Tanka: The Moon and my Heart

  windstorm propelled my heart’s melancholy to sky the moon stands forlorn hoping stars lead jubilance in sky as well as my life       This post follows the prompt words given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #36. The prompt words are “happy” and “sad”. I have used their synonyms, “jubilance” and “melancholy”.

NaPoWriMo Day 17: Nocturne

The prompt of Day 17 of NaPoWriMo is to write a nocturne. In music, a nocturne is a composition meant to be played at night, usually for piano, and with a tender and melancholy sort of sound. Your nocturne should aim to translate this sensibility into poetic form! Here’s my piece for the day.   … Read more