Memories: A Juuichi

 

Memories...
her life's mistakes
in echoing patterns
like a dark
kaleidoscope

Years ago, I developed a form of poetry called “juuichi” , inspired by the Japanese haiku.

“Juuichi” (pronounced jooitchy), is the Japanese word for eleven.
A juuichi has a set number of words rather than syllables.
Lines one and five each have only one word, while lines two, three and four each have three.
Rhymes are optional.

If you would like to see my earlier juuichis, please click here