Dedushka, or: Saba

A ‘Garland’ Shadorma

‘Garland’ Shadorma?

The ‘Garland’ Shadorma was created by Sylvia Cognac, modeled after the ‘Garland’ Cinquain. Essentially, it is a Shadorma series of seven stanzas, with the seventh and final stanza being composed of lines from all six previous stanzas.

Tanka Tuesday

For Tanka Tuesday, Robbie encourages us to compose syllabic poems that includes a story. My above shadorma is about my grandfather (saba).

My grandfather grew up very poor, was forced to fight the Nazis in World War II without a weapon, and was badly wounded; but he survived and taught himself Russian so he could become a top engineer in Soviet Lithuania.

Even when the government threatened him, he kept hiring Jewish engineers who were punished for applying for exit visas to Israel. In the end, he gave up his cursed the antisemitism around him, Communist Party membership, and moved with his family to Israel.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

Scattered tongues, or: If I forget thee

A ‘Garland’ Shadorma

‘Garland’ Shadorma?

The ‘Garland’ Shadorma was created by Sylvia Cognac, modeled after the ‘Garland’ Cinquain. Essentially, it is a Shadorma series of seven stanzas, with the seventh and final stanza being composed of lines from all six previous stanzas.

Tanka Tuesday

For Tanka Tuesday, Yvette encourages us to compose resilience-themed syllabic poems. My above shadorma is about the resilience of Jews from around the world who repatriated to our ancient homeland under difficult and often dangerous circumstances.

The first stanza is about Ethiopian Jews who crossed Sudan and were flown to Israel in secret rescue missions. The second stanza is about Yemenite Jews who traveled through deserts and through Aden before flying to Israel. The third stanza is about Holocaust survivors who came to Israel after surviving Nazi camps and war.

The fourth stanza is about Iraqi Jews who were forced to leave behind their ancient homes and communities in Babylon and Iraq. The fifth stanza is about Soviet Jews who kept Jewish identity and Hebrew alive even when the Soviet Union tried to suppress it. The sixth stanza is about Argentine Jews facing terror attacks and economic collapse while still carrying Jewish traditions with them.

The final stanza brings all the journeys together into one shared story of exile, survival, memory, and return to Jerusalem.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

First Blush – yaskhan

Dappled grey Night sky’s fading hues Jasper flares Warblers spin Blooms quaver the morning trail Life drifts..warm and still My dawn song Begins at first blush When dew melts on gauze wings Golden warmth of dayspring fills To liven my frame. #shadorma  Source: First Blush – yaskhan

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/05/26/first-blush-yaskhan/

There's a mouth
that will devour you.
It's somewhere
around here.
It gawps, like a patient dog,
anytime you're near.

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#barguest #shadorma #poetry #painting

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: "𝒀𝒐𝒖" - 𝑨 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒎

More poetic forms that did not appear in Unwoven. Here is a brief shadorma, an older poem from Spain, here transplanted to a Michigan September.

https://buff.ly/4dh1wX4

#poetry #shadorma #autumn #poem #unwoven

Ancient homeland, or: Each hoary stone

A Garland Shadorma

‘Garland’ Shadorma?

The ‘Garland’ Shadorma was created by Sylvia Cognac, modeled after the ‘Garland’ Cinquain. Essentially, it is a Shadorma series of seven stanzas, with the seventh and final stanza being composed of lines from all six previous stanzas.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Connection #History #Identity #Israel #Jewish #JewishHistory #Poem #Poetry #Pride #Shadorma #Zionism