The clock ticked in waxing hours chores completed, soul replete the bringer of dreams totes lullabies of moondust
My first Gogyohka, written for the fourth Tuesday of the month
for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge that calls for a
theme prompt. Thanks for giving me a chance to try this.
Five rules of Gogyohka by Enta Kusakabe (1983) .Gogyohka is a new form of short poem that is based on the ancient Japanese Tanka and Kodai kayo .Gogyohka has five lines but exceptionally may have four or six .Each line of Gogyohka consists of one phrase with a line-break after each phrase or breath .Gogyohka has no restraint on the number of words or syllables .The theme of Gogyohka is unrestricted.
Take rest.
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ovid_134967
A field that has rested
gives bountiful crop. ~ Ovid
Photo: Image by saponifier from Pixabay
Thanks for reading. (Hope you enjoyed it)
I wish you miracles.
I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.
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I love this, Selma. This would make a perfect post for Photographing Public Art Challenge. It’s so adorable. Just post the link of this post on mine. https://alwayswrite.blog/2021/08/20/ppac-10-symbolic-public-art-in-australia/
Nice one ☺ And I also get to learn about Gogyohka 👍🙃
This is a lovely gogyohka, Selma. Your breathy phrases are just right! <3
Hi Selma, Thanks again for posting. Congratulations, I have chosen your post as a Featured Blogger for this week’s PPAC. I’m so glad you linked. https://alwayswrite.blog/2021/08/27/ppac-11-prescott-loo-with-a-view/
Oh my heart. Thank you. Dancing a jig now. Sweeeeeet of you to do that. Again. Thanks.
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