Welcome to 2015 and the first poetry stretch of the new year!
The shadorma is a sestet (six lines) written in syllabic form. The syllable count is 3/5/3/3/7/5. Not much is known about the origin of this form, but you can learn more about it at Wikipedia.
That's it! Easy-peasy, right? I hope you'll join me this week in writing a shadorma. Please share a link to your poem or the poem itself in the comments.
January
ReplyDeleteThe new year
should leap to its feet,
racing fit,
spring-loaded,
not shiver, a drab pale thing
without a blanket.
—Kate Coombs, 2015
all rights reserved
Cat napping
ReplyDeleteon cashmere sweater
kneading dough
the purr low
such sweaters make perfect mats
for elegant cats
p.s. Here is the Link where you will find Miss Mittens the Cat
Deletehttp://writtenforchildren.blogspot.com/2015/01/commitment.html
I have my shadorma here: https://deowriter.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/sol15-meet-my-olw-open/
ReplyDeleteTHE UNREQUITED ROMANTIC
ReplyDeleteHeartbroken
Over my best friend
Whom I have
Developed
Stronger feelings for that aren't
Reciprocated.
(c) Charles Waters 2015 all rights reserved.
Life is nought
ReplyDeletebut a sad, sad song
writ in breath
ripped and torn
from the tortured soul
'ere the tune is heard