Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge–Innocence & Life

7 Comments / Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenges / By Colleen Chesebro: WordCraftPoetry / 27 Dec 2014 27 Dec 2014 / haiku, Haiku in English, Image credit, innocence, life, poetry, Prose, Queen Elizabeth I, Queens, royalty

(Image credit: Elizabeth I)

“The First Queen”

Her virtue intact –

she stumbles throughout her life,

forlorn without love.

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge is one of my favorite challenges because you can stretch the words into meaning something far different from the original words that you begin with. Do you like Haiku? Do you like poetry? Find out more about how to write Haiku in English here. Join the challenge – it is addicting!

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Colleen M. Chesebro—Prose Metrist

Crafting Syllabic Poetry is my Ikigari 💜

One day, I stumbled across the Japanese word Ikigari. After some research, I discovered iki means life. In Japanese, Gai means worth or value. When these words combine, they form the definition of ikigari, which is life’s worth. It’s often translated or interpreted as a reason for getting up in the morning. So, yes, writing syllabic poetry is my ikigari.

I also believe writing syllabic poetry strengthens our writing skills. When we create poetry, we gain command of language; cultivate a healthy vocabulary, master literary devices such as metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, and allegory. We learn to work in imagery. We connect with our ikigari.

When I’m not writing poetry or crafting short stories, you’ll find me digging in my garden, or playing with my two unicorn cats, Chloe & Sophie. I live in East Lansing, Michigan with my husband—my soul mate. Most days you can find me writing poetry on wordcraftpoetry.com. 💜