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Sijo Poem
One Thousand Cranes
: Common Evening Primrose by Gypsy Blue Rose
For Helen ( lyenochka )

 
 
common
evening primrose
doesn't complain

when passersby
don't stop to see
her plain face
or pretty green dress


only He knows
how precious she is

with tender love
He dries 
her dewdrops away


 

 

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Author Notes
Common Evening Primroses are actually beautiful flowers, I used this flower for the name "common" in real life, some people feel 'plain' or 'common' but they are really beautiful inside. We may all be primroses yearning to be loved the way we are.

Common Evening Primrose is a yellow flower that blooms from early summer to early fall. They open in the evening and remain open until the following morning. The whole plant is edible, lemon-scented, and attracts night-flying moths at night and bees in the morning.

SIJO poem is a traditional Korean poetic form related to haiku and tanka. Traditionally, a Sijo is comprised of 44-46 syllables OR LESS. Originally intended as songs, sijo can be romantic, metaphysical, reflection, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supply a "turn," and the third provides closure. The pattern is not strict but it has to be 46 syllables o less. Theme 3,4,4,4 = 1st stanza/Elaboration 3,4,4,4 = 2nd stanza/Counter Theme 3,5. 3rd stanza/Completion 4,3 = 4th stanza Sijo Form Definition

Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem.

Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." Atticus


     

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