April

in a Sedoka poem for the Writer's Cramp

April comes and goes,
completing seasonal change
with the speed of a rocket.

Stirring poet's pot--
winter snow to spring tulips--
Mother Nature delivers.

Notes on the Sedoka form of poetry ▼

The Sedoka is an ancient Japanese form of six lines with a structure of 5, 7, 7, 5, 7, 7 syllables, as described and demonstrated in the following link: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/sedoka.html .