#tanka

Haiku: Winter

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  early winter breeze aroma of snow and chill heart chimes to cold rhythms   The post follow the prompts given by Colleen for her Weekly Tanka Challenge# 62. She has challenged us to use synonyms of “bells” and “past”. I have used “chimes” and “early.”

Tanka: Night Sky

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  stars gift sight to eyes night breeze gracefully dances tickles mind and ears to rhythm of ocean waves moon guards as knight of night sky   The post follows the prompt words “Eyes” and “Ears” shared by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Tanka Challenge#74  and to Haiku Horizons for the prompt word “ocean” for … Read more

Tanka: Fear

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  Ensnared in our fears spurning opportunities we ridicule life let us revisit ourselves to unleash blatant power   Linked to dVerse Tuesday Poetics where Lillian wants us to use the word “visit” in our poem. Also linked to Colleen’s Weekly Tanka challenge # 61 where we must use synonyms of words “stark” and “trap” … Read more

Tanka: Challenge

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  Life is a challenge It is a sprint against time To achieve your dreams You may falter but have faith Each morning dawns rays of hope   The post follows the prompt words “morning” and “challenge” given by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Tanka Challenge #72.      

Tanka: Dreams

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  dreams keep us afloat when turbulent waves of time ally wrath of fate questioning our true mettle to crack mystery of life   The post follows the prompt words “mystery” and “dreams” given by Elsie for her Weekly Tanka Challenge #70.  

Tanka: Dreams

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  dreams of yesterday glistening beauty today instilling belief I’m quilling more dreams today envisioning future bliss   The post follows the prompt words “dreams” and “beauty” given by Elsie of Ramblings of a Writer for Tanka Challenge Week #66

Tanka: The Stone man

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  inquisitive eyes questioning my subsistence the stone man commanded to resuscitate my life to turn a new leaf of hope       The post is linked to Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge # 48. The challenge is to write a haiku/tanka/haibun using words “stone” and “turn”.    

Tanka: Quest

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  the quest for beauty leads us to surmount high peaks explore hills and seas to discern nature’s whimsy to unearth it’s repertoire       This post follows the prompt given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge# 44. The prompt words for this week are “hunt” and “find”. I decided to go for their synonyms, … Read more