4 of 7
Here I am midweek
with my bussokuseki
finding its favour
Wending its way into hearts
with syntax and symmetry
for something akin to love
©Jemverse
[Bussokuseki is an archaic Japanese poetic device in which lines are written in a 5-7-5-7-7-7 ‘mora’ pattern]
Photo – ‘Half Moon Bridge’ (1940) by Yoshida Toshi (1911-1995)
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