NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 3/30: Scribble Sundays

Scribble Sundays: Sijos, Senyrus, Sestinas

Sijo is a Korean poetic form older than haiku.  The traditional for is three lines of  14-16 syllables in each line.  The modern form is six lines of 7-8 syllables each.

Here’s my attempt:

Sitting at my writing desk, the birds sing their songs outside
Their message is clear, translate their melodies into a poem
The page remains blank except the scritch-scratch left by their feet

©Jone Rush MacCulloch, 2016

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