stars shimmer in sky
moon on routine sentry watch
crispy spell of snow below
embers from fireplace
peek out through the windowsill
night sleeps blanketed in snow
Jan.11.2023
Winter Sedoka Poetry Contest
Syllabe Count- 5,7,7 5,7, 7 HMS
Sponsor- Charles Messina
Peace,
must grow,
no more wars!
People need peace!
Goodwill, give and take.
Help each other, share all
your love, warmth and be kind too!
Care for all, who, if displaced, help,
don't walk on by, check if genuine.
Little things to you might not matter, but!
But down and out, being poor can snowball, sure!
Its peace we want to snowball, let's help make it grow!
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Oposite to the 'Melting Snowball' the 'Snowball' grows via increments of 1 character* or syllabe. As can be seen, I have gone with syllables.
* Using the character increment only applies if all lines are of 1 word, in fact, the rules are the same for both forms just inverted/reversed.
~Love The Lord~
(Hotan)
Love Lord with all heart
His presence feel day and night
Hear His message heed His call
He loves us
He's not far away
When we fall
He's right beside us
When troubled He hears our prayers
He lifts our spirits each day and night.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2013
March.18.2016
~Author's Notes:
The " Hotan " is a Japanese syllabic poem of nine unrhyming lines, the Hotan gets its name from it's syllabe pattern, being a combination of a Haiku (hokku = ho) and a Tanka (tan).
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