#poem, «To Float in the Sky» (An Euro-Ku)

(«Over the Aegean»/photo by FBC/OCS Valencia/All Rights Reserved)

No mortal foot can touch…
No light more silver white…
No distractions, always bright.

C.2024, Francisco Bravo Cabrera – 23 OCT 2024 – Valencia, Spain

NOTA BENE

The Euro-Ku, a style I developed in 2022, is the way a Western poet/writer can best approach a style of poetry native to Japan, the Haiku. As someone who does not have the history or the culture of an authentic Japanese poet, it is impossible to do justice to that honorable and long tradition. Therefore, wishing to honour the style but to give it the spirit that a work of art has when it is made in accordance to one’s place and time, I invented this new form, the Euro-Ku. It has three lines (stanzas, verses) but without a syllabic count (as our language does not have the same rhythms as the Japanese language), and each line must follow the previous one logically and sensibly. The lines cannot just go off floating in the air, as that works in Japanese but not in Western languages. And finally the poem must be accompanied by an illustration also of the authorship of the poet. Simple, clear, spiritual and in accordance to Western history and culture.

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  1. Avatar de a bayliss tgrtranslation a bayliss tgrtranslation dice:
    10/26/2024 a las 16:06

    Love this idea. Also, I hope it is ok – I quoted lines from your poem, «Thoughts in a Windmill» in a google review of a school. I credited you, Francisco Bravo Cabrero. I felt your words conveyed an important message and am grateful to you if you allow this. If not, I can take the quote down.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      10/26/2024 a las 19:45

      Thank you, I am quite flattered and I appreciate the credit, but my last name is Cabrera, please note if you will. I very much appreciate your time and your comments and visits, they are truly inspiring. All the best.

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      1. Avatar de a bayliss tgrtranslation a bayliss tgrtranslation dice:
        10/27/2024 a las 02:45

        Noted and corrected – gracias, Señor.

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      2. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        10/27/2024 a las 09:24

        De nada. (You’re welcome)

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      3. Avatar de a bayliss tgrtranslation a bayliss tgrtranslation dice:
        10/27/2024 a las 23:59

        : )

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  2. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    10/26/2024 a las 17:08

    Beautiful poem by a moonstruck poetm

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      10/26/2024 a las 19:42

      Yes, I do love the moon! Thank you so much Pat. All the best.

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      1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        10/26/2024 a las 19:43

        Very welcome, Francisco.

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  3. Avatar de Dawn Pisturino Dawn Pisturino dice:
    10/27/2024 a las 17:01

    Lovely!

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      10/27/2024 a las 18:03

      Thank you!

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  4. Avatar de jeanvivace jeanvivace dice:
    11/14/2024 a las 15:32

    Beautiful!

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      11/15/2024 a las 12:20

      Thank you so much! Greetings from Spain and all the best!

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