Sunday, April 28, 2024

Sijo - NaPoWriMo #28


NaPoWriMo prompt for today:

Write a sijo which is a traditional Korean verse form with three lines of 14-16 syllables.  The first line introduces the poem’s theme, the second discusses it, and the third line, which is divided into two sentences or clauses, ends the poem – usually with some kind of twist or surprise.

 

I walk through streets of broken glass

              lined with empty buildings

In this vacant town even the ghosts

              have moved away

Here I will set up house

              with all my memories of you                                   

             

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