This is the first posting of poems from the hand-written Gogyohka archives.
For those who do not know ~ Gogyohka have roots in the Tanka tradition but where Tanka do have a strict syllabic structure [5 : 7 : 5 : 7 : 7] Gogyohka only have to contain a five-line pattern and the syllable count can vary completely.
Test - 21 May 10
Life offers a test
from time to time
just to see
if you are still ...
Awake
Darkness - 23 May 10
When darkness clouds the sky
Remember
I will be here
to hold your hand
To protect you
Gossamer - 24 May 10
Threads of arriving
Gossamer dreams
Drifting on the day
Ensnare me
Take me back
Watching - 25 May 10
Watching
the sun slide gently
into evening
taking dreams and memories
to rest
Missing - 29 May 10
My Heart
Missing for so many years
found by you
nurtured and returned to me
to Love again
Only "Test" and "Missing" came from prompts the others are home-grown, so to speak.
There will be more to come.
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i love your gogyohka, Ainsley! "Darkness" and "Missing" are lovely, romantic poems. "Gossamer" and "Watching" are more ethereal and "Test" reminds me of the jokes of the gods.
ReplyDeletei'm so happy to see you posting from your gogyohka archives as well as the haikū.
Thank you dani ♥ for your Lovely comments.
DeleteI was wondering if posting the Gogyohka was a good idea ~ but, if for no other reason a feeling of completion and converting the archives into a properly readable form were just two very persuasive reasons.
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