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.
Hereโ€™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’.
Hereโ€™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 Davidโ€™s Weaโ€™ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Reena, who has chosen
the theme โ€œEast Meets Westโ€. Our challenge.
is to combine one Western poetic form with
one
Japanese poetic form. This is my Haibun/Shadorma.

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Peacock Butterfly: A Shadorma

Recuperating …. see you soon!

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s Creative
Challenge
#081. I chose Pic #4.
Hereโ€™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 โ€˜familyโ€™
.
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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