I love finding and exploring new places on the web so nothing brings me greater joy then to have had three of my poems; Greed, Hecate, and Benevolence, accepted for publication over at The Short of It!
The Short of It is curated by Susi Bocks over at I Write Her, a beautiful poetic place that Susi describes as “my humanity in written form”.
The Short of It is Susi’s way of welcoming new and old poets into her world. She searches for writers “who can touch someone’s heart in a meaningful way by leaving the reader saying wow, feeling an epiphany or just loudly internally screaming YES! . . .”
Since I often love the short and longer pieces Susi writes, as well as the obscure poems she shares from other writers, it is an honor to have my work shared at The Short of It.
I loved writing these three poems; the opening poem, Greed, is free style while the second two are tankas. For those of you who do not know what a tanka is, or who want to learn something new, a tanka is a form of Japanese poetry following a structured syllable count of five, seven, five, seven, seven. This means the first line has five syllables, the second line seven syllables, and so on.
It challenged me to tell a story in thirty-one syllables, but I tell you nothing makes my pen spark more then conforming a tale to fit the structure it is meant to be told in.
So, if you ever find yourself up against a wall, I invite you to try something challenging and find the hidden door in the wall you are facing. You do not know what is waiting for you to discover unless you put yourself out there.
That is what these three poems are about; offering new perspectives. Here is the beginning of my first poem, Greed.
In her hands a gift
Before her eyes a silver lining
Tied into a thousand knots of love . . . please continue reading here and share your beautiful thoughts!
Photo via Pxhere
Would you believe I didn’t know what a tanka was before?
You are able to teach me something everyday.
Thank You so much!
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Loved the start of your poem – definitely going to go and read the rest of it!
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Hope you enjoyed! 🙂
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Thank you for sharing your poetry.
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Yesssss Jaya 👏👏👏👏👏🌞
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🥰❣️
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Congratulations on having your poems published again! X
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It is great that you got accepted for another publication!! Congratulations Jaya!!! Super excited that your work has been going all over the place with the features and such. You did a good job with your poem. I love that it is so easy to relate to them without having to think too hard. Keep it up!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
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I love being able to meet new people and share new writings. Thank you for your encouragement!
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Wow! I love this poem, my mind unravels it then returns to the start. Congratulations on having your work accepted and published too.
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How beautifully you share your feelings on my poems! Thank you.
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A pleasure 😊
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Congrats! Japanese poetry, sounds interesting!
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Thanks kindly!
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Congratulations on having three pieces of your work published, I remember congratulating you on at least two of those, although my memory isn’t the greatest
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Thank you! Your encouragement always makes me smile.
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Beautiful. Congratulations sweetheart.
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Thank you! I love knowing you loved this.
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My pleasure. I really love them.
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Congratulations- well deserved – I follow Susi. Beautiful blog
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Agreed!
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🌸😊
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Congratulations! I’m proud of you : ) This doesn’t surprise me though. It’s obvious you have a wonderful way with words. Hope to see many more of your published works.
xx
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Congratulations on getting another piece published, it sounds like it’s starting to become a regular home for your content x
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I love being able to share what I write with new people. 🙂
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Challanges push us to create amazing things – Congratulations on getting published again!
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Thank you for your encouraging words!
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Congratulations on getting your writing published, the image used is profound
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Thanks! I love the way you describe the image. 🙂
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What a very interesting read! congratulations for publishing your poems
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Your poetry speaks such beautiful words. Keep your passion shining, you’re great at it
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Congratulations, you deserve it and more. I enjoy your style of writing. Your poems takes me to an unknown place in my mind.
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Thank you for your inspiring words!
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Thank you for becoming a part of our little family at The Short of It, Jaya! Your poetry is beautiful!! ❤
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Thank you so much for including me. 🙂
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My sincere pleasure, Jaya! 🙂
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