“…and the blue sky
was awash with
colorless peacocks,”
~ Kenji Miyazawa, Preface to Spring and Ashura
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This week for #TankaTuesday we’re in the second week of the season of Fine
Weather: May 20 – June 5, as we follow the 24 Seasons of Japan. The dates are
based off of the lunisolar calendar, often called an agricultural calendar. The
traditional Chinese and Japanese lunisolar calendar divides a year into 24
solar terms.
This is the first week of Fine Weather in the Northern Hemisphere.
Your syllabic poetry writing invitation is to choose a kigo word or phrase from the
seasonal kigo list on the post. Or you can select from the summer category, for the
Northern Hemisphere, or the kigo words that work for the Southern Hemisphere.
Use the 500 Kigo Words on the kigo word list links below. Share your kigo word on
your post. If you write freestyle poetry, you must share a syllabic form, that
includes a kigo word.
You must use one kigo word or phrase in your syllabic poem. If you share a kigo word or
phrase in your freestyle poem, you must include a kigo word or phrase in your syllabic
poem.
You DO NOT have to write a haiku. You can create a poem from the 24 forms listed.
(We all know only haiku and haibun require kigo season words). This challenge uses the
kigo words for inspiration.
Earth Green, Sky Blue
A change
of wear for when
earth is green, sky is blue
and empty, empty is
the sky for sky
larks to
fly through.
Thrilled with the warmth
of May is the moth that
is a flower--rich with
June's oath. My heart
grows wings.
And when
summer sizzles
and it’s too hot to breathe
I will think of blue skies,
handsome weather
of spring.
© selma
Kigo: change of wear, blue skies
“A Badger’s Hexastich consists of six lines written in 2-4-6-6-4-2 syllables per line.
It is unrhymed with optional rising and falling end-words, which I think is an
interesting twist. Don’t forget to add a title.” ~ Colleen
Thanks for reading and may you have blue skies too.
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Beautiful photo Earth Green, Sky Blue. So nice words written in poem. I like. Excellent photography. Selma
Excited to know you liked this one too, Raj. Happy Sunday.
Yes,I love & like one. Thanks, Selma
So beautifully written my friend 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks, Sadje. Delighted you read. Xo
You’re very welcome ☺️
Always think of blue skies, Selma! 🌺 😊
Yes. I always do. XoXo. 🤗 blue skies 🌌
a lovely ode to spring, selma
An ode
Yes 🙌🏽
Captures the essence of spring so naturally, this imagery of sense and feeling. How lovely, Selma!
Aww. Thanks for appreciating, Dora. Blessings.
This is beautiful, Selma, and I’ll remember your words when ‘summer sizzles.’ xo
Summer will sizzle. I’m sure I’ll be wishing for spring… so glad you enjoyed it, Lauren. Bless you. Hope all’s well with you. I’m catching up finally. It never is fun being sick. I’m still hoarse and have recovered my appetite. and being allergic to penicillin as I am, the new meds hurt my stomach so much. Not pleasant.
Bless you dear Lauren. And good night from me. 🤗
Oh, I’m so sorry you’ve been sick, Selma. Just take care of you, my friend, and feel better soon. Sending healing hugs your way. xo
When blue skies surround us, we feel brilliant.
Yes yes. Blue skies pinken 🩷 our mood 🤣 always.
🙂💞
Fabulous, Selma! I love how summer brings out the emotions in you! “Handsome weather and blue skies!”
So blue that you feel cozy and pink inside. Right?! Right 👏🏽 thanks for the lovely prompt dear Colleen.
Yes! The blue is so brilliant that it makes you feel all warm inside. I totally understand that feeling, Selma. 🩵
Lovely feeling. 🤗
This is really good Selma!
Aww, Bella. I appreciate you saying g this. Thanks. Glad you liked it.
Selma, your affection for the season comes through quite beautifully.
I’m thrilled you could feel “the happy” 😃 Lisa. Blessings.
That’s a wonderful sky to match your words.
Happy you agree, K. 🤗
Very pretty, Selma!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Aww, thanks, Yve.
Loved the vivid imagery, Selma. Your poem made me want to fly like the skylarks across a clear blue sky.
Fly like the skylarks. Me too. Not many fluffy things around. Perfect really.
Smitha. Is your website being funny. I tried to read yours from the link you shared on Mr. Linky. But couldn’t.
These days it’s not easy finding everyone on WordPress. 😔
I’ll try to read again in the morning. Bless you.
I have no idea, Selma. Do check again or else I’ll uploaded it to Mr. Linky again. Thanks so much, Selma, for taking the trouble to do it. XXX
Oh the handsome weather of spring, it is just the best! Really enjoyed this ….
💞Suzanne
Thanks for saying Suzanne. 🤗
Oh my! these are bombastic hexastiches. i could read this a hundred times over.
You’re just too kind. But thanks. Bombastic! Is You!!
Oh! Selma this is beautiful, like the sky in your phone….I feel peace and warmth reading this 💜💜
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