Kindku: There Is a Violet
My contribution to the Violet Poetry Challenge
Today, I was tagged by Ravyne Hawke in one of her posts. She was inviting poets to participate in Roselyn Violet’s Violet Poetry Challenge. The theme is the color “violet” of course.
A fantastic idea, right? I decided to contribute to the challenge with a Kindku, my own poetry form.
There Is a Violet
Modest though you are,
trying to conceal from view,
Lovely is your heart,
uplifting is your perfume.
Silent though you are,
the soul relishes your shade —
I, your selflessness.
©2021 Cendrine Marrouat
Kindku inspired by Jane Taylor’s The Violet
What Is a Kindku?
I co-created the Kindku with author and poet David Ellis in 2020, as an invitation to promote kindness, positivity and inspiration through poetry.
The Kindku is a short poem of seven lines. The syllable pattern is 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 or 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5.
The Kindku must include seven words that are taken from one specific source — a poem, a book, a newspaper article, etc. In the case of a book or long piece of writing, those words must come from the same page.
Words must be used in the order they were found. Their placement also depends on the line:
Line 1 starts with word 1
Line 2 ends with word 2
Line 3 starts with word 3
Line 4 ends with word 4
Line 5 starts with word 5
Line 6 ends with word 6
Line 7 starts or ends with word 7
Kindku poems can have titles and punctuation. No matter the topic covered, they must sport a positive tone.
Kindku poets are encouraged to credit and link to the inspirations behind their pieces.
Want to discover more poetry forms? Check out my post below:
