OCTAKU ~ 8 8 8 ~ ORIENTAL POEMS !

BRIAN & ANGELA

 

 

On a leaf ~ on a leaf ~ a leaf

casts swaying paler green shadows

and suddenly ~ the Tree Frog sings !

 

The Sun shines on the garden moss

and in the trees a Deer appears 

we shout with JOY ~ it disappears !

 

Hushed are the Pines on the lake shore

and above them the the Mountain rises

to join Sky ~ seamless tapestry !

 

Beautiful Lady ~ rolls her blind

She sits in the stillness ~ crying

weeps for the sadness ~ in her Heart !

 

Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ love BRIAN XOX

 

In the ORIENT ~ EIGHT is a lucky number

A triplet in which each line has EIGHT

syllables is very lucky ~ Yours BRIAN !     

  • Author: BRIANSODES (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 11th, 2018 03:26
  • Category: Fable
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  • orchidee

    A fine write Brian.

    • BRIAN & ANGELA

      THANKS STEVE ~ Pleased you enjoyed it ! A new structural form always ameliorates (makes it better !) the MPS SITE ~ Yours BRIAN

      • orchidee

        I would do some ameli-wotsit, if I could say it!

      • Michael Edwards

        Good work Brian

        • BRIAN & ANGELA

          THANKS MIKE ~ Pleased you liked them ~ I love the structure and subjects in Oriental Poetry ~ for me (being a Scientist) the symmetry and symbolism of the 8 8 8 triplet OCTAKU is very satisfying & symmetrical ~ Yours BRIAN

        • Heartwriter

          Brian this was absolutely beautiful!

          • BRIAN & ANGELA

            Thanks HEART ~ I am pleased you saw BEAUTY in it ~ thanks for saving it as a FAVOURITE. In Japanese & Chinese poetry there are three levels of BEAUTY. Because the script is written with BRUSHES and often embellished with pictures of flowers ~ blossom ~ birds etc (just as I have added Mount Fuji (Japan) to illustrate OCTAKU No. 3 and written it in Sky Blue italic) there is a VISUAL beauty in Oriental poetry even before you read it. Because it is an ORAL tradition there is also a beauty in the SOUND of the Poem when it is recited. Because I am a Performance Poet ~ "sound" in a Poetry Circle is very important ! There is also a MENTAL BEAUTY in the MEANING of the poem etc. There is always more to Poetry than meets the EYE or EAR. Thanks for your appreciation ~ Yours BRIAN (UK)

          • Goldfinch60

            Good ones there Brian.

            • BRIAN & ANGELA

              THANKS ANDY ~ Check my reply to HEART ! In Oriental Poetry forms the structure always enhances the words ~ they are Elegant & Classic ! Thanks BRIAN I think ~ like my Great Granddad I am a little EDWARDIAN ~ very structured ! Being at HEART a Natural Product ~ Organic Chemist I find beauty ~ purpose ~ order & design in the Form & Function of all Biomonomers & Polymers. An incredible World of Beauty & Design ~ like BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS ~ hidden alas from the Majority and (to my mind) one of the Greatest Evidences of the Majesty of our Creator God. "If a Man says ~ There is NO GOD ~ or even ~ "There probably is NO GOD" ~ That man is a FOOL. I am mourning demise of "THE YOUNG LIONS" in RUSSIA ~ AMEN Yours BRIAN (MAN in BLACK today) Please check my TURTLE POEM # Later !



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