Smorgasbord Poetry – Colleen Chesebro’s Tuesday Weekly Challenge #Rokugana – Superstitions by Sally Cronin

This week Colleen Chesebro challenges us to create our own syllabic poetry .

I was born on Friday 13th and to be honest that has always been a lucky day for me, although perhaps not always for those around me lol… to that end I have created a Rokuhana... comprising three pairs of six and seven syllables (Roku and Hana) in two stanzas on the subject.

Rokuhana – Superstitions

There are thirteen letters
in the word superstitions
with trouble that doubles
when combined with a Friday
or a Tuesday in Spain
a time to be wary

A sure way to change luck
when at sixes and sevens
with all things around you
disregard the first number
engage with the second
trust its mythical power

©Sally Cronin 2022

My most recent book is a collection of poetry and was published in July 2021

One of the reviews for the collection

Terry Tyler 5.0 out of 5 stars Just perfect  Reviewed in the United Kingdom

I am somewhat blown away by this book – it’s a work of art.

The first part is a series of pictures – art, landscape, animals, birds, the fantastical, abstract, flowers, random objects, all sorts – each coupled with a short piece of free verse. The poems are so clever, often just a few lines that encapsulate an idea, convey a piece of ponder-worthy wisdom or paint a story in a flash-fiction fashion. It’s a delight from start to finish. I believe Sally Cronin is producing hardbacks in the not too distant future; I will be purchasing several for presents. And one for myself 🙂

Some of my favourites are astute comments on the darker side of the life we live now – notable are Scepticism, Westward-Two and The Future?. Another repeated theme is that of ageing – I love Ageism and the last verse of Birthdays, in particular. I name Ageism and Scepticism as joint winners!

The lovely Spices takes us into the second part, which consists of longer poems about Sally’s life. My favourite of these is The Lure of the Waltzer, which made me think of my early teenage years. The book is so perfectly presented; in an ideal world, the hardback ought to be on display in high street shops at Christmas with all those ‘little books of wisdom’ type publications; it’s better than most I’ve seen!  

You can find all my books and buy links: Sally’s Books and Reviews 2022

 

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have enjoyed the poem.. thanks Sally.