talking to myself: a wayra

hush. whispers the moon
to my walking worry. shh.
shallow faith, sink and savor
such unsure shore. in your
night dress, count holy graces. hush.

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11.19.2021
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For dVerse: Poetry Form: The Wayra – Thank you, Grace, for featuring my poem there and for levelling this up with onomatopoeia! 🙂

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.