Money & Nature | Sedoka poem by Kia, 13, Bangalore
Like experimental poetry with metre and form? 13-year-old Kia from Bangalore writes powerfully evocative sedoka poetry; read on to know more!
The sedoka is a Japanese poem form inspired by the traditions of the katuata and mondo. Structurally each verse is similar to a haiku, at least to western eyes, consisting of 5-7-7 or 5-7-5 syllable structures. It differs from a similar mondo in that it is not a collaborative work, but instead a poem by a single poet.
Money
Shining silver and
glowing gold, scattered around
without a care on the floor;
Without any money
on the bare cold streets,
Poverty reigns eternal.
Nature
Fresh and clear with dreams,
A fast flowing mountain stream
slowly- gathers love and pain.
Down in the warm plains,
contaminated slowly:
grey water and lost stories.
