Stirring Sea

Sifar — Nothingness | صِفَر |

I know I am made of a little flame of fire, from colours of earth there’s a rippling water stream with a pinch of wood in me

Gentle flowing wind I am in the stars I heed, made of dancing lights in darkness I learn to rouse Stirring Sea of truth in me

amidst love lost and dreams to weave all that ends shall begin with sifar

This poem is made of two Tanka poems and a Monoku end. The Tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in its five-line, 5/7/5/7/7 syllable count form. A Monoku is a single horizontal line poem of 17 syllables. I love to explore the beauty and subtle simplicity of these ancient poetry forms. I hope you enjoy the syllabic rhythm of the poems.

Sifar comes from the Arabic word ‘Sifr’ صِفَر and the English word Cipher is derived from it. It literally means Zero, Nothing or a Void.

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