Submerged without reasons known,
that these words have simply grown-
And, still inspiration grew;
tranquil simplicity drew
Author notes
This is Chinese style poetry
jue ju----- the curtailed or frustrated verse, does not mean to tell a story but to create a mood. It does in the most frugal way imaginable, and with a high tone. The impression one gets is much like that from a symphony orchestra where a solo instrument takes up the theme. A jue ju has only four lines of five or seven syllables each.
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A contest entry
- Short Lived Short Form #6 by Samplette.
425 points, ended March 22, 2007, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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wow, i like this, i mean it was great, you did something nice on this, i could somewhat see clouds in my mind and as i read it, my kind of put it somewhat together, keep it flowing and good luck in the contest
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A cool form. I've tried a time or two. I found it to be an interesting form. Thank you for entering the contest. Nice job.
Sam
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