Poetry

Pipe Dreams

A dizain from down the alleys

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Wayward thoughts and pungent smells soaking wet
Sticking grunge, atop, under ‘n inside sacks
Housing hopeful tomorrows not yet met
Pelleting sun in bouts past callous cracks
The day’s sighs of life on coarse measured tracks
Ponder that rhyme and reason in spirits
Obscured vision for the profound critics
A song of the peripherals sans base
Out of tune, to the rhyme of versed lyrics
Symphony in silence, en route to ace

Viraji Ogodapola

• Dizain — A form originating in 15th century France, the poem above is a ten line single stanza poem, with ten syllables per line, written with the rhyme sequence, ababbccdcd.
• Presenting here with many thanks to William J Spirdione, without whose nudge I would not have thought of trying,
• And with much gratitude to Somsubhra Banerjee, Priyanka Srivastava along with the rest of the Literary Impulse team for the exuberance they always bring about in the community with their presence!
• The original prompt and guidelines for Uncommon Poetic Forms are as given below — do join in on the merriment!

Uncommon Poetic Forms