Transient beauty

Imayo form

 

 

 

Imayo.

 

4x 12 syllable lines caesura after seventh syllable

Can be written as an eight line poem

7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5

 

Example

 

When the cherry blossoms die// Memories remain.

Petals white against the sky// pictures we retain.

Beauty may be transient // memories are not.

Though they are not permanent // and will be forgot.

Next year when the cherry trees // blossom once again

Pleasing everyone who sees // their buds open

Natures yearly beauty show .// Everyone must go.

blossoms dancing in the breeze .// Can lift your spirits so.

 

18-Jul-08

 

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Reviews

[Angel's Lady]

What a very lovely set of thoughts! I truly think this is very wonderfully written. Great write! Good job.

[Pink Poison]

I like this a lot. The thought of my weeping cherry tree blossoming has gotten me through many a long winter. Of course, memories of other things remain too, that is understood. Well done...I have trouble with anything but free-form poetry, although I force myself to do it sometimes because it's good exercise for the mind and the artistic muscles ;)

[Aldora Sparrow]

Very nice. I like how you mixed some parts of sonnets and some of haiku. I could see the cherry blossoms and smell their scent. Very nice.