Friday, May 27, 2011

Seven: Sedoka

Definition: a sedoka is a 6-line Japanese form composed of two tercets, with a syllabic count of 5, 7, 7, 5, 7, 7. There is no specified rhyme scheme.


          these walls grow whiter         ;
nourishing the squatters          [we] ;
the roof cannot contain            [us ] ;

moisture/tears :     spoil wood   .
mold/years       :     chew corners.{softly}
: a (h)ouse is No Longer (H)ome .

1 comment:

  1. omfg i LOVE. totally inspired to write now

    ReplyDelete