Dear Reader,
On some days we bring with us the weights of others. The more people we know, the heavier that weight. In this age of ‘instant connections’ and ‘peopling’, this overburden can be nerve-wracking. How do you insulate yourself? Is staying disconnected even an option any more? While I leave you to think over it, let me introduce this week’s Poetic Adventure with Namratha Varadharajan (link here). This week Namratha invites us to try the Cherita (know all about it here).
I’ve been reading this form on several blogs and online for some time now and it seems quite popular as a prompt. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, I really want to work on brevity when it comes to poetry. These experiments are a good way to learn how to hold my fist tight.
I’m leaving the following poems for you to discover them in your own way. Namratha did drop many ideas like a different point of view, change of narrative, humour, etc. But I guess the poem leads the poet where it wants to go.
Does it fit? I know not. Do I know the intent of the poet? Yes, I do.
THREE POEMS
my mother serves
grief
for supper
we eat in silence
so she doesn’t
fall apart
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solitude
swims
through crannies
in deep ocean floors
I meet
my fear
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people shed people
like skins
like their backs
full of regrets
they carry
by mistake
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Thank you for reading. See you next week!
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I will be thinking about these poems for some time. Their brevity and profoundness touched me deeply.
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Thank you for reading, Lee:)
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This ability of saying so much in such few words is amazing Sonia. That first one hits hardest. So well done.
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Loved all the three poems
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I think all three of these are very effective.
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Thanks for this, Liz 🙂
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You’re welcome, Sonia.
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A thought-provoking post! And a new poetry form for me to explore.
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Thank you!
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I like that your poems are short and to the point. Thanks for sharing them with us.
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I like that your poems are short and to the point. Thanks for sharing them with us.
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I especially like the first one, Sonia. If you wish, you can consider formatting the poem so it fits the 1/2/3 lines per verse form of the Cherita. Or maybe it is just wordpress being wordpress!!
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Thank you, Rajani. My favourite too. Actually I tried to stack them because that seemed like the only way to do it. But also, I wanted to attempt a few different combinations that Namratha had shared. I’m not sure I’ve done them right, though.
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From grief to solitude to regrets, I don’t know which one hit the hardest and which one I loved the most. You’re gaining mastery in brevity, and it shows, Sonia!
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Thank you, Manisha. It is so tempting to be able to say a lot in a few words. I’m trying.
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