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Gogyohka Poem Suite
2024 Japanese Poetry
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Tangerine Break of Dawn
by Gypsy Blue Rose
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I see you wake up
at the break of dawn
as tangerine shades
cover your face
with a gentle touch
I lie close to you
embraced in your scent
of ocean breeze
and sandalwood
with mist of dripping dew
a string of wild horses
gallop on the meadow
and a charm of finches
chirp and chatter
on the bough
I kiss you and smile
entangled in memories
of our loving
throughout the night
too tired to get up
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Author Notes
a 'string of wild horses' and a 'charm of finches' are the collective names
Gogyohka is a five-line Japanese poetic form with no strict rules on syllable count but as brief as possible. You may use any theme. Lines are grammatically connected. Alliteration, personification, and metaphor are okay. It usually doesn't rhyme, but natural not forced rhymes are okay. Japanese poets have written gogyohka since the 1910s. However, they did not name the form until 1983 by poet Enta Kusakabe.
source = writers digest
source=wikipedia
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