The Dodoitsu, is a Japanese poetic form that doesn't have meter or rhyme constraints but they do have syllable constraints (like many Japanese forms).
This 4-line poem has seven syllables in the first three lines and five syllables in the fourth--and final--line.
The Dodoitsu often focuses on love or work with a comical twist. I have featured these poems previously, but I found them seeking more time in the limelight...
I am standing at the corner
Watching the traffic stream by
Willing the red light to change
-Any green will do.
Willing the red light to change
-Any green will do.
Alan j Wright
Love is a like a red red rose
Tangled like a garden hose
Flowers help to smooth the rough
-But diamonds sparkle.
Tangled like a garden hose
Flowers help to smooth the rough
-But diamonds sparkle.
Alan j Wright
It is Poetry Friday and our host this time is Tanita S Davis at 'Fiction Instead Of Lies' . Tanita shares news about a July writing challenge involving 'Sedoka' a short form of poetry that follows syllabic rules.
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