Best Gogyohka Poems

the magnetic allure
of a crescent moon
appeals to the isolation
of my soul from worldly ties
I relish the joy of gratitude

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Gogyohka is a poetry form developed by...

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days become short 
and carry cold promise
the curve of your breast
anchoring my memory
in sunshine...

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time, that unrepentant thief
steals the roses from my cheeks
leaving wrinkles in their place
my only recourse is
to turn mirrors to the wall....

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I searched
so hard
trying to find           
the me
in myself


on the edge
of darkness
I find                       ...

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Sheets of clouds

Unaffected

By gusts of wind
 
Nice steady rain

To end the drought     

Written: November 13, 2022...

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Unrested mornings

Sometimes want to linger

Maybe spend the day

Under the covers

To read a novel about another life    ...

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Spirea stirs

From gusts of wind 10 MPH

Calm, stillness, stirring from down under

Brown thrasher 

Hops out, flies    ...

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 Sun's out

In patches

Dries rain's moisture 

Quietly housewife got the lease

Dancing dog      ...

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Depth and expanse of river

With raindrops fluctuates

Continuously flows

Steadily drawn

To a never full body     ...

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Distended cheek
Like a chipmunk
Filled with acorns
Only 'tis
Bob's round, sweet, soft peppermint      

Gogyohka--A Poetry Form

1.  It is short, based on Haiku and Tanka
2.  Five lines or sometimes 4 or 6(exceptions)
3.  At least one phrase or breath per line
4....

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Cerulean above

Fan brushed with fossil, ash, silver and cloud

Zephyr's northwesterly cold

Hemlock seeds and broom sage tassels fly 

November surprises ...

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Winds stir
Nature's acorn crop 
Pines sigh, oaks rustle
Hurricane's outer bands
Over homeplace     

First writing of a gogyohka...
November 12, 2022...

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O Brave Sun
chase 
again the Night away
until it's 
Persistent Return


A Gogyohka form ©SamHarty...

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Crystal dew nestle on meadow,                      
     Snowy mist caress the peaks,         ...

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Her eyes
Light fire within
Burning souls
Freezing hearts
Blue.
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