A sijo
tentatively, I approach the words with faint recognition; upon reflection, they sharpen, seeming ever more familiar; the limits of understanding come into focus; I'm touched
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.
What Do you See? #185
For WDYS, Sadje offers us this image of a hand touching a mirror, which shows a reflection of the hand. [Image credit: Jenna Hamra, Pexels]
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–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
Brilliant Sijo Davidโค๏ธ
๐๐๐ป Mich ๐๐ป๐
Love it, David. โค๏ธ
๐๐๐ป Punam ๐๐ป๐
[โฆ] David; Touched or slightly mad [โฆ]
๐
Great take, David.
๐๐๐ป Indira ๐๐ป๐
Sometimes I have to read a poem more than once to determine whether I’m “touched ” in the heart or “touched” in the head! ๐ Nice one, David!
๐๐๐ป Cheryl ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!
Simply delightful, David.
๐๐๐ป Keith ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!
Nice play on words! ๐๐ป
๐๐๐ป Michele ๐๐ป๐ ~ merรงi!
De rien. ๐
Love every word of this poem.
๐๐๐ป Cassa ๐๐ป๐ ~ thank you
Slightly Mad…
With her eyes absently resting on his face; she was in reality reflecting that a declaration would take some time to make
The Poet talks to each of us in language cut to our different understandings.ย
And I agree
Beautiful poetry,
{Most Definitely}
Touched
Time, it’s changing me
It’s hard to see who I am
Touched, I’m touched by
many things
So many things I don’t
understand
But seasons pass and I discover
Above all this there’s another
Helping me to hold on to what
is timeless
– Timeless by Selah
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ thank you for sharing this
๐๐๐ผ
great form, lovely composition! ๐
We’re all a little touched
๐๐๐ป Cindy ๐๐ป๐ ~ well, some more than others!
๐๐ True that David! โฃ๏ธ
Beautiful ๐
๐ค๐๐ป D. A. ๐๐ป๐ค
I adore this
๐๐๐ป E. ๐๐ป๐ ~ awwww… thanks!