Well, shoot! Talk about poor timing! I’m super sick – just came on yesterday – so please forgive me if I do some copying and pasting from previous year’s posts – we repeat a number of the formats each year anyway since you always have something new to say. But I won’t be adding new ones of my own for a while. Darn. But for Day 2 – here ya’ go:
There are so
many lovely little Japanese poetry forms out there and most are quick and fun
to do. Just like this one. It’s called a "Lantern Poem."
A lantern
poem is a five-line poem in the shape of a Japanese lantern. Please note that
each line is specific in what the word(s) should be describing and then also
note the number of syllables per line. These poems Do NOT have titles – the
first line is basically the title.
The Pattern is:
Line
1: noun (one syllable)
Line
2: describe the noun (two syllables)
Line
3: describe the noun (three syllables)
Line
4: describe the noun (four syllables)
Line
5: synonym for noun in line one (one syllable)
If you are
looking for some inspiration, April 2nd is: *International
Children's Book Day,” *National Ferret Day,” *National Love Your Produce
Manager Day,” *National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day,” *Reconciliation Day,” and "World
Autism Day.”
For what
it’s worth, here are a couple of my Lantern poems:
Written during the
pandemic:
Work
PJs
Every
day
‘Til further notice
Home
© 2020 Stephanie Abney
Love
Husband
Companion
Together always
Jim
© 2020 Stephanie Abney
YOUR TURN!!
PLEASE REMEMBER ~ any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my
personal property and may not be used without my permission, other than sharing
it as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any
poems that are shared in the comments of this blog or elsewhere online as a
result of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person who
writes them. These poems are their original work and no one may use them
without their permission. It is understood that they own the copyright to them
as soon as they create them and especially once they post them. Thanks so much!
*** Also, if you choose to post your poems on your own blog or elsewhere on social media ~ that’s awesome. But PLEASE don’t just copy and paste my daily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or your FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO EACH DAY’S SPECIFIC BLOG POST for others to come here to read the instructions. I’ve spent considerable time researching the poetry forms and writing them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
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