This poem is in the form of a naani poem. Naani means: expressing one and all in theTelugu language. This form originated in India from the Telugu poet, Dr. N. Gopi. A naani has four lines with a total of 20-25 syllables and no title. It was written for Rebecca over at Fake Flamenco as part of her June Poetry Challenge :
Grey dawn is a stranger
Yet I remember
Gulls on a clay flat beach
Frost sparkling a forbidden lawn
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Straight and proper
tall and broad
full of wisdom
some nonsense
and great good humour
within there is Mr Darcy
also hope and despair
Bedroom companion
of many years
I love you so
some think you wooden
and you’re
getting fatter
but I don’t care
Copyright © 2022 Kim Whysall-Hammond
This poem was written in response to the May Poetry Challenge over at Fake Flamenco
The challenge is to write a free verse poem, up to 14 lines about a mystery person, place or thing in English or Spanish, deadline: Sunday 5/08, noon CST.
So, what have I written about??????
The Cheesesellers Wife 