There was a surprising paucity of options for U. Ushnik (उष्णिक्) is a classic Vedic quatrain form with 7-syllable lines. In other words, it’s thousands of years old and I’m probably about to ruin it. No pressure!
Underappreciated
Salutation to the moon
is less preferred than the sun's - we greet the one who burns us,
not the one who lets us rest.
The one who watches us sleep
Tries to light our way for us -
Even when she blocks the sun
We mark the solar eclipse.
This is my U for the A-Z Blogging Challenge 2022. My theme is poetry – a form for every letter of the alphabet. T was tanka.
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