Pastels in Harmony
A Huitian Poem on Unity
Different colours do work together.- Michelle Liew
This is for Emily Brinkley's Word Generator Poems challenge.
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Red takes a leap, bold beyond compare
With strokes of passion, it fills the air
Blue hums gently, its soul so calm,
Its coloured presence, a gentle balm
Yellow steps forth, dying to shine
Yet fades too quickly, its brilliance beguiles
These colours now merge, they form a new hue
As one they create, their brilliance shines through.
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N.B. This poem follows the Huitian structure. Huitian or 'return to field' is Chinese form of poetry that features parallelism - one line mirrors the other or rhymes with the other. Thus, the rhyme scheme would be abab cdcd and so on. It focuses on metaphysical or natural images, in this case, colour.
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Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (3)
Love the new poetry form. Might give it a try. And your poem is so beautiful. I'm excited to read all your poems from this challenge. Thank you for being brave enough to try it.
Wondrous! I have not tried this form of poetry yet. You captured colour brilliantly
Oooo, this is such a nice format and you executed it perfectly! You also nailed the challenge. Loved your poem!