Twilight Hour

Setting sun;
Breath exuding orange hues.
Holds fort at horizon.
Meanwhile, silent dusk,
Spreads a black shroud
On Earth’s land.

The Seox (seox in Anglo Saxon means six) is a verse form written in 6 lines in keeping with its name. It was created by Ann Byrnes Smith.
 
The Seox is:
o   a poem in six lines, a hexastich.
o   syllabic, 3/7/6/5/4/3 syllables per lines.
o   unrhymed.

Source- https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/seox/

COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 193, #POET’SCHOICE

Author: gdutta17

Born in the year 1968, my childhood was spent amidst the beautiful scenic landscape of a small town in India, Ranchi. Though an engineer by qualification, reading, writing and cooking are my passions. Another thing that I am passionate about is my country, India. As they say, a lifetime is probably not enough to explore the whole of India. Currently based in Kolkata, I can be reached at gdutta17@gmail.com. View all posts by gdutta17

14 thoughts on “Twilight Hour”

-Eugenia says:

September 3, 2020 at 10:17 pm

A superb approach to The Seox! I love your poem and this poetry form.

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1. gdutta17 says:
  
  September 3, 2020 at 10:21 pm
  
  That makes me so thrilled Thank you so much. 😊🙏
  
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  1. -Eugenia says:
    
    September 4, 2020 at 3:07 am
    
    You’re welcome!
    
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-Eugenia says:

September 3, 2020 at 10:20 pm

Reblogged this on Eugi's Causerie I and commented:
Sharing a lovely poem and poetry form, The Seox from Straight From My Heart –

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1. gdutta17 says:
  
  September 3, 2020 at 10:22 pm
  
  I am honoured. Thank you so much. 😊🙏
  
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  1. -Eugenia says:
    
    September 4, 2020 at 3:06 am
    
    My pleasure!
    
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Colleen M. Chesebro says:

September 5, 2020 at 3:07 am

Well done, Goutam. I like the syllable count on the Seox. I hope to add some new syllabic poetry forms later this year. I’ve added this one to my list! “…silent dusk spreads a dark shroud…” lovely imagery here. ❤

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1. gdutta17 says:
  
  September 5, 2020 at 9:47 am
  
  Am thrilled to know that you loved my write. Came across this poetic form on a post a week back, on Facebook. It had skipped my mind after that but when I saw your prompt, it came back and II decided to try and write using this style. Found the poetic form quite interesting- total syllable count is slightly lesser than a tanka but there is a bit more flexibility, in my opinion, because of one additional line compared to a tanka. This is a layman’s interpretation; you would be a better judge of course. 😊
  
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  1. Colleen M. Chesebro says:
    
    September 5, 2020 at 8:02 pm
    
    I like syllabic forms that make you think. It’s a fun form for sure. Glad you found it. 😊
    
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merrildsmith says:

September 7, 2020 at 4:09 pm

Lovely poem!

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1. gdutta17 says:
  
  September 7, 2020 at 4:30 pm
  
  So happy to know that you enjoyed reading it. Thanks so much. 🙂
  
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