Tinker Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Shosagoto* Dancing girl at the temple, with grace and control in resonance with pitched chant, three-stringed shamisen accompanies the lyrics, tunes of the ancients played out on Kabuki stage, hyoshigi* crack. ~~Judi Van GorderNotes: ▼ *shosagoto are the dance pieces of the kabuki theater *shamisen is traditional 3 stringed, long necked instrument resembling a lute *hyoshigi are wooden blocks slapped together to make a dramatic cracking sound, a traditional, signature sound of the kabuki. Verse Form: Imayo Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Who can resist a dancing girl, Judi? Erect a pole, and even in the temple I'll spend all my money. 🤸♀️ Nice work! Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Haha Tony, I had to write another example poem for a contest at Writing.com. I began as a guest judge, now I'm full time judging and creating new challenges to write a poem in obscure forms from the Orient. This round Oct 15 thru Oct 30 is the Japanese, Imayo. We get about 15 to 25 entries each round. As judge I give pretty complete critique early in the contest as the poems come in, then reread and judge the entries on the last day. They are allowed edits up to the last day. Winners earn points which can be used for membership credits. It is a learning process for all of us. It's fun. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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