Image: Courtesy of Bastet's Photo shadorma (here)
A Shadorma:
It’s a 6-line poem of 3/5/3/3/7/5
syllables per lines respectively
Courtesan
Dedication to
their calling
A future
sacrificed, time stood still but
kept the flames alight
For Mindlovemisery's Menagerie
Restrictive format but you managed to tell the story within those few lines,
ReplyDeleteI love the shadorma form. You made the picture live.
ReplyDeletededicated to a good write too
ReplyDeleteAs long as the flames still blow you just never know
ReplyDeleteWell done on getting your message over within a strict format.
ReplyDeleteThat was a tight form, nice job
ReplyDeleteI like the way you have told the story of the geisha in such a concise format. Very skillfully done.
ReplyDeletekeeping the flame alight, there is at least the possibility of life...
ReplyDeleteAnd it does take dedication :)
ReplyDeleteGreat interpretation of the prompt ---