / 7 / 5 • No restrictions on number of stanzas • No rhyme scheme or prohibitions against rhyme • No restrictions on title length
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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