The candle burns, flickering and flameless in the window’s edge, Fire conquered as if by magic, it’s hard to see the ledge, Beginning and end – so hard to find: trust not the eye of the mind.
NaPoWriMo Day 28 Challenge: “write a sijo. This is a traditional Korean verse form. A sijo has three lines of 14-16 syllables. The first line introduces the poem’s theme, the second discusses it, and the third line, which is divided into two sentences or clauses, ends the poem – usually with some kind of twist or surprise. You could also write a sijo in six lines – at least when it comes to translating classical sijo into English, translators seem to have developed this habit.”
Donna M. Monnig has published numerous books of poetry including Escaping Destiny, Thoughts on Exhibit, Keeper of the Dead, Take the Leap, and Echoes of Time, as well as the children's book Chasing Ghosts. View more of her work at www.dragonshieldpress.com, www.donnamonnig.com, and her author's page on Amazon.
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