For months, winter’s clouds painted the Michigan skies a steely gray, robbing the world of color. “Talk what you please of future spring and sun-warm’d sweet tomorrow;” for today, I walk the path of this spring, holding tight to winter’s sorrow. Today, the sun’s heat fills my heart with the… Continue reading
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars’ celebration. This week’s challenge was to write our choice of syllabic poem, including a color, using a form from the cheat sheet or a syllabic form from the Poetscollective.org. I’ve settled on the date for Word Craft Syllabic Poetry Contest. The contest date is June… Continue reading
Thanks so much. It just says "someone..." Who are you? LOL!
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Lovely, Colleen!
Yes, I said something in the challenge post a few days ago. The syllable counter folks do this on occassion.…
Thank you, Balroop. I love the little fishes and the flow of water. The shapes reminded me of the passage…
August Specific Form: Yvette
August Photo Prompt: Reena
August Theme Prompt: Sarah
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. 💜
The Rhythm of Life, #haiku, #TankaTuesday https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/08/17/the-rhythm-of-life-haiku-tankatuesday/
#Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge #TankaTuesday https://balroop2013.wordpress.com/2022/08/16/ekphrastic-poetry-challenge/ via @BalroopShado
Breathless https://kittysverses.wordpress.com/2022/08/16/breathless/ via @kittysverses #TankaTuesday
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