Poems

One of the suggestions from my writing group for our book project next spring is to intersperse poems throughout the book. My editor and writing instructor, Eileen Albrizio introduced me to to three forms of poems, Triolet, Haiku, and Tanka. Without describing the poetic form in detail here are my examples of each:


TRIOLET

I stare at her crossing the room
and long for her when I'm alone
I see her face at the sound of a familiar tune
I stare at her crossing the room
I remember the day we met in June
and the hours we spoke on the telephone
I stare at her crossing the room
and long for her when I'm alone

© 2009 Felix F. Giordano


HAIKU

Snow falls
on mountain cliffs
feeding glacial melt

© 2009 Felix F. Giordano


TANKA

The dead of winter
when trees have shed their leaves
branches sway in the wind
reaching up to the sky
in praise of Creator

© 2009 Felix F. Giordano