Tinker Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Explore the Craft of Writing PoetryIndian VerseRegional Verse The Yama is named for the Hindi god of death and is a stanzaic form found in Viola Berg's Pathways for a Poet. The elements of the Yama are: stanzaic, written in any number of quatrains. syllabic, written in 6 syllable lines. rhymed, rhyme scheme x a x a, x being unrhymed. a poem of death, grief or sorrow. It can be expanded to include simply a poem of loss. (even of a season) titled. Father - Daughter He willed his lungs to breathe despite the searing pain refusing to give up til he passed on his reign. Those who loved him gathered, each, in turn, said goodbye I among the vigil, helplessly watch him die. Withheld was my pardon, I could not give him that, my love ever tempered by our stubborn combat. Years after he had gone forgiveness came to me, too late to tell him so too late to set him free. ~~Judi Van Gorder ~~ © ~~ 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...
Tinker Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 A Yama Goodbye to our last round where we learned to question. Sorry to see it go but here's a suggestion, Join us in a new round, a Hindi form that weeps to honor one we've lost in poetry for keeps. ~~ © ~~ 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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