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!
The waka is a Japanese 5-line poem (or stanza) that is often considered synonymous with the tanka,
because both have the 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. The
waka groups lines together so that the first 2 lines
should make one thought, the next 2 lines the next, and the final line can stand on its own, or complete the second
group, making a 3 line thought.
End stop, or use other forms of punctuation after lines 2, 4, and 5.
Window to the sea
You awake the child in me –
Salt in my hair and
periwinkles in my hands –
I look out and hold this world.
by Donna JT Smith ©2025
Jamie (jannghi.blogspot.com):
ReplyDeleteYet another new one to me.
This is beautiful, the poem and the painting. I've never heard of a Waka before, thank you for teaching me something new!
ReplyDeleteOnly three letters left - we've got this!!
ReplyDeleteDonna: Click for my 2025 A-Z Blog
Beautiful imagery! Visiting from the A-Z and enjoyed reading very much. All the best.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love your poem and your painting is lovely!
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