O Brave Sun
chase
again the Night away
until it's
Persistent Return
A Gogyohka form ©SamHarty
The Tender pours
His potions
With smoke and rye
Lifting secrets
Of the Night
Whatever it takes
They say
For better or worse
Until a flame
Burns out
The spoon bubbles
Darkness sits
Vials of risk
Do not care
For pain
Her eyes
Light fire within
Burning souls
Freezing hearts
Blue.
Unrested mornings
Sometimes want to linger
Maybe spend the day
Under the covers
To read a novel about another life
Spirea stirs
From gusts of wind 10 MPH
Calm, stillness, stirring from down under
Brown thrasher
Hops out, flies
Depth and expanse of river
With raindrops fluctuates
Continuously flows
Steadily drawn
To a never full body
Cerulean above
Fan brushed with fossil, ash, silver and cloud
Zephyr's northwesterly cold
Hemlock seeds and broom sage tassels fly
November surprises
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. No restraints on number of words or syllables
5. Theme unrestricted
Sun's out
In patches
Dries rain's moisture
Quietly housewife got the lease
Dancing dog
Sheets of clouds
Unaffected
By gusts of wind
Nice steady rain
To end the drought
Written: November 13, 2022
Winds stir
Nature's acorn crop
Pines sigh, oaks rustle
Hurricane's outer bands
Over homeplace
First writing of a gogyohka...
November 12, 2022
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 Enta Kusakabe
in Japan and translates literally to "five-line poem."
It is an off-shoot of the tanka form. It has no syllable rules,
and does not usually rhyme. Preferably, each line would be
a separate, usually short, phrase.
Crystal dew nestle on meadow,
Snowy mist caress the peaks,
Bright dapple of sunlight shift,
As breeze stir the leaves,
Nature awakes anew with life.
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