Melissa Lemay gave the #TankaTuesday prompt this week. She introduced a new form based on pi (3.14). The Pi-Ku is a tiny poem structured as 3 syllables, 1 syllable, 4 syllables.
Here are my three seasonal pi-kus for Arizona in September.
The first one focuses on how the sun is a little more playful than in the summer when it mercilessly beams down all day on everything under it.
peek-a-boo
sun
comes out to play
This second one I wrote after I heard the birds talking about getting reading to go south to Mexico for the winter.
busy birds
chat
then head due south
This third one reminds us that we still have nice weather here in Phoenix. To find winter faster, you have to climb high up in the mountains where it is “winter” much earlier than on the desert.
find winter
high
up in the range
BLOG TOUR OPPORTUNITY
My new book, Hunting the Cosmos, will be coming out this fall. These ekphrastic (inspired by art) poems and micro stories are based on the surreal art of Remedios Varo.
If you would like to participate (and I will love you forever :)) in a blog tour for this (50 page–so tiny!) book, published by Shanti Arts, please email me at luanne[.]castle[@]gmail.com or tell me below. If you would like to review it, I can send you a copy by email. If you would like me to write something for your blog, I would be happy to do so. Or I can share a piece from the book for your blog.
I didn’t know about your new book. You are truly prolific!
Yeah, it’s a quiet little thing ;). I hope to do a cover reveal pretty soon.
I would love to participate in your blog tour! Sign me up. I’d also welcome the opportunity to write a review of something on the surreal side, since I’m not very familiar with it.
Oh, thank you so much, Liz! OK, that sounds wonderful. I will email you.
A new form so well crafted
Ah thanks, Derrick. It was a fun form and harder than it looks.
Just lovely Luanne 💕
Thank you so much, Ange!!!
I enjoyed this!
Thank you, Jennie!
You’re welcome.
Each pi-ku is a snapshot of this season on the move. Cool.
Thank you, D. And thanks for stopping by!
Well done, Luanne!
Thank you, Merril! What a fun form!