constructing poetry

of water

consider the river, surface still,
depths swift between bridge’s arcs.
each water drop bears a ghostly echo
of oceans, puddles—so remote from this temple.
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the river is more than water. and so I
have crossed my rivers many times.
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line count: 6

Prompt ▼

Prompt for: Feb 20 (Fyn/Ren)
Subject or Theme: Write a poem in one of the Chinese Styles on the https://simplyhaiku.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/chinese-influence/ page and use one of the three photos from "Invalid Item"  as your inspiration. These poems should be a quatrain with a concluding couplet.
Word(s) to Include: use a reference to nature, can be human nature (or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): wall, pagoda, Chinese, palace, forbidden (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: Extra points for writing more than one but don’t get sloppy!
Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.