posting poetic prose
09 May 2018 3 Comments
in shadorma Tags: farmer, horse, team, work
Rambling of a Writer prompt (work & horse) in shadorma form (3-5-3-3-7-5).
red horse barn
farmer who lived large
worked his team
draft belgians
cutting hay, riding parade
black and silver tack
In memory of Rus V.Z. and Harold V.K. (Image from trustworkz.com)
03 Apr 2018 2 Comments
in shadorma Tags: death, double, hate, lovers, shadow, suicide
A shadorma is a 6 line poem with 3-5-3-3-7-5 syllable counts.
in shadow
motivation comes
suicide
double death
why two lovers hate themselves?
asphyxiation
Many years ago, a teenage co-worker, Barry, and his girlfriend died together in his car running inside a garage. I still sadly wonder…why? Tonight, we discuss suicide at NAMI support group.
29 Mar 2018 4 Comments
in shadorma Tags: chocolate, food, temptation
temptation
when food becomes god
resisting
relapsing
(giving up chocolate for lent?)
disordered eating
A shadorma poem (Spanish form) of 6 lines with 3-5-3-3-7-5 syllable count.
19 Nov 2017 3 Comments
in shadorma Tags: bluejay, corn, feather, grove, Thanksgiving
Linking to Eliot Dybden’s Shadorma November at Along the Interstice. A shadorma has six lines with no rhyme or meter, except for a syllable structure of 3/5/3/3/7/5.
bluejay punks
public domain
nab spilt corn kernels
feathered flash
raucous caws
gather together in grove
living thanksgiving
30 Apr 2016 2 Comments
in shadorma Tags: mud, puddles, raincoat, spring, umbrella
mud puddles
announce spring is here
splash outdoors
jump to rhymes
“rain in spain falls on the plain”
yellow raincoat joy
The “shadorma” is a poetic form consisting of a six-line stanza (or sestet). The form is alleged to have originated in Spain. Each stanza has a syllable count of 3/5/3/3/7/5 for a total of 26 syllables. A poem may consist of one stanza, or a series. Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
a poem in my pocket 
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