Come close to me, dear
Round nightglow goddess, whisper
Your daughter’s promise of green
Blue-grey giantess
Your seasonal lover nears
Let’s share sighs for known secrets
Today my offering is in the form of a sedoka, which is a pair of katauta love poems. The first one is from the earth to the moon, and the second one is from the moon to the earth. It also parallel’s the story of Persephone being allowed to return from Hades in the Spring, after her mother, Demeter, turned the world cold and grey at her absence.
The Katauta is an unrhymed japanese form consisting of 17 or 19 syllables. The poem is a three-lined poem the following syllable counts: 5/7/5 or 5/7/7.
The Katauta form was used for poems addressed to a lover. A single katauta is considered incomplete or a half-poem, however, a pair of katautas using the syllable count of 5,7,7 is called a sedoka.
Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says:
Write the haikai poetry of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the [spring/autumn] equinox (higan).
Tao Talk 
Very meaningful and interesting poems.
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Thanks, Sadje, I enjoyed writing that one.
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And you’re so good at these.
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:)
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👍
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Thanks for introducing me to Katauta and Sedoka! Is it necessary, that the two parts represent a dialogue?
The image is as bewitching as the format.
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You are welcome. I don’t know about the dialogue part. I would think not, but further research might be needed. All I know is what is at the bottom of the post about them.
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It has to begin somewhere :)
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:) Looking forward to what you come up with when you do one!
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I loved this poetry form :-)
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Ive only used it a few times now and have enjoyed it also :)
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Enchanting.
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Thank you, Jules!
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #1 (3/16/20): Jade Li’s latest #Katauta for my current #haikai challenge!
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Frank, it’s a double-katauta, aka sedoka! Just sayin….
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Right! I’ll ammend. Thanks!
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That photo has me seeing things…many things😊. Very interesting. Nice write.
Pat
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So glad you liked it, Pat, thank you. It was fun trying out a new form and mixing the themes up a little.
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It worked well😊
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Beautiful poem and image and I love the poetry forms.
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Thanks, Eugi, glad you liked them :)
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You’re welcome!
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… and here’s this one of a year ago, on the topic we’re still fleshing out. This time, adding the final touches to summer 2021, Persephone is preparing to go back to the underworld. Away from the vigilant eye of her mother. Let’s hope Persephone has good reasons, even if a tad selfish, to go back. Let’s hope she finds herself there and can be her authentic self for the next six months.
Thanks for sharing. An I like it how WordPress’ algorithm selects relevant posts to enhance the present. Love it. Wouldn’t have found this otherwise.
Thanks for writing and sharing this. All the best.
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You’re very welcome, Selma, and again, I appreciate your thoughtful comment.
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