Poem, Tanka

Sole Survivor

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #23
where Robbie invites us to write a syllabic poem using
an implied metaphor. The metaphor I chose is
“my dogs are barking”. Here’s my tanka.

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my dogs are barking

yip and yap with every step

each paw tired and sore


it’s been a long hard journey

now sit, stay, lie down, relax



NAR©2025

This is “Who Let The Dogs Out” by Baha Men

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #23, 7/29/25: Metaphors

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          1. We’re off to sleep early tonight, I have an authors breakfast to go to in morning… a get together for stall holders/writers from the Annual Book Festival at Barwon Heads (Indie Authors) 😴😊😍📘

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