sound of rain

24 May 2017 7 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille Tags: , , , , ,

pitter – pat – patter

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on sidewalk

spitter – spat – spatter

on windowpane

beads drip

from

clothesline

baubles drop

from

leafed vine

gutters gurgle

cheerily

rivulets burble

merrily

umbrella unfolds

earthworm unholes

birdsong stills as

rain gauge fills

lightning tumbles

thunder rumbles

cloudburst pours

find shelter indoors!

Quadrille prompt on “sound” ideas with Victoria at dVerse…

romantics die gently

03 Nov 2016 6 Comments

by lynn__ in tanka Tags: , , , ,

See CDHK special, Japanese Poetry in the Lowlands, featuring Jeanine Hoedemaker

 

intermittent rain

old lovers exchange warm kiss

under umbrella

pit, pit, patter of raindrops

two hearts offbeat together

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.