The Cherita (November Issue)

The last edition edited by Larry Kimmel as he bows out as the cherita’s co-editor is now available for your reading pleasure. http://www.thecherita.com/flipbook. Thank you, Larry, for your hard work! Here's the link http://www.thecherita.com/flipbook/

My three cherita published in the August issue!

 

 

 

 

25 Cherita

     I am very grateful that ai li invited me to submit for a special feature on cherita (pronounced ‘CHAIR-ee-tah) in Atlas Poetica. Cherita is a narrative and lyrical six-line poem invented by ai li in 1997. Though it was challenging for me to write a cherita since it was the first time I heard about it, I ended up being one of the 25 poets who were featured. That was a big surprise to me! To be honest, I wasn't sure of what I was doing. I just read the guidelines, several examples, and gave it a shot. Instinctively, I wrote like I was writing a tanka with one extra line.

death anniversary
sprouting weeds
on mother’s burial lot
maybe today
I’ll find a memory
to miss her

     To read more about "25 Cherita," edited and introduced by ai li, visit the following:

http://atlaspoetica.org/?p=1640

http://atlaspoetica.org/?p=1667

http://atlaspoetica.org/?page_id=1654 to read ’25

     Since cherita's inception, it has grown tremendously. Poets such as ai li, Larry Kimmel, Sheila Windsor, and other cherita poets on Atlas Poetica have experimented on this form. You can read their written work on their respective websites and on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/cherita?f=tweets&vertical=default

http://larrykimmel.tripod.com/cheritatwo.htm

http://www.winfredpress.com/the-cherita-form/ 

Tanka Poets on Site (August 28 prompt)

 

the drip
of one memory
after another...
this summer morning . . .
watermelon pieces



prompt: watermelon
See comments here. 

NaHaiWriMo #17- 21 Prompt

    

brussel sprouts . . .
the stink of his remark

stays in the room

Feb. 21 prompt: brussel sprouts

See comments here.

Feb. 20 prompt: bling

See comments here. 

spring dawn . . .

a baby robin's trill

warms the sunlight

Feb. 19 prompt: baby
See comments here. 

enfolded with the memory

of last night's kiss . . .
breakfast burrito

Feb. 18 prompt: burrito
See comments here. 

blueberry bagel . . .

that hollow center

still craving for you

Feb. 17 prompt: bagel

See comments here.

Tanka Poets on Site (August 27 prompt)

seeing the first light

of morning in your eyes

I start to smile

from the memory

of last night's kisses

prompt: waking up from a different place

See comments here.
 

He Doodles, You 'Ku - Day 31

the wind blows

my scarf away . . .

one more glance

I melt in the memory

of your touch

See doodle here. 

Mindful Writing Challenge '13 - Day 12

He Doodles You 'Ku - Day 1-8

     Take a peek at what's happening on Auburie Cox's Yay Words! You won't believe how much the group has grown in a week, not to mention the fantastic haiku and tanka for HM Yuan's doodles that have piled up. 

     Catching  up on the days that I've missed, here's what I came up with. Nothing compared to my personal favorites, but hey, at least I'm trying. :-) 

     Click a specific day to see the doodles and everybody's posts. 

the sinking sun

lingers at the brim

of your cup

how long can I stop you

from leaving

~ 0 ~

no time left 

to say goodbye . . .

withered rose

Day 8

I let the wind

speak for me . . .

winter tree

Day 7

holding on

to what's left of him . . .

fading sun

Day 6

Christmas moon—

the memory of her

peppermint breath

Day 5

winter buds

the morning unfolds

between my silence

Day 4

fork on the road—

his choices

almost identical

Day 3

cloud formation

where do I begin

telling you

Day 2

sudden wind—

her childhood days

snatched too soon

Day 1