Thanks to Alex Hurst, who introduced me to Yuefu, I read a lot of poems on Yue Fu and chinese poetry.
Here’s an excerpt from Britanica
These poems were significant because they consisted of lines of varying lengths, some having a regular form of five syllables per line rather than the then-standard four-syllable line. The yuefu thus broke ground for the later classic gushi (“ancient-style poetry”), with its broader use of rhyme and fewer metrical restrictions.
I tried to pen a few but that didn’t do justice to this form, so today I am just posting some of my favorite verses which I had written when I was feeling down.
What do you know of the pain in my heart
forbidden forever of frozen starts
Destiny sometimes carries a colossal empty cart
What do you know of the pain in my heart
forbidden forever of frozen starts
Destiny sometimes carries a colossal empty cart
What do you know of the pain in my heart
*****
In deepest abyss of celestial nothingness
where echoes back the humdrum dream
In vain I grasp a bunch of shadows
suspended between endless seams
where echoes back the humdrum dream
In vain I grasp a bunch of shadows
suspended between endless seams
*****
Porcelain smile – please stay longer,
Walk with me , a little further,
Through this maze, a path I fought,
But still lonely in a crowd!!!
Walk with me , a little further,
Through this maze, a path I fought,
But still lonely in a crowd!!!
::Don’t Miss out on previous poetry types::
Day 1 – A for Acrostic
Day 2 – B for Blitz
Day 3 – C for CinqTroisDecaLaRhyme
Day 4 – D For Diamente
Day 5 – E for Essence
Day 6 – F for Florette
Day 7 – G for Ghazal
Day 8 – H for Haiku
Day 9 – I for Inverted Refrain
Day 10 – J for Joseph Star
Day 11 – K for Kyrielle
Day 12 – L for Lanturne
Day 13 – M for Minute Poetry
Day 14 – N for Nove Otto
Day 15 – O for Octelle
Day 16 – P for Palindrome
Day 17 – Q for Quatrain
Day 18 – R for Rictameter
Day 19 – S for Shape Poetry
Day 20 – T for Trifall
Day 21 – U for U, yes U
Very nice and how would I announce it to the world if I try? Yoo hoooo !!!
PhenoMenon
http://throodalookingglass.com/2014/04/yours-tastefully/
I agree with Nisha, the last verse is really very beautiful.
Just love the last verse.. beautiful.
How beautiful and, again, stunning! One often finds so much beauty when one's heart hurts