A Cadralor
In the form of 5 Kimos
dropping suddenly from thirty meters
having spied ruffed grouse aloft
my eyasses hunger
leaves dry, berries gone, driven by hunger
settling for thin garter snake
launching down upon it
familiar musky scent in the breeze
wood mouse foraging for seeds
I slither, jaw unhinged
samaras scattered at the tall elm's roots
scampering by, I smell them
enticing pea-like treats
picnicking by their truck, this family
delighting in our forest
presents the greatest threat
Cadralor
The cadralor is a poem of 5, unrelated, numbered stanzaic images, each of which can stand alone as a poem, is fewer than 10 lines, and ideally constrains all stanzas to the same number of lines. Imagery is crucial to cadralor: each stanza should be a whole, imagist poem, almost like a scene from a film, or a photograph. The fifth stanza acts as the crucible, alchemically pulling the unrelated stanzas together…
Kimo
The kimo shares much in common with the haiku: it appears in three lines, making it a tristich, with each line following a diminishing pattern:
- Ten syllables
- Seven syllables
- Six syllables
Each of these lines are unrhymed.
The kimo often deals with a static image, a single moment in which there is no movement. Along with its brief nature, this makes it an excellent form to reflect on or celebrate a particular instance.
Love the linkage of the stanzas and then the jarring reality of the last one! (that linkage is a very poetic description of the food chain!!)
โจ๐โจ Muri โจ๐โจ
I agree about the combination of forms–they suit each other. And I like how humans intrude on the mystery–as they so often do. (K)
โค thanks, Kerfe!! โค
Wow ๐คฉ wow ๐คฉ wow ๐คฉ
Soooo good ๐ ๐โค๏ธ
โค Yassy โค = very sweet.
Noice !!
ha ha ha โฆ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLNxvl3-CpA
I love how you combined the two forms. Brilliant David ๐
And the poem itself…wow๐
๐๐ Sangeetha ๐๐