Blogging from A to Z Challenge: I is for… (#AtoZChallenge)
Welcome to my April 2025 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!
I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with pictures), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly. So, here goes nothing!
So, without further ado, I is for …Imayo
“The imayo is a 4-line Japanese poem that has 12 syllables in each line. If a 12-syllable line sounds unique for a Japanese poetic form, don’t fret. There is a planned caesura (or pause) between the first 7 syllables and the final 5. The 5/7 syllable splits are the familiar patterns found in other Japanese forms like haiku, tanka, and senryu.“
Final Joy
When my time on earth draws close to its end, I choose
to see once more, moments of my life that brought joy:
Graduations, playing bass, soft ocean breezes
Marathon, BBQs, Kevin, oyster Brie soup
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Thanks for visiting my 2025 A to Z Challenge – Letter I.
Posted on April 10, 2025, in A to Z Challenge, photography, Photos I took, Writing. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
I love this idea! So, just to clarify, are you writing the poem and coupling it with a picture, or using pictures alone to portray the words of the poem you speak? I think this entire idea is fabulous, especially as a writer of poetry (among other things) and keen artist myself! X
I keep forgetting the pictures! I am so concentrating on writing the poems…