And the rules change all the time. Traditionally, they had to be about an element of nature, in two parts, with one line either redirecting or contradicting…and the mandatory 5-7-5 syllable count.
Here’s one of mine:
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Wide winged Crane skyward
He looks toward the rising sun
I do not see it
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I will leave it up to you to decide if it is the first or third line that is contradictory.
2007-12-02 03:20:16 · 4 answers · asked by Orgazmo 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
True, much has been argued about such a short little thing. I recently read where a new American form (3-5-3) is recognized. Here's a new one of mine:
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A goose feather falls
The bird has so many more
And in my pillow
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2007-12-02 03:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right about the contradiction. The form is perfect and the imagery beautiful, but what is it that you don't see--the crane or the rising sun?
2007-12-02 15:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, your ku is very ku.
2007-12-02 11:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by Ha'ole Boy! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
contradiction? oh i didnt know that.... hmm.
some i wrote: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArS1xqxIkJFjJv1sLnffc23ROhh.;_ylv=3?qid=20071202075259AAeQgqm
2007-12-02 11:51:26 · answer #4 · answered by kleptomanic sheep 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋