Long Distance

Posted on by areadingwriter

Long Distance: A Shadorma*
(for my Queen of Shadorma, my long-distance sister Stella)

We’re thousand
miles apart yet our
hearts embrace,
souls unite,
daring distance’s dark demands,
far-friendship survives.

—

©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights Reserved.

Photo credit: Unsplash

The Shadorma* is a simple syllabic verse form created by James Neill Northe that is most effective when written using strong words or phrases.
The Shadorma is:

  • a hexastich, a poem in 6 lines although you certainly could choose to write any number of sixains in this syllabic pattern.
  • syllabic, 3-5-3-3-7-5 syllables per line.
  • unrhymed.

–

In response to Mindlovemisery Menagerie: B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond – Tanaga, Revisited – May 14, 2016.

Read more awesome poems here:

Published by areadingwriter

I read because I write. | I write because I read.

51 thoughts on “Long Distance”

  3. Ohhhhh, now I can’t see my keyboard for all the tears…you are SO Beautiful, Rosey–you have blessed me beyond describing. I love you so! What a marvelous heart-to-heart poem, it’s wonderful!! God bless you “pressed down, shaken together, and running over”! xxoo Did I say “thank you”–I forgot! THANK YOU!!!!!!

    Liked by 1 person

      1. I want to print it out and put it on my refrigerator so I can look at it “many” times a day, hahaha!! And of course I’ll probably brag to my cousin, too… 🙂

        Liked by 1 person

  4. Beautiful poem. As always Rosema, you say so much in so few words. I really like that about your poems. It’s an awesome talent. I read another poem I think from Manan, which was the same form so now, I’m going to have to try the form for myself 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

    1. oh thank you, dear Mandi! 🙂 While you love my short poems let me tell you how i am in awe of your lengthy ones. 🙂 they just flow, freely and powerfully. that’s an AWESOME talent too! 🙂

      P.S.
      I have read your shadormas and you surely made them your own! ❤

      Liked by 1 person

      5. Haha. Thank you. I thought about your comment and I was like, I really should show a recent photo so I actually look like the picture. Happy you like this took this yesterday 🙂

        Liked by 1 person

      7. Thank you Rosema. You are so sweet. I’m hoping so, a little each week is healthy 🙂 You are beautiful as well and I think more so because you don’t use all the products I use 🙂

        Liked by 1 person

      8. Oh I was actually planning to ask you how to use that eyeliner! HAHA
        I am not good in makeup not because I am not fond of it but because I am too lazy and also my budget is limited. haha 😀

        Liked by 1 person

      9. Oh well. I like liquid eyeliner pens with a felt tip like point. If you ever can afford, Maybelline I know has some that are a good price. You start at the middle of your eye, pushing against you lash line and draw the line along your lash until you get to corner of your eye and then give it a little flick. Then go back to the middle of your eye and do your inner lash line. It takes practice and to be truthful, some days are better then others 🙂

        Liked by 1 person

      11. Haha. Yeah I figured them out. The felt tip liners make it much easier then in the past. When you have $ to spend on that kind of thing, I’m sure you’ll be able to do it 🙂 💗

        Liked by 1 person

      13. Here Rosema, I opened up YouTube and there is a great eyeliner tutorial here. Hope it helps you sometime 🙂

        Liked by 1 person

  7. Aww ❤ That is one of the best poems dedicated to a friend that I've read in a long time 🙂 Happy happiness and sunshine to both of you 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

Leave a comment