A Cleave poem
in the form of two Shadormas
| Chanukah | festival | |
| with bright atmosphere | permeating through ~ | |
| filling our | Jewish homes; | |
| children’s hearts; | families | |
| has left glowing memories | held together by warm love | |
| lasting forever | across gen’rations |
How to read a cleave poem?
Simply:
- Read the left hand poem as a first discrete poem.
- Read the right hand poem as a second discrete poem.
- Read the whole as a third integrated poem.
Shadorma
- The Shadorma is a Spanish poetic form made up of a stanza of six lines with no set rhyme scheme (rhyme is optional);
- It is a syllabic poem with a meter of 3/5/3/3/7/5;
- It can have many stanzas, as long as each follows the meter.
#TankaTuesday
The above was written for Colleen M. Chesebro’s ‘Tanka Tuesday’ prompt.
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–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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Warm and beautiful. Best wishes to you and your family, David. 🙂
💙💗 Terveen 💗💙
That’s such a cool form! Great poem. Happy Holidays. 🙂
🤎 D. Wallace 🤎 – thank you so much.
-David
Brilliant combo of the forms, David. 🙂
🤎 Aishwarya! 🤎
Thank you 🙂
David
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David, I love the cleave poem featuring the two shadormas! I think sharing our cultural traditions through poetry brings our community closer together. I feel the love and warmth of your family in this poem. It’s perfect for all of the December holiday traditions. Thanks so much. ❤
😍 Colleen 😍
Happy new year in advance
❤ Sylverian ❤ ~ thanks!
Sincerely,
David
So heartwarming.. a you know I LOVE this form!💖
💞 Cindy 💞
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Love the poem and the after glow of the Festival of Lights!
💟 Muri 💟 – thanks
A festival of light and family..what could be better? (K)
💝 Kerfe 💝 – nothing, I think.
Loved the festive spirit radiating right through.
So full of love .
And brilliant use of two forms.
❤ She ❤ – thank you so much! That's very kind.
Shabbat shalom,
David