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Bussokuseki week IV (Wednesday)

by Jem Croucher

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)

Posted on May 6, 2020 at 1:52 AM in Jeremy, Photos, Poetry   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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