UNCOMMON POETIC FORMS

Our Love

A somonka

To feel so deeply Oceans of tears seldom dry Delicate flower Your light of goodness shines bright You won’t just survive but thrive.

You feel as strongly Your tears taste just as salty Words do no justice It would be nice to hear less Yet I couldn’t be without.

This somonka is written in response to Literary Impulse’s prompt for the month of August, ‘uncommon poetic forms’

The somonka is basically two tankas(5–7–5–7–7 syllable format) written as two love letters to each other (one tanka per love letter). This form usually demands two authors, but it is possible to have a poet take on two personas.

If any of my poet friends would like to write as little as one form to as many as fifteen uncommon poetic forms, the instructions and a short description of these forms can be found in the link to Somsubhra’s informative piece below

Thank you, Somsubhra Banerjee, Priyanka Srivastava, Elisabeth Khan, and Nachi Keta, of Literary Impulse for publishing my work. Each wonderful writers in your own right, we would love to see any of your takes on the prompts.

Zahra Ali, Upasana Sharma, Aimée Gramblin, Jonah Lightwhale, Viraji Ogodapola, Frank Larkin, Dr. Fatima Imam, Yana Bostongirl, Harley Christensen, Carlos Garbiras, Fiza Ameen, Orla Kenny, Marcus, Melanie J., Ching Ching, Pablo Pereyra, Dr. Amy Pierovich, jenine bsharah baines, Dr. Preeti Singh, Denise Larkin, Lee Ameka, David Rudder, Jaylee Reign, Katie Michaelson, Margie Willis, Gurpreet Dhariwal, Ruchi Thalwal, Anthi Psomiadou, Lanu Pitan, Lori Lamothe, Teresa Grabs, Muhammad Nasrullah Khan, Pene Hodge, Terry Mansfield, Esther George, James G Brennan, JM Heatherly, Carolyn Hastings, Thief, kurt gasbarra, Tanki — a poo, emoji’s et alt, and anyone, of too many to mention, who is interested, and Patrick M. Ohana, you are well aware that Anthi Kanena is five syllables.