Sedoka
Poetry Contest
Write a Sedoka.
The Sedoka is an unrhymed poem made up of two three-line katauta with the following syllable counts: 5/7/7, 5/7/7. A Sedoka, pair of katauta as a single poem, may address the same subject from differing perspectives.
A katauta is an unrhymed three-line poem the following syllable counts: 5/7/7.
Example #1:
War Path
Fractured wanderer
leaving a tortured city,
hammocked insecurely.
Quenched of thirst for blood,
he may now respect beauty,
unappreciated 'fore.
Copyright © 2003 Christian Ugalde
Example #2:
Disturbing Raven
Dark clouds cloak the night;
chilly winds creak gnarled branches,
grasping as bony fingers.
Disturbed Raven squawks
at frightened children - screaming,
then laughing - they throw him treats.
Copyright © 2004 James Dean Chase
Example #3:
October 31st
Ghosties and goblins
Witches, black cats and broomsticks,
All Hallows Eve comes tonight.
Children coming by
arms out calling trick or treat
Hall-o-ween ghosts and goblins.
Copyright © 2004 Marion Gibson
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