Ya-du: Poetic Forms, Writers Digest, Robert Lee Brewer
The ya-du is a Burmese poetic form. Here are the guidelines: Quintains (or five-line stanzas). Four syllables in the first four lines. The final line has either five, seven, nine, or 11 syllables. The fourth syllable of the first line rhymes with the third syllable of the second line and the second syllable of the third line. The fourth syllable of the third line rhymes with the third syllable of the fourth line and the second syllable of the fifth line. The fourth syllable of the fourth line rhymes with the final syllable of the final line.
Subject usually deals with seasons. Most ya-du are written in three or fewer stanzas. Here's a way to visualize the structure/rhymes (with a 5-syllable final line): xxxa, xxax, xaxb, xxbc, xbxxc
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Here’s my attempt at a ya-du:
Winter
in the country
seeing tree snow
icey here and
there are standing
farmland looking bling
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Denise E Lindquist
I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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The waka is a Japanese 5-line poem (or stanza) that is often considered synonymous with the tanka, because both have a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable per line structure. However, the waka groups its lines together in a particular way. The first 2 lines should make up one piece, the next 2 lines should make the next, and then, the final line can stand on its own--or as part of the second group. It's possible to end stop after line 2, 4, and 5. But other forms of punctuation can do the trick as well. Writers Digest, Robert Lee Brewer
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
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I love these posts, because the poems are clever and intriguing.... but also, I never knew just how many forms of poetry there are and I love when someone takes the time to include the description for people like me 😁 Thank you!
Farmland looking bling. I loved that! You nailed this format!
This is an interesting poem format, Denise. Beautiful poem.
That was a wonderful piece of writing.