A shadorma
barge sternlight
glows through dense night fog;
dim, old dock;
vain gulls pose
on catwalk in the spotlight;
fancy themselves grand
via 500px
This poem was written in response to:
Shadorma?
- six-line stanzas (or sestets);
- each stanza has a syllable count of 3/5/3/3/7/5, for a total of 26 syllables;
- may consist of one stanza, or an unlimited number of stanzas.
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Wow! This is truly awesomely written! Enjoyed and loved reading this
I love this..I copied and pasted the form.. thanks David💖
❤ Cindy ❤ ~ shadormas are quite popular! I've seen a lot of them here on WP.
I’m certain of it! Thanks for letting me know know. xo
Well done, David. Especially given such constraints. 🙂
❤ Thanks, Bill ❤
Picture and words in perfect harmony. As for gulls, they’re the bain of my life, there’s one posing on my window ledge right now!
❤ Keith ❤ ~ ewwww!
Wow!!! Great shordoma. The Line 3 image shift to the catwalk is amazing.
Happy Sunday
Much💛love
❤ Gillena ❤ ~ thank you!
Theatrical gulls! Doubtless they believe all the fish tossed are bouquets. 🙂
❤ Wyndolynne ❤ – hahaha! You must be right!
😀
David [ben Alexander]
They Do look like they are posing, now I think about it! Lovely Shadorma, David.
❤️🧡 Marion ❤️🧡
Oh, so good to see a barge again, even in photo,
In fact under this lighting the barge even looks romantic.
I love how you played with the feelings of the gulls
They are such audacious and hilarious birds, fancy them on the catwalk,
I know, sort of clumsy😂
Love the romantic comedy played out in the Shadorma.
💓 😜 Abi 😜 💓
The tone of your poem and photos complement each other nicely. Nice scene!
💝 Michele 💝
Hehe! Those vainglorious gulls!
💛 Muri 💛
A lovely Shadorma David! Always glad to see you at the Muse my friend!
🧡 Carrie 🧡