Sijo, pronounced sheejo, is a three to six line poem that follows a syllable formula reminiscent of a haiku, but sijo is far older than the haiku. Each line serves its own purpose: the first introduces the topic, the second line extends the topic, and the third line has a twist or surprise, such as a new sound, image, pun or humor, or play on words. More here H/T @kd0602
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• #tdc4164 #ds106 Write a Sijo (Jun 8, 2023)
Sarah Honeychurch
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Each day begins a blank page, silent and wide as morning light.
Thoughts drift in like birds at dawn, nesting in the open space.
One spark, then another—soon the quiet hums with living color.
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Sorta a Sijo — the syllable counts confused me this morning
A palm-sized pencil,
accidentally kicked by a kid,
rolls its way to my foot,
an invitation to writing;
the graphite snaps before
I scribble out this poem