Mountain Meadows ( A Sijo )

Sijo Poem

The sijo is like the tanka, renga and haiku .
It has three lines of between 14-16 syllables each, giving a total of 44-46 syllables per sijo.

There are three basic rules to keep in mind when writing a sijo:

1. The basic structure

2. A musical image or element

3. A twist.

Mountain Meadows
By Paul McCann

No one could ever see those gentle meadows in my mind ,
through lush fields of floating thoughts I'm sure one day I will find ,
an escape to the meadows from the constant daily grind