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.
Category: Tanka
New Growth – or – Life vs Death
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Colleen, asks us to write a tanka puente on Β
the theme of opposites, such as light vs dark,
using a quote of our choosing as the bridge.
After the Downpour: A ChΕka
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, invites us to write any form of poem
about resilience using the image shown below.
Hereβs 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.
Hereβs 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”. Hereβs my tanka.
Putting The World On Pause
Written today for Eugiβs Moonwashed Weekly Prompt.
The theme I’ve chosen is ‘simplicity summoned’.
This is my tanka.
The Elephant's Trunk 