Friday, August 1, 2014

CD : little ones 12 Shardorma



The Shadorma is a poetic form consisting of a six-line stanza (or sestet). The form is alleged to have originated in Spain. Each stanza has a syllable count of three syllables in the first line, five syllables in the second line, three syllables in the third and fourth lines, seven syllables in the fifth line, and five syllables in the sixth line (3/5/3/3/7/5) for a total of 26 syllables. A poem may consist of one stanza, or an unlimited number of stanzas (a series of shadormas).
winged entertainment


cicada
lost in the willow
calls for friends
join me here
in the dusk of this fine night
watch glowbugs
glowbugs blink
in the grass, maples
and the pines
signaling
in the dusk of night, listen -
cicada

©JP/davh

This also fits in with this prompt by Bastet over at/here:
http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/bastets-shadorma-photo-prompt-july-26-2014/

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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 1, 2014 at 4:27 PM

    really liking this pairing of shadorma! Loving how they mirror one another -- moving from the cicadas to the glowbugs and back -- and how both are paying attention to one another, marveling at one another. This is so well done -- brava!!!!!!!

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    1. JazzbumpaAugust 1, 2014 at 11:19 PM

      Yes, I agree.

      Wonderful construction.

      Cheers!

      JzB

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  2. Bastet's Waka LibraryAugust 2, 2014 at 2:11 PM

    Oh Jules these are really great shadorma ... love the story they tell, this was brilliant!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 3, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    Wonderful Jules absolutely wonderful

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    1. JulesAugust 5, 2014 at 9:17 PM

      Dusk is a wonderful time to listen and see them both.
      Thank you

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  4. ChèvrefeuilleAugust 3, 2014 at 2:53 PM

    Beautiful written Jules.

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  5. PatAugust 4, 2014 at 1:20 PM

    Totally cool --- thanks for giving me the link. Wonderful poem - I like the thoughts floating around very much.

    Fascinating little creatures - cicadas.

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  6. UnknownAugust 5, 2014 at 12:31 AM

    Brilliant and the imagery is so powerful...bravo! j'aime

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