Thursday, March 15, 2012

#535

(image by Rebecca Michelle)


Conto sílabas
que não chegarão a tankas
- esse coração não segue regras.
Eu me derramo sobre o papel,
a alma exposta na mancha.

I count syllables
that won’t make it to tankas
- this heart can’t follow
                                                 rules.
I flow over the paper,
my soul exposed in the
                                                 blot.


(This was the best I could do for the Tanka Challenge at the Read Toads)

17 comments:

  1. When I see one of your poems pop up on the RT blogroll, I have a Yay! moment :)

    And this I love in a big way..

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  2. poetry without borders, served up the way I like it - yeah! :)

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  3. poetry without borders - served up just the way I like it... :)

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  4. I love your rebellion and your truth - you are true to your writing in a way that is wonderful to read!

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  5. Wonderful and memorable - your soul exposed in a blot. Fabulous line!!!

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  6. Kenia, you can already do something most of us cannot. You write a bilingual poetry blog. That's wonderful, and so are you.
    K

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  7. Writing in a form is always a challenge ~ It becomes easier though with practice and counting your fingers..ha..ha...

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  8. Então seria um sumi-ê, né? Pensando bem, me lembrei das Antropometrias da artista francês Yves Klein!

    Beijo, Kenia.

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  9. I too admire your rebellion, yet you participate! Clever and so love seeing the poem in your language, beautiful!

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  10. esse coração não segue regras

    : )

    un abrazo

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  11. yesterday i couldn't comment, let's see if it works today. i think this is perfect. what kay said! xo kiss

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  12. I usually feel the same way! Your blog is a beauty!

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  13. absolutely.
    i don't know why this particular challenge is so impossible for me.
    i'm all blots and overflow.

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  14. ...I count syllables

    very clever and unique!

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  15. I love rebels! What a cool photo too!

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  16. Follow the rules of your heart and soul and you write best : )

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Deixe suas linhas tortas │Leave your crooked lines│