Thursday, May 21, 2020

REVERIE

It’s Meet at the Bar for dVerse,
Frank Tassone our host.  We consider
the 5 line Japanese poem forms…
 tanka, kyoka and gogyohka.  As best
I can understand, I’ve chosen to write
a gogyohka.
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in cobwebbed corridors of my mind

I seem to see it still

the winding lane beyond the hedge

grandma in her apron

waiting on the porch   

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16 comments:

  1. "in cobwebbed corridors of my mind"

    That line, and how you evoke the sense of a meandering memory or an effvervescent dream with each line thereafter.

    Wonderful!

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  2. Through the cobwebs there is a memory of better days.

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  3. What wonderful memory images! Very nice!

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  4. I like the description of your grandmother waiting on the porch.

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  5. I can relate to cobwebbed corners of the mind. I really like your blog header image too.

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  6. I love the way you took me down those cobwebbed corridors and the winding lane beyond the hedge – it made the effect of the final lines all the more powerful. I saw my grandmother in her apron!

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  7. Happy weekend, happy memories dear blog friend.

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  8. Everybody's grandma must have worn an apron :) And they were always there, waiting. Still are probably.

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  9. Those memories are precious. My grandparents had a porch too, and I remember it well.

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  10. This is such a powerful piece of imagery, it definitely took me on a journey of remembering my Grandma. Thank you

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  11. Grandma's are special creations that can make all of the difference in a child's life. Very fond feelings evoked with your poem, Beverly.

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  12. Sweet memories captured in 5 short lines...lovely, Bev.

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  13. grandma in her apron
    waiting on the porch

    How wonderful then Bev, when we could go visiting anytime!

    Hank

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  14. Simple memories are the most poignant sometimes.

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  15. I love this sense of time--the past still there in our minds.

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  16. Love the mood you set with your words.

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