Best Sijo Poems
Below are the all-time best Sijo poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of sijo poems written by PoetrySoup members
SIJO -Virgin-#3~"Lost not forgotten"
"A solitary star had gone astray, yawning before the dark,
hiding; straight ward, waver the wink of light, slowly fading.
By my...
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Categories:
fantasy, winter,
Form:
Sijo
Sijo - 1 - PersonifiedHow beautiful the frosty breath of winter on the land
A breath so cold ...a kiss of death...that turns Mother Earth to stone
But with...
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Categories:
nature,
Form:
Sijo
A Summer Remembered - Sijo StringStretched far and wide, sun smoothes the beach, and finds a place to land
It spreads a sheet, then fastens lace to all our summer skies
No...
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Categories:
first love, lost love,
Form:
Sijo
My 3 Halloween Stages - Sijo in Triplet
Stage 1
Trick-or- treating long after dark, we knocked on an old lady’s door.
Her annoyed look clearly did not match our Halloween glee.
But that did not...
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Categories:
halloween, , cute,
Form:
Sijo
Night-Blooming JasmineNight-Blooming Jasmine
expert seducer with soft silky lips, silver blue moon
sweetly kisses a slumbering beauty awakening desire;
greeting her lover, Night-Blooming Jasmine unfolds perfumed petals
11-02-2015
Contest: ...
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Categories:
beauty, flower, moon, nature,
Form:
Sijo
Burning Flame Of LifeArise and fall; the cycle of life; birth and death are human plight.
A life is lit and it burns short; when matches struck bring in...
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Categories:
inspiration, inspirational, life, philosophy,
Form:
Sijo
That Colorful DrugLSD, Ecstasy, Vicodin, Meth; I've done none of these -
not even weed! My dealer is a muse who pushes poetry.
I get high on rhyme,...
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Categories:
creation, drug,
Form:
Sijo
- Love At First Sight -
As the golden threads of silver, a mother protects her child
The path they will follow together, through life they leave deep footprints
The love that is...
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Categories:
beauty, celebration, journey, love,
Form:
Sijo
WOODLAND WONDERLAND - VISUAL 6Spring heralds the dawning of brilliant bluebells carpeting the woods
Silently they slept until the warm sun rouses them from slumber
Gently they open their...
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Categories:
nature, spring,
Form:
Sijo
The Roller CoasterThe roller coaster leans
into a sky the color death.
Alongside pines, it winds its broken way,
gripping earth’s gray stubble.
In the moan of the wind,...
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Categories:
beautiful, death,
Form:
Sijo
My Dance Partners - Visual 2
A gallant moon extends gold fingers to me on the dance floor
as I slip my legs into the chorus line of tall, green grass with...
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Categories:
dance, longing, moon, nature,
Form:
Sijo
Gaining PerspectiveLooking at the vast azure sky, one can't help, but feel small;
as crowds of ants run in terror of cathedral-sized Converse.
I left sugar cubes next...
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Categories:
encouraging, introspection, philosophy, uplifting,
Form:
Sijo
Vivid View VISUAL 3Splashes of scarlet and violet blend into blue heavens
While soft, white, feathery clouds rise like angels taking flight
Over memories of Monet’s Artist's Garden at Giverny.
©...
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Categories:
beauty, nature,
Form:
Sijo
Thistle SolitudeI have briefly caught sight of the other side of yesterday,
blinded by the sun, while running barefoot across a field of thorns
I'll carve a path...
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Categories:
childhood, introspection, metaphor, nostalgia,
Form:
Sijo
To Dance The Night AwayA symphony of moonlight illuminates the night sky
Waves of emerald jade dance in ripples upon the summer breeze
While tracks cut deep lead me to you...
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Categories:
dance,
Form:
Sijo
NOVEMBER DREAMS
A marquee of stars dims, to beckon early winter’s stage;
Reflecting crunched flowers in ghastly hues, detached from their limp boughs.
The nightfall drapes hush of serenity...
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Categories:
image, november,
Form:
Sijo
Six Dancers All In WhiteIn my room late one night, I caught six dancers all in white.
In tutus, flowered caps, and tights, they twirled on tiny pointed toes.
Seeing me,...
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Categories:
fantasy,
Form:
Sijo
The Summer FlingA delight for female eyes was his gorgeous face and strong physique;
His dark eyes lured them in, but his kisses left them spellbound.
The beauty of...
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Categories:
passion, daffodils,
Form:
Sijo
AFTER THE FURY
Brazen night winds crash brittle glass of our furious voices
Quieting down, we slowly climb inside eyes lit with dear splendor
A flood of kisses roam north...
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Categories:
love, people,
Form:
Sijo
Temple of LifeNearby an ornate edifice meant for the worship of God
I kneel in the clearing of a verdant woods where sun’s light streams down -
spirit-touched, as...
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Categories:
god, nature,
Form:
Sijo
Astounding HealingThe resounding renovation of the mind can be astounding.
With each breath I take I am but a soul yearning for redemption-
I now seek rejuvenation in...
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Categories:
life,
Form:
Sijo
- Last Kiss -
Bring me to a place where the stars shine forever
White lies, the beast is finally slowed down to zero
I know the things are changed now,...
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Categories:
conflict, dark, goodbye,
Form:
Sijo
October Bliss
I ride freely in respite with what this blissful month serves
Like truant in yoga, forgetting all wonga and being wonk
That I may enjoy a long...
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Categories:
october,
Form:
Sijo
CenoteGlimpse an empire in sweated palm burdened with pain centuries old;
Horrors and stalagmites hang in beautiful tragedy Gods have told:
Within soil surrounding bluest calm,...
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Categories:
loss, nature, time
Form:
Sijo
- Freely And Easily -
Of my drowsy deep summer dreams ~ pictures in black and white
Divine heavenly clouds floats freely and easily ~ angels floss
My frustration floating through no...
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Categories:
confusion, dream,
Form:
Sijo