Poetry Dice Entry: Owed To Issa (A Haiku Decagon) PDC3K WEEK 11
Issa had a direct, no-nonsense style that is most likely impossible to replicate. His form doesn't fit in with our modern views of what a haiku is and yet, he is an undisputed master. I hope that if he were here today (and on steemit), he would think this a worthy attempt to combine form with function to create a lasting value. As a single poem with ten haiku sections, Owed To Issa attempts to look at a common human emotional state from ten sides. (How do you cope with the loss of True Love?)
This is my entry for the PDC3K WEEK 11, sponsored by @robyneggs. If you haven't yet, you should seriously head over to the CONTEST PAGE and check it out! I've read some great poetry there every week, and this week is certain to be something you won't want to miss.
Image Credit: Stesha Warren
(A Haiku Decagon)
My advice to you
is try to be aloof, as
he is. Attract him.
I shall clear my head
and derive a solution;
resolve this ordeal.
Shadows live, quiet
night falls on the desert, full
moon traces designs.
Do you remember?
the water, cold and you, so
hot the sun would melt.
Because you are there
a flower picked is pointless.
Still, I dream of bees.
Every tiny
leaf, each fruit he painted led
to understanding.
My best friend kicked me
in the face; his staring eyes
daring my response.
Cats prowling, windows
above setting music free...
small feet pat onward.
Thunder, lightning; do
I feel you within me or
just your reflection?
Bring pot, and a lot
of it: grass, weed, Mary Jane;
cure me of my pain.
I love this! So many favorites here for me: Kalyndra, Solitude and Lindsey Street-brings back memories of hot summer nights in the city, windows open, strands of music in the air and tom cats on the prowl... Yep, great job, Jon!
I am humbled, truly.
Knowing he deserved none of that, knowing he was merely the conduit and not the creator, he nevertheless stood and accepted the kiss that was offered.
Thank you sweetie!
( oh, it's Kalynda, dear. ❤ )
Yep - this is the most epic thing EVER!!! I am sure Issa would be proud - direct indeed! Whoop Whoop! Mind - blown - I really like your form and tribute @jonknight! Totally epic! Cheers~! I wish you all the luck and love in life! xo
Thank you, @robyneggs! ✌
Wow that is a fantastic piece of work @jonknight. This is a great haiku tribute to Issa!
Thank you! Haiku is one of my favorite forms!
The building of layers upon layers as you unfolded a collage of images, snapshots of life and the puzzle pieces thereof that fit together each lifepiece being reflections and mirror images of the other. A magnificent steppingstone Ode in a Haiku dimension of space and time that has me bowing before you. @jonknight. It was an honor to experience this expression of art in rare form
Thank you @rensoul17 - I love the simple yet complex form of haiku. Limits imposed on its form creates its own angst, makes me work hard to find the function. Form and function: intertwined like a threads in a tapestry.