Thursday, December 10, 2015

Feeling great somehow

                                                                                Attribution: Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch
Image: The ATV works well for Santa as its 
four-wheel drive system and rugged durability 
allows him to bring Christmas cheer even 
to the most remote  -  wiki

Choka - a Japanese form of alternating syllable
count of 5-7 and ending in a 7. It can be of an
indefinite length

Feeling great somehow
Woken up in December
Days of reckoning
What a joy of the morrow
Giving serious thoughts
Contending on good old days

Life-changing sort of
To relive two episodes
Sought within the month
Memorable in nature
To look forward for
Back to back annual affair
One the Christmas cheer
Two, New Year resolutions

To think all sincere
Given time to prepare well
Refrain from rushing
Lots of thoughts then forthcoming
Not that too early
Just being fair to oneself

For Chev's CARPE DIEM Special #186
Georgia's 2nd "days of Christmas" (choka) and
Gayle's OpenLinkNight #162 at d'Verse
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 10, 2015 at 6:37 PM

    A tough form!

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  2. brudbergDecember 11, 2015 at 1:04 AM

    I think the pressure to feel great can be quite stressful...:-) Poor Santa being powered by fossil fuel

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  3. Reading PleasureDecember 11, 2015 at 3:38 AM

    Hank, well written and reflective.

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  4. PollzDecember 11, 2015 at 4:58 AM

    Looks like lots of hard work went into this.

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  5. GraceDecember 11, 2015 at 5:10 AM

    Looking forward to the peace after the Christmas cheer :-)

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  6. Sanaa RizviDecember 11, 2015 at 5:38 AM

    This is lovely :D great work on the form!

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  7. Pat HattDecember 11, 2015 at 6:25 AM

    Sometimes thoughts can rush in even if we try not to rush

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  8. Bastet's Waka LibraryDecember 11, 2015 at 11:12 AM

    Wow ... poor guy .. but what a fun choka, nicely done. Bastet

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  9. VictoriaDecember 11, 2015 at 11:31 AM

    I really like the form and how you alternate the lines with italics. Fun to read. PETA would like it, I suppose, if Santa used an ATV and stopped abusing those poor reindeer. (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.)

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  10. Maggie Patti Barbara Frankford-WaltonDecember 11, 2015 at 11:41 AM

    powerful.

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  11. Glenn ButtkusDecember 11, 2015 at 1:05 PM

    Choka down, Hank; a new form to me. Maybe it will end up as a MTB prompt at dVerse, & we all can take a crack at it. Your poem being a triple threat posting is way cool.

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  12. MaryDecember 11, 2015 at 1:54 PM

    Yes, we all have to refrain from rushing this time of year! Important if we want to feel great!

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  13. B i r g i t t aDecember 11, 2015 at 4:42 PM

    Did your choka fall in place easily? It feels like that when reading :)

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  14. BodhiroseDecember 11, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    Hi Hank, you made me curious about choka. I like what you did here including many thoughts and feelings about the holidays. Being fair to oneself is of utmost importance!
    Gayle ~

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  15. nashvillecats2December 11, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    Excellently written Hank, feeling great is a feeling that only yourself can establish by being positive about life in general.
    Yvonne.

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  16. Katie Mia FrederickDecember 16, 2015 at 4:21 PM

    FesTivals of
    life steeP iN
    tradition.. Life
    InSpiRinG.. when all becomes
    feast.. iN purpose and
    meaning.. aLL iS
    HoLiDay
    All
    iS
    Joy
    ALL
    NOW..
    HolYdayFEST..:)

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