Alankar(Decor)-201 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Alankar(Decor)-201



Elegiac (Katuata)

Katuata,is emotive verse.
Intuitive rather than logical;
the katuata asks a sudden question or makes an emotional statement and then responds to it.
This is a stand alone,3 line poem, however it is often written as a side poem to the renga.
This dates back to 8th century Japan found in the Manyõshú (the oldest collection of Japanese poetry)

Katuata is:
syllabic,19 syllables or less.
usually a tercet.5-7-7. This can also be reduced to a 5-7-5 syllable count if desired.
emotive not necessarily logical.

Elegiac

Cancer revisits
Being to being to eat
Eaten will he come back live

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: sorrow,poem
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