Sixku 16-20

Welcome to another series of sixku!

Sixku 16

Distant clouds—

between raindrops, 

my memories.

© 2019 Cendrine Marrouat

I love watching raindrops on windows. They form interesting patterns. And like snowflakes, no two drops look exactly alike…

Sixku 17

Islands:

sunrays touch water

so subtly.

© 2019 Cendrine Marrouat

"Don't shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like." - David Alan Harvey

Sixku 18

Afternoon stroll:

infinity above,

context below.

© 2019 Cendrine Marrouat

This is a view of Spirit Sands, a semi-arid desert in Spruce Woods Provincial Park, Canada. I have been there several times and love the place! The area is beautiful and a boon for photography.

Sixku 19

Breeze shapes

this shadow play

poetically.

© 2019 Cendrine Marrouat

If you have followed me for a while, you know how much I like black-and-white photography and the play between light and shadows.

There is something mesmerizing about this photo. I don't think words can adequately describe it…

Sixku 20

December:

time stops

where light gathers.

© 2019 Cendrine Marrouat

Here is a view of Quai Lucien Lombard, one of the most beautiful and most visited areas of Toulouse, France. This is where you should go if you want to get a good view of the old part of the city.

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About the Sixku

The Sixku (pronounce ‘sis-ku’) is a poetry form that I invented in 2019.

Sixku are six-word, untitled poems based on the Haiku, my favorite form. Each piece must be inspired by and contain an image. A reference to nature is encouraged. For example: season, weather, month, time of the day, etc.

Three mandatory lines:

• Line 1 = idea 1 (one or two word(s))
• Line 2 = idea 2 (two or three words)
• Line 3 = twist, surprise (remaining words)

A seventh word is acceptable, only if it is an article or preposition (e.g. ‘a’, ‘the’, ‘up’, ‘down’…). Do not abuse this exception, though.

Complete sentences and punctuation are optional and the use of the past tense is allowed.

More Sixku:

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That's it for today! Thank you for reading!

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Cendrine Marrouat is a writer, photographer, podcaster, blogger, anthology editor, and the co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms and A Warm Cup of Cozy. She has authored and co-authored more than 40 books, including The Train: A Short Story (2023), In Her Own Words: A Collection of Short Stories & Flashku (2022), After the Fires of Day: Haiku Inspired by Kahlil Gibran & Alphonse de Lamartine (2021), Rhythm Flourishing: A Collection of Kindku and Sixku (2020), Walks: A Collection of Haiku (2019-2020), and In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play (2018).

Cendrine's work has appeared in many publications. She is the creator of the Sixku, Flashku, Sepigram, and Reminigram; as well as the co-creator of the Kindku, Pareiku, Vardhaku, and Hemingku.