Sangeetha & David’s new poetry project
Once upon a time, two poets who’d never met in person began writing verses back and forth over the Internet. Their first project took them some nine months: a 100 verse Hyakuin.
Once they’d completed their first oeuvre, they decided to continue their journey together; and Sangeetha came up with a fun idea. Beginning in January ’22, they took turns selecting poetic forms beginning with the letters of the alphabet (A through Z) and wrote poems to one another using those forms.
Upon completing that second project, Sangeetha suggested that they go through the alphabet once more, this time with an addition twist… In their new series, for every letter of the alphabet (A through Z), the two would select not only a poetic form but also – a keyword for each poem.
For ‘L’, Sangeetha selected the ‘Lai’ form and the keyword ‘Love’.
L: Lai
Sangeetha’s Lai
Like it's the first time
Shy heartbeats align
We're one
How forever shines
When by Love's design
We run
Like it's the last time
every breath sublime
We won
David’s Lai
February child;
I remain beguiled
by her
Now seven-years-old;
her life fast unfolds-
a blur
I'll be hers- always;
no matter what may
occur
Lai?
- Stanzaic: Each stanza is compromised of the same number of triplets (3 line units);
- Syllabic: The syllable count in each triplet of lines is 5, 5, 2;
- Rhyming: Each triplet rhymes a-a-b.
Sangeetha & David’s ‘Creativity verses form’
- The Alliterisen (#alternatives)
- The Bragi (#books) [1st attempt]
- The Bragi (#books) [correct]
- The Cadae (#crisis)
- The Dodoitsu (#desire)
- The Emmett (#elves)
- The Fold (#friend)
- The Golda (#gravity)
- The Harrisham (#hope)
- The Inverted Refrain (#imagination)
- The Jram (#jubilee)
- The Kลel (#kismet)
- The Lai (#love)
- The Monometric (#motivation)
- The Nove Otto (#night)
- The Ovillejo (#origins)
- The Purely Hopeful (#poetry)
- The Quatern (#quiet)
- The Raay (#roots)
- The Septanelle (#smiles)
- The Trianglet (#time)
- The Ukiah (#underwear)
- The Violette (#vintage)
- The Whyquain (#wisdom)
- X (wildcard): The Eight-ette (#excuse)
- The Ya Hoo (#yes)
- The Zip (#zip)
Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!
True love story
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ in this post, you get two love stories for the price of one!
๐but only one will fetch The Pulitzer Prizeย ๐
I love both of your poems โค
๐ค๐๐ป Sylvia ๐๐ป๐ค
Sweet. I like them.
๐๐๐ป Andrew ๐๐ป๐
A father’s love IS forever! Love this effort and Sangeetha’s poem too!
๐๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐
Iโm enjoying your collaboration so much, David and Sangeetha. Well done.
~Dora
๐๐๐ป Dora ๐๐ป๐
Dazzling duo! Beautiful verse. ๐
๐ Michele ๐ ~ thank you!
Excellent.
๐ Molly ๐ ~ thanks!