Thank you Henry and Lee,
I am so enjoying this thread. I go to work excited about coming home and reading whatever happens next.
Another *syllabic* form I've played around with is Cinquain. It's not a Japanese form, however, like haiku and/or tanka... and altho it sounds French, I do believe it's American in origin. I think I like it because the *rules* are lax and basically (I think) the only important qualifier is the number of syllables and the arrangement of them.
What amazes me in all of the short syllabic forms is the enormous amount of work that goes into creating one. Who would have imagined the hours and hours (possibly days and days or weeks and weeks) of work that you can put into a mere 17 or 22 syllables? (well, other then those who've tried to write a sensible one, of course)
Is it because of it's brevity that it becomes so time consuming, or in spite of it? Or am I just that slow? Maybe it's because you have no window dressing around it...nothing to hide behind, or dress up in...it's just each word standing there, naked, all alone.
Anyhow...Begging everyone's pardon and relying on the good will of all...I'm gonna take a chance and post a cinquain...just because it's Friday and I'll have the whole weekend to regret it in.
Innominate
Behold
the changeling child.
The indolent daughter
of the night. She is the sun's bitch.
She shines.
Lo