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The challenge is to write a poem that: Is specific to a season Uses imagery that relates to all five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell) Includes a rhetorical question, (like Keats’ “where are the songs of spring?”) The changing phase of city I sit by the window of my room … Read more
Here’s the prompt for Day 9: Our (optional) prompt for the day asks you to engage in another kind of cross-cultural exercise, as it is inspired by the work of Sei Shonagon, a Japanese writer who lived more than 1000 years ago. She wrote a journal that came to be known as The Pillow Book. … Read more
hearts gleaming with joy mind rejoicing vacations cakes, gifts and goodies Aha, Christmas time is here I hope Santa heard my prayers! Linked to Weekly Tanka Challenge #76 hosted by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter where keeping in view the spirit of Christmas, she has asked us to use prompt words “Christmas” and “Joy” in … Read more
feelings… feelings invoke imagination imagination rears thoughts thoughts starve for words words scattered… as billions of stars and galaxies thoughts amalgamate with words words spill on paper a poem is born! happiness orchestrates… makes soul dance soar without wings reach for stars revives hope happiness invokes feelings a poem is born… grief pierces heart… heart … Read more