flash flood

14 Aug 2023 2 Comments

by lynn__ in ovillejo Tags: , , ,

do you hear rush of rain?

set pump in drain!

sound pounding on roof?

gutters overflow proof!

what follows a flood?

splash puddles and mud!

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moisture soaks flower’s bud

crops drink shower’s dew

(there’s new lake in view!)

pump drain, gutters flow into puddles and mud

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This is written in Spanish “ovillejo” form as prompted at dVerse poets last week.

umbrella forgotten

30 Apr 2016 2 Comments

by lynn__ in shadorma Tags: , , , ,

 

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.