Hardly aware, or: Certainly unclear

A sijo

each ever spirals through
substantial, intangible changes
hardly aware, certainly unclear
as cycles snap and twist
coil together, one into the next
resisting gravity

‘Ronovan Writes’ poetry challenge

Sijo Wednesday #8

Ronovan encourages poets to write sijos that include the words ‘rebirth’ or ‘change’ today.

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

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–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

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17 thoughts on “Hardly aware, or: Certainly unclear”

This was great David…Love spirals:):)

ben Alexander May 4, 202222:13 Reply

😍🌀 Karima 🌀😍

The perfect picture for poetry, David.👌

ben Alexander May 4, 202219:30 Reply

💓 Jane 💓

I enjoyed reading this style. Thank you for sharing.

ben Alexander May 4, 202219:29 Reply

❤️💗 Molly ❤️💗

Deep and beautiful. Should be a movie dialogue. 🙂

ben Alexander May 4, 202219:24 Reply

💜 Terveen 💜
abvr May 5, 202212:21 Reply

These sijos like the haikus and tankas really grow on me
And you make them blossom and bloom so effortlessly
Even when adressing complicated themes such as transcending in the midst of challenges and difficulties, without falling.