 Poetry: October 18, 2023 Issue [#12224] |
This week: Saying Goodbye Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3  
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"Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary."
Khalil Gibran
"What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music."
Soren Kierkegaard
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Saying Goodbye
One of my best friends is moving out of state. We’ve been BFFs for over a decade. So, I’m in one of those “I’m happy for your new adventure, but sad at the same time” moods, and as the days tick by the sadness sets in deeper and deeper.
I’ve had many times when I’ve said goodbye with poetry:
--Loss of grandparents (one was poetry in letter form read graveside that was just as much catharsis as it was tears of loss written on paper, the other was a poem sharing a favorite childhood memory)
--Loss of a marriage (several poems as I worked through the loss and confusion and found myself again)
--Loss of a spouse (only one poem where I tied several painful moments into a bow of loss and goodbye)
There are some things you want to consider when you write on emotional topics, but for me, the most important is the audience:
--Me: let loose, use it as catharsis
--The person: if the person is deceased or you don’t plan on sharing it with them, then that’s a form of me as the audience and it tends to become catharsis in letter form. I’m sharing my feelings with what/who was lost.
--The world: Make a connection with the reader. I usually try to do this by sharing a moment that expresses that loss and pain. We all go through loss and pain in our lives, so connect to others through sharing those moments.
Katauta Poetry Form
The Katauta is from Japan and has been around for hundreds of years and is one-half of a sedoka.
MUST HAVES
--Lines: 3
--Meter: syllabic in the following format: 5, 7, 7 OR 5, 7, 5
--Stanzas: 1, if you have 2 or more (5, 7, 7 version) it's a sedoka.
--Ask a question or make an emotional statement (historically towards one's love, but use your poetic license).
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Rhyme: They tend not to rhyme but you do you.
--Topic: Poet's choice.
SOURCE NOTES:
https://www.britannica.com/art/katauta
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/katauta-poetic-form
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