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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

A Tale of Love (and Woe) – Lovers' Song #2

Knight #2


Princess #2



A note on form and inspiration for this piece:  As stated in my previous post, each of these is a katauta.  Steaming from a ballad I wrote some time ago, the first is a note from the knight and the second is the response from the princess.  While the first pairing utilized the syllable count 5 / 7 / 5 (similar to a haiku–though this form predates the haiku), this pairing is offered up in (from what I've read) the more traditional 5 / 7 / 7.

7 comments:

Brian Miller said...

nice link between the two with the sun...i like the fingers like sun rays....smiles...this is a cool series...

Scarlet said...

I like the form and its gentleness ~

Thanks for your visits ~

Anonymous said...

These are super charming. I especially like the first-- as Brian said with the fingers bringing the blush. K.

Truedessa said...

I adore these done in note form from the king to the princess..words spoken from the heart...

Bodhirose said...

Very sweet...I like the responses back and forth...like little love letters.

Maniparna said...

Nice linking with the sun.. wonderful I must say.. I use the 5-7-5 form in my haiku..yet to try the form used in the second.. :-)

Mary said...

Just beautiful. One who was the recipient of these notes would feel loved indeed.