This poem is presented in its rough draft form for the PAD 2023 challenge and will be revised.
“Her”
Her kiss tastes like strawberries - wild under the sun
I’m chasing my heart like clouds, playfully changing
shape across a blinding blue - fading to twilight
Darkness makes me lost, trembling - it was just a dream
Poetic Form imayo
This poem is presented in its rough draft form for the PAD 2022 challenge and will be revised.
PAD Prompt: Touch
Poetic Form: Imayo
“Miles”
I have traveled nine hundred - ninety nine miles
And five thousand two hundred - seventy nine feet
And eleven inches and - two centimeters
to see your eyes fall in love - touch your broken heart
Day 30 Prompt: Goodbye
Form: Imayo
“Loss is a Home”
There are moments that break us - in words and belief
We hold on to picture frames - hang them in the halls
The glass forged by their goodbyes - feel hairline fractures
Hallway dark with our shadow - worn into carpet
I fear the day will retreat - like a broken line
Letting the enemy through - giving into fear
A sun sets on more than time - our hopes have color
Shining through the hues of light - night brings falling dreams
Poetic Form #56: Imayo
The imayo form originates from Japan and has four lines with 12 syllables in each line.
There is a planned caesura (or pause) between the first seven syllables and the final
five syllables of each line.
