Chōka, Ekphrastic, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

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.

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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.

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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.

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Poem, Tanka

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.

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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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