Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Melissa,
ask us to write a traditional 3-line Pi-Ku.
Category: Tanka
Golden Hour Companions: A Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday were our host,
Robbie, asks us to write an alliterative poem.
Universe of Light: A Reblog
Written by my dear friend, Ivor Steven, here is an awesome and inspiring tanka which is guaranteed to lighten your heart and bring joy and hope to your day. Ivor has shared some of my work on his site and it’s a great pleasure for me to return the favor. Check out Ivor’s site, my friends; he is a master poet and a dear, sweet man. You’ll be happy you stopped by. 😊
This is “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles
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The Introduction: A Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Melissa, asks us to write syllabic poetry
using “forgetting” as our theme.
La Casa Azzurra
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Colleen, asks us to write a bussokuseki, a tanka
with an additional 7-syllable line at the end.
Inspired by an image by my amici at Blog 57.
New Growth – or – Life vs Death
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Colleen, asks us to write a tanka puente on
the theme of opposites, such as light vs dark,
using a quote of our choosing as the bridge.
After the Downpour: A Chōka
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.
Same Day, Different Years
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, has asked us to write a syllabic poem
of our choosing on the subject of sisterly love.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
First Thaw: A Tanka
Written for TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge
where Robbie has asked us to write a tanka
using at least one onomatopoeia.
Here’s my response.
Sole Survivor
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.
Putting The World On Pause
Written today for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt.
The theme I’ve chosen is ‘simplicity summoned’.
This is my tanka.
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