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Poetry: October 18, 2023 Issue [#12224]




 This week: Saying Goodbye
  Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3 Author IconMail Icon
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"Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary."

Khalil Gibran


"What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music."

Soren Kierkegaard



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Saying Goodbye



One of my best friends is moving out of state. We’ve been BFFs for over a decade. So, I’m in one of those “I’m happy for your new adventure, but sad at the same time” moods, and as the days tick by the sadness sets in deeper and deeper.


I’ve had many times when I’ve said goodbye with poetry:

--Loss of grandparents (one was poetry in letter form read graveside that was just as much catharsis as it was tears of loss written on paper, the other was a poem sharing a favorite childhood memory)

--Loss of a marriage (several poems as I worked through the loss and confusion and found myself again)

--Loss of a spouse (only one poem where I tied several painful moments into a bow of loss and goodbye)



There are some things you want to consider when you write on emotional topics, but for me, the most important is the audience:

--Me: let loose, use it as catharsis

--The person: if the person is deceased or you don’t plan on sharing it with them, then that’s a form of me as the audience and it tends to become catharsis in letter form. I’m sharing my feelings with what/who was lost.

--The world: Make a connection with the reader. I usually try to do this by sharing a moment that expresses that loss and pain. We all go through loss and pain in our lives, so connect to others through sharing those moments.



Katauta Poetry Form


The Katauta is from Japan and has been around for hundreds of years and is one-half of a sedoka.



MUST HAVES


--Lines: 3

--Meter: syllabic in the following format: 5, 7, 7 OR 5, 7, 5

--Stanzas: 1, if you have 2 or more (5, 7, 7 version) it's a sedoka.

--Ask a question or make an emotional statement (historically towards one's love, but use your poetic license).



COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?


--Rhyme: They tend not to rhyme but you do you.

--Topic: Poet's choice.



SOURCE NOTES:


https://www.britannica.com/art/katauta

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/katauta-poetic-form


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Editor's Picks



Theme: Emotional poetry

Scattered Thoughts Open in new Window. [E]
Some times loss becomes more than a person can bear.
by Vivian Author Icon

 NY Daffodils Open in new Window. [E]
Palindrome for Cramp about daffodils in New York commemorating losses in 9-11.
by IdaLin Author Icon

 A tree stood here Open in new Window. [E]
It's about loss, love and things happening for a reason.
by Sisyphus Author Icon

 Experiences 1 Open in new Window. [13+]
Poetry on loss.
by AdrianaCB Author Icon

Farewell Grieving Open in new Window. [E]
Elegy written in memory of a friend passed from my life.
by Arismeir Author Icon

 Not just poetry Open in new Window. [13+]
This is a very personal poem, yet I feel it's a story that needs to be told.
by AntSO Author Icon

"By Love's Garden Sown" Open in new Window. [E]
Love may be lost, but never dies ~ tend your garden well.
by Of Fire Born mourns Mama Author Icon

 Till Near Death Do Us Part Open in new Window. [E]
Cathartic release of loss love
by D.L. Robinson Author Icon


 
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