Tryst (Hay(na)ku)

by GB   Dec 13, 2014


Tryst

Beheld
by moonlight,
the leaping Jasmine

His butterfly kisses
awaken the
dead...

*** In a traditional Hay(na)ku, there are: A tercet: 3 lines. A total of 6 words: 1 in the first line, 2 in the second line, and 3 in the third line. There is no restriction on syllables or stressed or rhymes.

Variations:

In the 'reverse' haynaku, the longest line is placed first and the shortest last. The total is still 6 words: 3 in the first line, 2 in the second line, and 1 in the third line. Multiple hay(na)ku can be chained to form a longer poem. There are other variations also.

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  • 9 years ago

    by Robert Gardiner

    Sweetly Penned!!!

  • 9 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Interesting, beautiful and there is also sense of a dangerous love...that is the feel I got while reading this.
    Nicely done with the form.

    Beheld
    by moonlight,
    the leaping Jasmine

    ^^I was trying to imagine the leaping jasmine..feels like you are talking about the shadow of the jasmine. How it sways to the find and changes its direction which looks like its leaping...nice picture here.

    His butterfly kisses
    awaken the
    dead...

    ^^Here I guess you are talking about the moon. The moon has a way to change moods likewise its beam is soft...a silent kiss that awakens the things that only roam at that hour.

    An interesting poem here and well done with the form :)

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