It is Haiku Friday and I am excited to share Ronovan’s words this week: tide and flesh. I used family in place of flesh because I like the connotation that it gave to my haiku.
Colleen M. Chesebro is a Michigan Poet who loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of syllabic poetry. A published author, Colleen is also an editor of “Word Weaving, a Word Craft Journal of Syllabic Verse, also found on wordcraftpoetry.com. Colleen’s mission is to bring the craft of writing syllabic poetry to anyone who thinks they can’t be a poet.
Recently, she created the Double Ennead, a 99-syllable poetry form for the Carrot Ranch literary community at carrotranch.com. Colleen’s poetry has appeared in various anthologies and journals including “Hedgerow-a journal of small poems,” and “Poetry Treasures1 & 2” a collection of poetry from the poet/author guests of Robbie Cheadle on the “Treasuring Poetry” blog series on “Writing to be Read."
Colleen published “Word Craft: Prose & Poetry, The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry,” which illustrates how to write various syllabic poetry forms used in her Tanka Tuesday challenges; and a collection of poetry, flash fiction, and short stories called, “Fairies, Myths & Magic: A Summer Celebration,” dedicated to the Summer Solstice. She contributed a short story called “The Changeling,” in the “Ghostly Rites Anthology 2020,” published by Plaisted Publishing House.
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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. 💜
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thanks for sharing! very nice
Thank you, Lyn. All I could think of was family reunions! LOL!
ha ha yes! I liked it and the picture!
This is Pensacola Beach, close to where I live. <3
It’s beautiful lucky you!
Lovely, but too hot and humid. By next month we will be on our way to Colorado. <3
wow that will be fun!
That is a lovely haiku and the picture is perfect for it.
Thank you, Judy! I am running around like a crazy person. I just hoped it sounded alright! 😀
It was lovely Colleen. I am excited for you about your move! 🙂
I am too, Judy. It is hard to schedule a couple posts right now. I have so much to do! LOL! The house hunting trip will be amazing!
Looking forward to seeing the pics 🙂
I will share some as we are driving, too. 😀
Great 🙂
That is nice what you made of it, Colleen! 🙂
Thanks, Erika. I was thinking of family reunions. 😀 <3
And that matched perfectly!!! Love it!
<3 😀
😘😘😘
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Love you Haiku. You picked the perfect picture for it, or was it the other way around?
I lucked out and had a great shot of the waves from last winter! Thanks Michelle. I guess I will have some pretty different photos soon! LOL! <3
Yes, you definitely will. Where in Colorado are you moving?
Colorado Springs. 😄
I’ve heard it’s beautiful there. One of my son’s best friends lived there for a few years.
I am excited. My husband has been there before and loved it. 💗
Ooh! I love this one. Gorgeous cleansing waves.
I knew you would get it, Viva! 💗 Thank you.
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Hello Colleen! That picture is beautiful. That water looks so refreshing. Your haiku is lovely.
Thank you, Vashti! 💗