*Gogyohka
the spring wind
melts snow
on the garden
I wish it could do the same
to my frosty loneliness
the autumn
sunset
on a church graveyard
a mangy dog
by the moss
stares into the sky
the smiling
you
waiting by our tree
in breezy spring days
reconnected through Classmate Finder
the same smile from a wrinkled face
I shred
long winter nights
into myriad threads
and weave a spring quilt
as a gift for your return
my desire for you
grows lusher
like spring grass
even though
autumn winds will come
the time needed
for creation to take place
between the pen and the page
is not six days
but a lifetime
mangy dog
hit by a flying bottle
runs blindly through traffic
so does this angst
across my mind
walking
my fingers
over the stony wall
of your heart
Three Colors: Blue
on the radio
when asked
where are you from
I see
Canada geese fly over
their route, my roots
alone
in my attic
I perform
stand-up for a sea of stars
rain returns its ovation
Jesus said
let the children come to me
don't stop them
but some priests put them
under their robes
Gogyohka
Sequence
Either/Or
for Søren
Kierkegaard
buried
under piles of books about Him
I rant and rave
He stands by
and keeps throwing His words
to believe
or not to believe
that is the question
I ponder
sunrays drift in and out of the window
the cracks in the ground
upon which I stand
become bigger year by year
doubting Thomas
in a land of promise
my heart
believes in His words
but my mind won’t
a tug-of-war
for my soul
my life with Him
like riding the merry-go-round
it goes round and round
up and down
but gets me nowhere
alone
in the dark
I hang Him
on the cross within me
finished?
Read
Chen-ou Liu's
"beach" haiku Thread
Poems
Gogyohka
Bibliography
Gogyohka
(5-Line Poetry)
The
article offers information about Enta Kusabake (1938 -
present), inventor of Gogyohka, a definition of Gogyohka,
and examples written by various contemporary Japanese
writers.
The Gogyohka
Society
A U. S.
Chapter of the Gogyohka Societey established in 2008 by
Linda Vovos, Elizabeth Phaire, and Joseph Gesick along
with founder Enta Kusakabe. Includes information
about the society, upcoming Gogyohka workshops,
membership, quarterly newsletter, poetry samples, and
links.
Gogyohka Junction
A collection
of Gogyohka information and activity; includes
contemporary examples of Gogyohka.
Bringing your inner poet forward with "Gogyohka"
Discusses
Gogyokha poetry at the 2010 Cherry Blossom Festival;
includes infomation about Enta Kusakabe's concepts of
Gogyokha poetry; examples.
Gogyoka
A Wikipedia
resource.
~Sketchbook
Editor's notes--John Daleiden: June 29, 2010
