Wait - Pleiades

by Lonely Rider   Feb 17, 2012


Whispering horizon
wears a speck of amber
while a silent autumn
waits in denial to
watch spirited colors
waddle across the moor
welcoming giggling spring.

This titled form was invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine's Lead Editor. Only one
word is allowed in the title followed by a single seven-line stanza. The first word in each line begins with the same letter as the title. Hortensia Anderson, a popular haiku and tanka poet, added her own requirement of restricting the line length to six syllables.

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  • 12 years ago

    by A lonely soul

    Definitely a creative form of poetry to describe nature and its beauty. In particular I like how you used sounds of nature as adjectives and verbs to make it all come alive, poetically for the reader.

  • 12 years ago

    by End Of Eternity

    This form sounds so tough but then reading the flow, it seems so easy. The fact is that you made it look so simple. You simply amazes me with your choice of words. Great write.

    Loved this ending:

    welcoming giggling spring

    all the best and take care

  • 12 years ago

    by Britt

    Wow, this is so beautiful. It's hard to do a form such as this and still capture the essence of your topic, but you seemed to do this so effortlessly. I adored the imagery, it made me feel there, in the moment. There is that winter waiting period from death to rebirth, and you captured it perfectly. Beautifully executed!

  • 12 years ago

    by Ronel McCarthy

    You mastered the form beautifully .........very soothing

  • 12 years ago

    by Daisy if you do

    Raj,
    What a delightful poem, I am not much one for forms but I think this form was on the main boards as a contest or something. This would have fit in nicely among them. You have a knack for this type of poetry and getting the reader to connect with your poetry. Wonderful, thanks for the share.