Monday, May 16, 2016

Monday Poetry Stretch - Wayra

The Wayra is a Latin American verse from popular in Peru and Bolivia. It is a short syllabic verse that follows these guidelines:
  • a pentastich (5 line poem)
  • unrhymed
  • syllable count = 5/7/7/6/8
So, there's your challenge for the week. I hope you'll join me in writing a wayra. Please share a link to your poem or the poem itself in the comments.

8 comments:

  1. Moon Walk

    Walking on the moon,
    bare feet in the untouched dust,
    feet made of stars and of scales,
    tourist from a far world.
    Come walk with me, human in boots.

    —Kate Coombs, 2016
    all rights reserved

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  2. Kate,
    Your mystical, dreamy vision has worked its magic. Peeking under the cape of science, technology and engineering you've exposed the wonder, creativity and spirit of the event. Nicely done. j

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  3. Copperhead

    Shot her dead as stone,
    but not before she caught him
    just above the boot, an inch
    south of his knee, to steal
    what little future he had left.

    © Judith Robinson, 2016 all rights reserved

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  4. PARK BENCH
    Lounging on park bench,
    Eating a P B & J,
    Tossing crumbs to throngs of birds,
    Smiling from swaying breeze,
    Happy to have another day.

    (c) Charles Waters 2016 all rights reserved.

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  5. Hello! I live in Bolivia and thought you might be interested to know that wayra is the quechua word for wind. Happy writing and learning!

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    1. Thanks for this info! I lived in Argentina long ago and knew some nice Bolivian women who spoke Quechua. :)

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  6. Dawn's Chorus


    Birds begin to sing
    A hallelujah chorus.
    First the sopranos chip in:
    sparrows, wrens, a robin.
    Then the meadow's full-throated song.


    ©2016 Jane Yolen all right reserved

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