Untitled Troiku - October 11, 2022
Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 293
Specific Form: Troiku
Troiku is a form invented by a haiku poet (and oncology nurse) in the Netherlands. It was chosen by Kerfe Roig as the Specific Form for October. It consists of a haiku (or senryu, since it does not require a kigo), called the "sleigh," followed by three more starting with the lines in the haiku, in order of one through three. Of course, the third haiku will not be able to be formatted as 5/7/5, as it begins with the 7 syllable line in the original haiku. My third is 7/7/7.
©Lisa Smith Nelson |
only some mornings
I'm up before the sunrise
as starless skies pale
only some mornings
as I watch the geese fly south
do i think of you
I'm up before the sunrise
hoarfrost crystalling the paths
soft'ning in the cresting sun
as starless skies pale
I miss your warm hand in mine
wistful reverie
©2022 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved
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Beautiful, wistful. loved it.
ReplyDeleteDeep sigh!!... love it! Beautiful.
ReplyDeletePat
those mornings do inspire reverie.
ReplyDeleteKerfe
I like that you referred to it as senryu. (I didn't know any of the history of the form, so I appreciate the extra information). I called it micro-poetry, haiku-like, (free-style haiku) but how much more expressive is the form written with senryu? Excellent, Lisa. This is stunning!! 💜
ReplyDeleteWonderful snapshot of a time that is precious to you, Lisa.
ReplyDeleteLines are so full of emotions and deeply move my heart
ReplyDeleteNicely done 💜
ReplyDeleteJules from Tanka Tuesday: I know a few widows who could relate to this...
ReplyDeleteSad but sort of comforting too.
Oh, how beautiful and poignant!
ReplyDelete~David