The evening tide is syrupy, strange ripples shivering.
It laps at banks and licks salty rocks, as if it’s haunted.
We dive in the river. It ties us in intricate knots.
Kim M. Russell, 20th April 2021
Image by Christoper Osten on Unsplash
My response to NaPoWriMo Day Twenty
We’re two-thirds of the way through NaPoWriMo 2021 and today we are writing sijo, a traditional Korean poetic form. Like the haiku, it has three lines, but the lines are much longer, typically 14-16 syllables, and each line should consist of two parts – like two sentences, or a sentence of two clauses divided by a comma. In terms of overall structure, a sijo functions like an abbreviated sonnet, in that the first line sets up an inquiry or discussion, the second line continues the discussion, and the third line resolves it with a ‘twist’ or surprise.
A poem found in an article in a Saturday edition of The Times.
writing in north norfolk 
What a brilliant interpretation of the image.
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Thank you, Graham,. The poem came first – I had to search for the image!
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Really? Now that is image serendipity for you.
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I think in Taoist philosophy they say ‘the river swims the fish’ instead of vice versa. Your poem made me think of this. Sometimes it’s good to go with the flow!
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Indeed it is!
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This is such a great poem. Loved the subtlety of the message 🙂
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Thank you kindly! 😉
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This is very lovely.
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Thanks so much!
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superSijo, KR.
If Basho wrote Sijo, this’d be one of them. Congrats.
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Thank you, Ron!
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Love the image and lines!
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Thank you!
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Your third line is a great twist.
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Thanks Ken!
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Very lovely.
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Thank you, Sherry.
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