Collom Lune: The Raindrop

Tonight at dVerse, the marvelous poet Samuel Peralta has challenged us to write either a Kelly lune or Collom lune. I chose the latter, in a two stanza form. The form is similar to haiku; however, instead of syllable count, words are counted (lines of 3-5-3). The subject is inspired by the gentle rain falling outside. Please join in–it is a fairly simple form to work with, yet it can yield powerful results. (edited to fix the spelling of Jack Collom’s name!)

the raindrop falls

from the tip of the

magnolia leaf bearing

the reflected world

falls and breaks into a

thousand tiny worlds