Today is "Clean Up Your Room Day"...
I hate cleaning my room, but I like a clean room. I also don't mind a messy one, though. There is some comfort provided by a lived-in home.
Ah, my house is a mess, my desk is a mess...
But sometimes I like it, I guess.
Sedoka
The Sedoka is an unrhymed poem made up of two three-line katauta with the following syllable counts: 5/7/7, 5/7/7.
A Sedoka, pair of katauta as a single poem, may address the same subject from differing perspectives.
Katauta is an unrhymed three-line poem the following syllable counts: 5/7/7.
So, here is my Sedoka to a cluttered room:
This room is a mess
The clutter overtaking
The sanity of my realm;
This room is a nest
Where sanity is restored
At an untidy day's end.
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I like the way you think. Messy is not always bad, sometimes even necessary. Neatness does have its qualities but they aren't the most important.
ReplyDeleteSuper poems. I love your perspective. Sometimes I look at the mess in my home and remind myself of the greater reason for the mess: my family. :)Mary Helen
ReplyDeleteI always like it when you do some explaining 'before' the writing, not just the structure, but the process. You make it so interesting that way. I like the end, wraps up very well.
ReplyDeleteI can relate especially to the lines "the clutter overtaking the sanity of my realm". You captured the messy dilemma well.
ReplyDeleteNever thought of a messy room as a nest--I like that. It is comforting to know that your life is full of rich activity. A Sedoka--have to try that!
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