Winter
A Vardhaku
The color of spring time in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination — Terri Guillemets
White
On my body
Listless trudging my fallible bones
Restless invigorating ideating supple mind desire wings
I borrow magic carpet view bird’s-eye
Author’s Note: This Vardhaku stems from the fact that winters/cold weigh heavy on my bones, as cold aggrevates autoimmune problems and renders me
home bound. Spending days within the four walls activates my imagination cells, on whose wings I roam the world, often more than a healthy person.
Vardhaku:
It is an expanding five-line poem divided into two parts: The first four lines describe a problem or situation, with the fifth line offering a positive/inspirational resolution.Title and punctuation are optional.
Using a combination of syllables and words, the Vardhaku mainly focuses on conciseness to deliver an impactful message to the reader.It must be composed in one of the following formats:
1,3,5,7 words(lines 1–4)/10 syllables(line 5)
1,3,5,7 syllables ( lines 1–4)/10 words (line 5)
2,4,6,8 words (lines 1–4)/11 syllables (line 5)
2,4,6,8 Syllables (lines 1–4)/11 words (line 5)
Here, I have used the first prototype.
This form is introduced by Cendrine Marrouat and Justin Smith in 2021, as an invitation to reflect on one’s personal growth.
For more details about Vardhaku and other forms for poetry, please refer to the article promptly-written/vardhaku-winter.
Thank you Ravyne Hawke and Promptly Written for this space for personal growth and poem publication.
Thank you everyone for taking note.
