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example 1:
recently orphaned adult
seven billion living souls
yet i am from no one
disquieting thoughts
elusive sleep
my children make me smile
example 2:
most glorious day
age sixteen milestone
driving test passed
shared joy with
best friend who
failed three times
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Poetry form: cherita
(pronounced CHAIR-rita)
Cherita is the Malay word for story or tale. A cherita consists of a one-line stanza, followed by a two-line stanza, and then finishing with a three-line stanza. The line lengths are at the poet’s discretion. It can either be written solo or by up to three partners.
The cherita tells a story. It was created by ai li (a UK poet and artist) on June 22, 1997, in memory of her grandparents who were raconteurs extraordinaire. It was also inspired by Larry Kimmel’s sensitive recognition of a shorter form contained within the opening three-verse stanza of ai li’s LUNENGA, which had been created on May 27, 1997.
Variations of the cherita include the Cheriga (a melange of cherita and haiga), Cheribun (a word melange of cherita and haibun), and the Cherita Terbalik (inverted cherita).
cherita
was 25 years old
on June 22, 2022
Read more at ai li’s website https://www.thecherita.com
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cherita poetry form