It's Still Life

Japanese Poetry Forms for Wednesday’s Muse

#1

she is the branch furthest away
from me now. just an occasional
reminder, like a wind-flicker or
a scent or a fold she left behind
just before the trees went bare.

For Wednesday Muse #1

poem form: mono no aware (mo.no-ah.way.ray)
5 lines depicting sadness at the passing of things

#2

Uncorsetted joy.
The padded hips
of spring.
A weightless pink
of cherry blossoms
that lessen
all others nearby.

For Wednesday Muse #2

poem form: Hanami (viewing of cherry blossoms)