11 Jan 2020 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sedoka, wordsmith Tags: inspiration, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Sedoka, wordsmith, writing poetry
For inspiration
Eyes to see and pen to write
But mind to see suffices
For here are pictures
to capture with words now seen
for poetry in motion
To inspiration
A proverbial glass raised
‘Carpe Diem’, ‘Seize the day’
For here the pictures
are captured with words now seen
for poetry in motion
With inspiration
In revelry the poet
and every poem written
For here in pictures
captured with many words seen
is poetry in motion
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
05 Jan 2020 1 Comment
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sedoka, wordsmith Tags: hope, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, promise, Sedoka, wordsmith, writing poetry
In these early days
with hope and promise still fresh
from new year resolution
The light is still bright
as we raise an arm to shield
Squinting up into brightness
And long may they shine
Not to dim or break or fade
But stand up and be counted
Continuity
prevailing and standing fast
to push back any darkness
Let this be the year
When the sun shines every day
Outwardly and inwardly
deep in every heart
to keep alive the promise
painted by hope’s bright picture
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
04 Jan 2020 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sedoka, wordsmith Tags: Japanese, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Sedoka, wordsmith, writing poetry
Sedoka, I thought
as in its syllabic form
it provides the structure to
be very precise
with the words I choose to say
and the theme I choose to give
Sedoka, I thought
Just thirty-eight syllables
to craft poetic beauty
be very concise
and think carefully about
all the words I want to use
Sedoka, I thought
Adequately fits today
and gives the reader something
as these words they rest
in these three given verses
to whet there an appetite
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
Sedoka is a Japanese poetic writing form comprising 38 syllables in a 5, 7, 7, 5, 7, 7 sequence
02 Aug 2019 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sedoka, wordsmith Tags: Japanese poetry, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, Sedoka, wordsmith
I am sedoka
with syllabic sequencing
represented here in six
lines of five, seven,
seven and then five again
and then two final sevens
I am sedoka
Six lines of poetic form
Crafted here with chosen words
my wordsmithery
brings to life the poet’s voice
in the phrases captured here
I am sedoka
Three verses introducing
you to my six crafted lines
Conscious of the time
to conclusion I hasten
and end these lines here with this
©Jemverse
[Sedoka is a poetry form of Japanese origin with a syllabic sequencing of 5, 7, 7, 5, 7, 7]
