A walk on a beach
reminds me of those first days,
walking hand in hand,
laughing at the wind and waves,
the dog off its lead,
running from waves, fetching stones.
We braved all weather,
cherishing time together,
because life is short,
we couldn’t believe our luck,
or that it would last.
And here we are, together,
with the sand still in our shoes.
Kim M. Russell, 11th February 2020
My response to Carpe Diem #1809 Wedding Bells
In today’s episode our challenge is a long Japanese poetry form, the Choka, which can be of almost any length, because its form depends on alternating phrases (or lines) containing either seven of five sound units (onji), ending with lines of seven sounds.
The example we have been given is the briefest chōka documented, Man’yōshū no. 802, which is has the pattern 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7-7.
Our challenge is to create a Choka in which love is the main theme. Mine is an early Valentine’s poem dedicated to my husband.
writing in north norfolk 
So beautifully written!
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Thank you, Valentina!
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Oh these wonderful memories. Beautiful.
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Thank you, Toni!
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Perfect description of a relationship, especially a long tern relationship.
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Thank you, Janice.
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Beautifully done!
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Thank you! 🙂
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awe…how lovely. (@—>—-)
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Thanks Dorna!
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I’m glad you got lucky. A very nice poem!
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Let’s try this again. Stoopid WordPress…
This is a beautiful poem. I’m glad you and your husband are still happy together.
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😁
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