#poem, «Sea Stars» (An Euro-Ku)

(Photography «Sun Sets Over Miami» by Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

To see the light…
To see as I am seen…
To step into the ocean and feel the power of the Sea and into the air and float with the stars…

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE «EURO-KU»

As a lover of poetry I naturally searched through all the styles and forms and found quite a love of the Haiku. I wanted to write like that, with such simplicity, power and at the same time communicate such intensity and meaning. But as a Westerner, my life experience, my culture, my history, would not allow it. So in February, 2022, I decided to create a style for myself wherein I could express the same idea that the Japanese poets expressed through their unique and exclusive form. I came up with the Euro-Ku so that I could do it from my unique and exclusive European perspective. I changed the rules a bit, and I added the need to have the poem attached, permanently, to an illustration product of the poet. The three stanzas (verses) need not be restricted by syllabic counts. I can make them as long as I want but they must be coherent and flow into each other as a whole. The verses cannot just go floating off into outer space. I hope you enjoy it.

CHEERS

C.2024, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 24 APR 2024, Valencia, Spain

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  1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

    Really enjoyed both the poem and the picture.

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    1. Thank you 🙏🏻 Pat, very much. Oh, had to skip the wine time today as I had to work late in the studio. Working on a new project… tomorrow is another day…

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      1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

        Tomorrow us another day. Good luck with your project.

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  2. Avatar de SiriusSea SiriusSea dice:

    Perfection ❤ !!

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    1. Thank you 🙏🏻 so much!

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  3. Avatar de mitchteemley mitchteemley dice:

    Enjoyed it very much, Francisco.

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    1. Thank you Mitch very much!

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    1. Thank you 🙏🏻

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    1. Thank you so much Dawn!

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