Exceptional Gogyohka Poem Suite 2024 Japanese Poetry : Unhoused Poet by Gypsy Blue Rose Dedicated to homeless people

Unhoused poet     forced to walk on scorching ground, is covered with sweat and grime   as wealthy people in air-conditioned cars  pass him by avoiding eye contact.       His useless “work for food ” sign  hangs low  heavy with hunger and shame. The homeless man’s only possessions a bag full of crumbs and poems             Author Notes We are experiencing extreme heat in Los Angeles, California. We have an air-conditioner at home so we are okay as long as we stay inside. I have been thinking about homeless people and how difficult it must be to live outside. Gogyohka is a five-line Japanese poetic form with no strict rules on syllable count but as brief as possible. You may use any theme. Lines are grammatically connected. Alliteration, personification, and metaphor are okay. It usually doesn't rhyme, but natural not forced rhymes are okay. Japanese poets have written gogyohka since the 1910s. However, they did not name the form until 1983 by poet Enta Kusakabe. source = writers digest source=wikipedia Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I don't use a presentation template, the complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYRIGHT@2024

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