Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, the final day, the final letter, the final poem for National Poetry Month!  Z is for…Zappai. “Zappai poems are like haiku, but not. Or maybe more appropriately, they’re like senryu, but not (or maybe they are). This poetic form definition may sound kind of wishy-washy, but zappai are poems that have a 5-7-5 syllable pattern that do not contain the seasonal reference expected of haiku. In other words, zappai are all those haiku people write that haiku poets recognize as not being haiku. Again, senryu could fit this definition as well, but senryu also can have a looseness with the syllables, much like haiku, so that 17 syllables are not mandatory. Zappai should still be poetic, but they’re 5-7-5 poems that don’t include the seasonal reference. Final answer. I think.“

I actually explored a few Z forms for this post (unlike many topics in past A to Z challenges, there are MANY Z options) and each one was more convoluted than the next. I will have to go back and try some of them though – I have discovered in this challenge that the complicated forms are actually a lot of fun, kind of like big word puzzles. Anyhoo…here we go!

The End

Today marks the end
of poetry challenges
Time to move along

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter Z.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, Y is for…Yadu. “The ya-du is a Burmese poetic form. Here are the guidelines:  Quintains (or five-line stanzas).  Four syllables in the first four lines.  The final line has either five, seven, nine, or 11 syllables. The fourth syllable of the first line rhymes with the third syllable of the second line and the second syllable of the third line. The fourth syllable of the third line rhymes with the third syllable of the fourth line and the second syllable of the fifth line. The fourth syllable of the fourth line rhymes with the final syllable of the final line.  Subject usually deals with seasons. Most ya-du are written in three or fewer stanzas.”

Today

Sun peaks behind
flowers. Find peace
And mind, the rain
passes pain. Spring
will reign and summer bring.

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter Y.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, X is for…Xenophanic. “The word xenophanic is an adjective used to describe itinerant poets (poets who wandered from place to place) who wrote poems that were witty and often satirical. Satirical is when something is funny at first but upon closer inspection there is a deeper meaning to the joke. Whereby the joke is merely a cover up for a more serious issue at hand.“

Is it flu?

It wasn’t while
I waited there
for basic tests.
I did not care.
Nor did I worry
I would get
what fellow patients
needed checked,
until the sign
became a portend,
true prediction,
genuine…
…it was indeed the flu.

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter X.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…