A sijo
I am not more motivated,
nor am I happier;
The anxiety medication
is clearly working well;
I can soberly observe my flaws
better than ever before
Sijo?
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 โturn,โ and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.
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)
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
The image tells its own story?
๐๐๐ป Marion ๐๐ป๐ ~ exactly
Very intriguingโฆthis calm (through medication) after the storm of anxietyโฆ
๐๐๐ป Karima ๐๐ป๐ ~ exactly
Anxiety is like a wave–calm, storm is a good analogy. (K)
๐ค๐๐ป Kerfe ๐๐ป๐ค
To see clearly is grand but to see only the chip in the cup and ignore the glorious pattern is no gain…
๐งก๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐งก
observing medication –
stuck flow stuck oh
big pharma
๐ Barbara ๐
๐คโค๏ธ๐ Anxiety is a terrible thing!
๐๐๐ป Ken ๐๐ป๐
beautiful and both quite paradoxical and intriguing.
โค ๐ Audrine ๐ โค ~ thank you!
~David
you are welcome, David. you have a great day.
You tooโฃ๏ธ
We give thanks for the good people in the industry, who daily help those who need to wade through a raging river.
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐
When the world gets bleak, thatโs when we need the power of story more than ever.
The calm before the storm or after the storm comes the calm. ๐ Bravo David! ๐๐ปโค
๐ค๐๐ป Filipa ๐๐ป๐ค