barefoot (a wayra)

Wayward, barefoot steps
search the path untamed, cluttered
with rocks of doubts, holes of flaws
ready for blisters, scars,
knowing to rise means to fall first.

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03.26.2018
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In response to Blogging from A to Z Challenge and NaPoWriMo 2018.

W is for Wayra.

The Wayra (Quechua – wind ) is a popular verse form of Peru and Bolivia. It appears it originated in an indigenous Quechua language but has found its way into Spanish literature. It is a short syllabic verse form found at Vole Central and some other sites around the internet.

The elements of the Wayra are:

1. a pentastich, a poem in 5 lines.

2. syllabic, 5-7-7-6-8

3. unrhymed.