On page 14 of most Writer Digest magazines, Robert Lee Brewer shares different forms of poetry. In a recent issue, he teaches about the kimo – an Israeli variant of the Japanese haiku.
Guidelines:
- Three lines (10 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second and 6 in the third)
- No rhymes
- Does not have to be about nature
- Focused on one image (so, not much movement)
- Enjambment is a popular tool (continuation of a sentence from one line to the next)
While I enjoy free verse, I welcome the challenge of rules certain forms require. Here are my three attempts:
Old Farm Lane
farm post, hands folded, perched – mind and eyes drift
a salient memory
usurped into the past
The Hallway
time abducted under tick tick ticking
of grandfather clock; echoes
forlornly undulate
On the Mound
removes hat, wipes away sweat beads from brow
pounds glove prepares for staredown
nerves are fettered within
r.s. graybill
5 comments:
I love learning about new poetry forms and the challenge of a syllable count. Thanks for sharing your model poems. Some good word choices as well...undulate, fettered...
I have never heard of Kimi poetry or Writers Digest magazine. Thanks for sharing this new to me format. I agree with Margaret about your word choice. Thanks for sharing. Heidi (Wordsmithing blog)
Writer’s Digest is such a wealth of resources. I really like the limo form. Your first poem is my favorite among the three. I like the way it clarifies and defines.
Thanks for sharing this form of poetry. It's new to me.Your last poem brought back memories of my son's baseball playing days.
I enjoyed comparing the "rules" for Kimi poem to what you created. I could see and feel the beauty in the stillness the poems embraced. Thanks for sharing.
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