Early morning fog Encircles the lone giant Dew weighs heavily The cedar weeps under strain Droplets roll down limbs They cling to tips of needles Refusing to fall Rays of sun break through the gloom Each branch bejeweled with diamonds Dawn brings perspective In light of new beginnings Burdens are recast Enchantment hewn from sorrowsContinue reading “A Chōka: Burdens Recast”
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A Cento: Herons at Sunrise
I climbed through woods in the hour-before-dawn dark;I wandered lonely as a cloud,from purple forest to golden sky;a thin wet sky, that yellows at the rim,and meets with sun-lost lip the marsh’s brim.Cold water-mouths move and singand the night herons brood in their heronry like yoga masters.Tell me is there anything lovelier?I resisted the madContinue reading “A Cento: Herons at Sunrise”
Dawn and Dusk
Perpetual lunar and solar tagOne retreatsThe other gives chaseEnchanting the sky W3 Prompt #86: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Reena, prompts us to write a Naani. “Naani is one of India’s most popular Telugu poems. Naani means an expression of one and all. It consists of 4 lines, consisting of 20 to 25Continue reading “Dawn and Dusk”
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