Tinker Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Explore the Craft of Writing PoetryJapanese Verse Iroha Mokigusari is a kind of Japanese Alphabet Poem. The Iroha Mokigusari takes the acrostic alphabet poem another step, beginning and ending each line with sequential letters of the alphabet The structure is flexible but usually will follow some form of the alternating 5-7 lines. xxxb cxxxxxd exxxf gxxxxxh etc……….. Nonsense answers, terse and glib cause reactions best unsaid even off the cuff growling, complaining too much insensitive hadj keening, sounding the death knell mourning in the rain objecting with a loud clap quelling a mad war stone silence defies combat unwelcoming spiv who prey on the opposite sex yell NO! Take a whiz! (I won't even put my initials on this one. If you are laughing, you try it….) ~~ © ~~ 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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