Poetry, Shadorma, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Kousa Dogwood: A Shadorma

Written for Tanka Tuesday where Robbie
asks us to write a syllabic poem about trees.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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The Waiting Game

Written for Living Poetry where
Bartholomew asks us to write
a poem with the theme ‘patient’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Poetry, Shadorma, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Montauk: At the Edge of Everything

Written for Tanka Tuesday where Yvette
asks us to write a syllabic poem based on the theme

“It’s Vacation Time!” This is my shadorma.

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City Highlights

Written for Tanka Tuesday where Colleen
asks us to write a syllabic poem, using things
that are yellow. This is my shadorma.

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Haibun, Poetry, Shadorma, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

A Jelly Jar of Stars

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Reena, who has chosen
the theme “East Meets West”. Our challenge.
is to combine one Western poetic form with
one
Japanese poetic form. This is my Haibun/Shadorma.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Shadorma, Writing Prompts

Peacock Butterfly: A Shadorma

Recuperating …. see you soon!

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge
#081. I chose Pic #4.
Here’s where the image took me.

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On Mute: A Shadorma

Written for David’s W3 Prompt #202: Wea’ve Written Weekly

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Shadorma

In My Life

Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge,
Specific Form 11/19/24
. My theme is ‘family’
.
I have chosen to write a Shadorma, a Spanish
poetic form that consists of six-line stanzas (sestets)
with a specific syllable count for each line: (3/5/3/3/7/5).

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