The Versesmith

Tanka Tuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 311 words: spring and green  First, a light hearted senryu. the pear trees blossom on time, regardless of me and my novice care  Then, I've written a ya-du, a Burmese form of climbing (staircase)verse.  Ya-du means "seasons," so it should include a seasonal reference, which makes it ideal for the prompt.   A ya-du is usually written in three or fewer stanzas of 5 lines each.  Lines 1-4 each have 4 syllables, the last line has 5, 7, 9, or 11.   The staircase rule applies to lines 1-4 with rhymes  xxxa xxax xaxx xxbc line 5 ends with a rhyme of c xxxxxxxxc (in my poem's case of 9 syllables) (If I mistyped the rules, forgive me and point it out in the comments!) ©Steven Miller   the vernal pond  with fern frond jade so fond to me  I bring thee here to sit, to listen, our minds to clear    ©2023 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved #tankatuesday #yadu #burmesepoetry #sylla...

  A Burmese form, ya-du is a climbing-verse poem. Ya-du means "seasons" so will include a seasonal reference.   It also has the following rules: up to 3 stanzas 5 lines each lines 1-4 have 4 syllables the last line has either  5,7,9, or 11 syllables the staircase rule applies to lines 1 - 4 xxxa xxax xaxb xxbc line 5 ends with a rhyme of line 4 xxxxxxxxc   It's Spring Again   it’s spring again in the glen sing the wren and thrush in leaves lush green the loveliest sight I’ve ever seen   ©2021 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved