Xanthus: A Xiaoshi
©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer
Brings joy as sun rises,
shows jealousy once given,
proves fruits sweetness,
a color from heaven.
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Photo credit: Aaron Burden
In response to Blogging from A to Z Challenge: X is for Xiaoshi
Xiaoshi, (small poem,shi = poetry / xiao = little, diminutive or small) is a genre of Chinese poetry from the 1920s. It is a fragmented poem with minimal explanation. It teams seemingly unrelated images with little indication of cause and effect. The frame is at the discretion of the poet although in sync with most Chinese poetry, it is common to be written as a quatrain.
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Definitely a colour from heaven in my book, Beautiful. 🙂
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you are right! thank you very much, Judy! 😀
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Love the warmth of the colour and your words.
Beautifully put ❤
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thank you dear Era! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Your poems radiates sunshine. Loved it.
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YAY! thank you!!! I am glad it did radiates sunshine because Xanthus means yellow. 😀
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This poem is even more like a riddle. Love the form.
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you are right! it might be a riddle. 😀 Thank you!
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Beautiful poem as always. 🙂 I wish I could write like you 🙂
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i believe you could. 😀
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I loved this journey with you, have learnt so much through your wonderful poems!
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Thank you very much, Ipsita. 🙂 It was great reading your poems, too! 🙂
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This made me feel all warm and happy and chirpy and full of sunshine 🙂 It’s such a loving poem. I love Tulips 😀
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YAY!! I am so giddy that it has that effect on you! 😀 OH tulips are my fave! 😀
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Lovely! Yellow is my favourite colour, but I can’t wear it, it looks horrible on me!
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Really??? I think it will love you back eventually. 😀
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Beautiful
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thank you very much, Dixita!
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Wow a poetic form that starts with X–who would have thunk it? Such a lovely poem too.
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Yay! Thank you, Mel! YES! There’s an X-form! 😀 😀 😀 The link I gave you has forms from AtoZ. Like literally. 😀 😀 😀
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I know and I still can’t get over the fact there is an X-form. It boggles my mind! 🙂
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Hahahah! What should I do? Haha
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🙂
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Lovely!! 🙂
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love yellow dear? 😀 Thank you!
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Ah .. what a beauty ❤
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awww. thank you! 😀 😀 😀
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Shows jealousy once given..proves fruits sweetness.. how beautiful is that! We must continue with our “Dear…” series. You are making me think a lot here, my dear girl!
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YAY! Thank you very much! 😀 😀 😀 I am game for another Dear poem!!! 😀
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You always start, Rose. So whenever you are ready and free, let’s do Dear Hatred?
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I am okay with Dear Hatred! 😀
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Hi Nandita! My stanzas are, done! 😀 It’s your turn. 😀
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I knew you’d find an X. The images work like jazz. Syncopated, spirited. The last line for me is particularly evocative: “a color from heaven.” Like a miracle of divine visitation.
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Haha. I surely found an X. 😀 If you would want to know more poetry forms I can share you a link complete with AtoZ! 😀 😀 😀
Thank you very much!!! 😀 Yellow is indeed a color from heaven!
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