Poetic Form 48: Epitaph

Let my words speak for me.

Let them show you how to be free

to love, to live, to open your heart to see.

Poetic Form #48: Epitaph

An epitaph is a note that appears on a tombstone. It is usually brief and often rhymes. 
Epitaphs try to get the reader thinking about the subject of the tombstone.

Poetic Form 36: Cinquain

Flying

I wish

I could take to 

the sky like a bird. Free

from the gravity of life. Wings

spread out.

Poetic Form #36: Cinquain

The cinquain form is a five-line poem composed of 2 syllables in the first line,
4 in the second line, 6 in the third, 8 in the fourth, and 2 in the fifth.

Poetic Form 12: Gogyohka

 

Today

Watch the sun rise

fill the smiles 

of children playing

on blue swings and yellow slides

as the sun sets

Poetic Form #12: Gogyohka

The gogyohka form was developed by Enta Kusakabe in Japan.  It translates to "five-line poem."
The only rule is that the poem is comprised of five line. The lines tend to be short, following the tradition of Japanese short verses.

Poetry Challenge Day 7: Lucky

 

Lucky in Love 

A field blossomed in green

Walking with no purpose

They stop to watch a hawk

Seeking a meal to surface

He wonders if she is the one

Smile shines, eyes hold

Him like a blanket keeping 

At bay, the winter cold

He glances down at

His feet to see a patch

Of clovers, he kneels

A four leaf clover he grasps

She follows the hawk’s

Flight through the sky

Wishing to be free 

Turns to him and sighs

He is standing up

Smiles and holds out

The clover for her

To see the leaf count

Silence between them

He feels happy, lucky

She understand she needs

freedom, that is the key

She kisses his cheek, leaves

Him falling, spirit now weak