Shovel summer,
fall whispers death.
Warmer days’ done.
Here comes red leaves,
trees with naked sleeves.
Let autumn’s kiss
lull pain’s hiss, and
dismiss your hate.
Bliss is sweeter
for the forgiver.
—
03.26.2018
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In response to Blogging from A to Z Challenge and NaPoWriMo 2018.
Y is for Ya-Du.
The Ya-Du or ritú (season) is stanzaic form dedicated to the seasons. The theme should express the emotions the seasons evoke. The form is a 15th century Burmese pattern using a climbing rhyme. The elements of the Ya-Du are:
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L1-L4 tetrasyllabic (4) and L5 may be 5,7, 9, or 11 syllables. 4-4-4-4-(5,7,9, or 11)
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stanzaic, written in no more than 3 cinquains.
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The form employs a climbing rhyme in which the 4th syllable of L1 rhymes with the 3rd syllable of L2 and the 2nd syllable of L3. L4 and L5 end rhyme.
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dedicated to the seasons and the emotions they evoke.
Bliss is certainly sweeter😊
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definitely! 😀 thank you, sweetie!
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The line “trees with naked sleeves.” That’s creative work, sister–effective and it fits the form. Hard to believe April’s nearly done!
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awwww. thank you so much, brother! I think Mr. Time is in a marathon mode, no?
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