Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, invites us to write any form of poem
about resilience using the image shown below.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Rain hammers the stem,
yet the buds hold their color…
crimson, unashamed.
Each drop a small surrender
leaves refuse to make.
Glossy green stands firm and strong,
drinking what would drown
another, roots hushed, unseen,
knowing how storms become spring.
NAR©2026
Nancy’s Notes: Chōka is a nine-line poem with a syllabic form of 5/7/5/7/5/7/5/7/7.
This is “The Rain Song” by Led Zeppelin
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
The Elephant's Trunk 
Gorgeous poem, Nancy! Thanks for participating in this week’s prompt!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thanks so very much, Yvette, for your lovely comments and this beautiful image. I wasn’t sure if I should have used the image or created one of my own, but it was just too beautiful to pass up. 😊
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The image was all Colleen! She always chooses the photos to go with our prompts. 🙂
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Ooooh, love that last line. 🌼
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Thanks so much, Michele! I’m rather fond of that line, too. 😊
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You’re very welcome, Nancy and happy Saturday to you. 😊💐
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Excellent in every way, Nancy! Lovely poem, great song.
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I’m so pleased to know that, Chris. Thank you!
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Nancy, your chōka poem shows us the resilience of nature. We should all pay more attention. 🌸
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You are right about that, Colleen. The plants and animals ask for nothing special; they just accept and exist beautifully, naturally. Thank you very much. 😌
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Really cool..love the spring rain and zeppelin…
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Thanks, Dylan. Love Zeppelin 🎶
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This is a special song Nance and it accompanies your piece wonderfully 🩷
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One of my favorites! Thank you, Ange. 💙🎶
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Gorgeous verse, Nancy.
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Thanks, my friend. ☺️
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Plants are so resilient! A lovely poem, Nancy.
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And we could learn from them! Thank you, dear Keith. 😌
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Reminds us to just hold on through the rain, because blooming is an inevitability!
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Right on, Liz! We could learn a lot from the flowers. 😊
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Funny enough, I got in the rain this afternoon and it’s still raining tonight … thanks for the rain dance, Nancy …
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I love a rainy night, too, my friend, and I’m so pleased you are finally getting some rain! Thank you, dear Ivor. 💙🌧️🎶
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Oh, darn, it’s stopped raining, we need lots more my friend 🥰🎶
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It’s amazing how much abuse our plants can take and still survive.
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You are so right about that. Resilience!
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Chokariffic
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Danka, mein freund!
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I love this Nancy, especially ‘drinking what would drown /another’ I feel much depth to this 💞
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I’m delighted to know that line spoke to you, Suzanne. It’s such a beautiful image, isn’t it? Thank you very much. 💕
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It really is 🤗💞
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A beautiful poem, Nancy! ❤
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So glad you think so, CA. Thank you. ❤️
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This is beautiful Nancy ….it catches the majesty of nature’s resilience to nature and the beautiful music of Led Zeppelin makes a perfect match. 💜💜
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Thank you, Willow. There are so many rain songs but I’ve always loved this one. 💜
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its lovely 😍😍
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Beautifully written Nancy
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Thanks very much! 😌
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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