If
you’ve read me once or thrice, you probably already know that I love merging
prompts and writing very short poetry. So, when the time came for me to say
goodbye to my Imaginary Garden with Real Toads hosting days (for now, at least *cough*), a last prompt that merges two prompts to create a very
short poem feels just right.
Keeping
that wee bit in mind… for today’s prompt,
I invite everyone to take two prompts, any prompts, and merge the two topics to
create a new senryū, or elfchen, or cherita
poem. Your chosen prompts can come from anywhere or any-when, just make sure to
include the link to both prompts. Only one poem per poet.
Senryū: “three lines with 17 morae (or “on”,
often translated as syllables…). Senryū tend to
be about human foibles… and are often cynical or darkly humorous.” ~ Wikipedia
Elfchen: “a short poem with a given
pattern. It contains eleven words which are arranged in a specified order over
five rows. Each row has a requirement that can vary: 1st line
(1 word), a thought, an object, a color, a smell or the like; 2nd
line (2 words) what does the word from the first row do? 3rd
line (3 words) where or how is the word of row 1? 4th line (4
words) what do you mean? 5th line (1 word) conclusion: What results from all this? What is the
outcome?” ~
Wikipedia
Cherita: “the Malay word for story or
tale… consists of a single stanza of a one-line verse, followed by a two-line
verse, and then finishing with a three-line verse.” ~ CHERITA [1--2--3]
There
you have it, dear Toads. Choose 2 prompts, any prompts! and birth a new poem
out of them (a senryū, or elfchen, or cherita). Add the direct link to your new poem to Mr. Linky.
Visit other poets.
Thanks a million for letting me host poetry prompts these
last few years
You rocketh very mucho (and then some).
Really, I know these things.