It's April, so the Blogging from AtoZ Challenge is in full swing. My theme is Watercolor and Words. This year I am painting a watercolor to go with each letter and composing a poem to accompany it with a type of poetry that starts with the letter of the day. I am mostly experimenting with the watercolors still, so don't expect perfection....
Clicking on the letter of the day will bring you to the main site which has links to get to other participants if you would like to go on an alphabetical adventure!
For the letter S, I wrote a Sedona to go with my watercolor of a sofa. A Sedona is an old form that is unrhymed two stanza poem of three lines in each stanza. Each stanza is a poem called a Katuata which has syllable structure of 5-7-7. The two katuata's may address the same subject from differing perspectives from the first to the second. I think I did it in mine today.
Sofa
Your cushions so soft
invite me to come snuggle
with a good book and hot tea.
Ball drops in my book,
wagging tail threatens my tea.
Sofa, quiet time later?
by Donna JT Smith ©2025
Ah, when I read Sedona, I immediately think of the town in Arizona. Nice!!
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Yes. I wonder why the name Sedona for this. I guess the word means something that I should learn about...
DeleteJamie (jannghi.blogspot.com): Yet another I'd never heard of.
ReplyDeleteYou and me, both. This isn't even a new one.
DeleteThis made me smile. I love those old comfy sofas. And I love even more, the dropped ball and wagging tail!
ReplyDeleteHadn't seen your blog in ages! So happy to see you again!
DeleteWhat a sweet poem! I really like your theme of watercolors and poems, such a nice combination.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm having fun anyway!
DeleteYour poem is really cute! I too appreciate some sofa time.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've heard of a sedona before. Interesting!
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