Brisk autumn mornings –
fog and dew lay summer bare,
while blue sky kisses
paint lacy frost on spent blooms
commencing my day anew.
by Colleen Chesebro
Brisk Autumn Mornings – A Tanka
Brisk autumn mornings –
fog and dew lay summer bare,
while blue sky kisses
paint lacy frost on spent blooms
commencing my day anew.
by Colleen Chesebro
Word Craft: Prose & Poetry 
Beautiful……..
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Thank you. ❤️
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Colleen, this is so beautiful and tender…just perfect.
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Hi, Annika. Thank you. Exploring emotions in Tanka. Quite fun. ❤️
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It is funny. When I think of those times coming I try to hold on to summer as strong as possible. But once those mornings come and also the warm afternoons with their special light, I love it!!!
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It has its own special feeling doesn’t it? I love the difference in the seasons. So special. ❤️
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Yes, I love it a lot too!!!
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gorgeous!
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Thanks. ❤️
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Your Tanka makes me long for and grieve for the warm summer days.
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Oh, I did well, then. The idea is to evoke emotions. Nice! Thank you. ❤️
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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Bring on the autumn and spare no one! 🙂
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LOL. We’re in the 40’s at night now. Frost is just around the corner.
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We’ve got winds, rain and I think it’s in the 50’s – not sticking my nose into Mother Nature’s business today…
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Oh boy! I don’t blame you. Sunny here and in the 70’s. Shhhh… don’t say the “w” word. We get bad ones here in the mountains. ❤️
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Beautiful!
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Thank you. Did you feel the words? 😉
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A lovely description of those early autumn mornings.
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Thank you, Bernadette. ❤
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Lovely tanka with great flow and imagery. The picture is beautiful too. 🙂 xx
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Thanks, Vashti. I love the descriptive quality and how the poet brings their emotions into the words. Just heaven! 😀
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Hi Colleen,
Reading this is magical and inspirational for me to work on my tanka writing 🙂
I also like to ask you a little thing about grammar. I was reading about subject verb agreement and compound nouns in a sentence. There’s this sentence
Their feelings and opinions is/are expressed through it.
Am I right in using are here? I assume feelings and opinions are independent nouns.
Similarly there’s this sentence
Film, radio, television, the internet , books, magaxines and newspapers provides/provide us information as well as entertainment.
I think we need to use provide here?
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I am NOT a grammar expert but I think you should look at the plurals. Have you tried the Grammarly app? You can also set your Word to check some of these grammar issues. I try to listen to how it sounds. That will help you also. Oh, I love the ProWritingAid app. Good luck. ❤️
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For the first I know it needs to be are but can you explain second for me?
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English is so confusing. I am not an expert as anyone will attest to. LOL! Look at the plurals. Their goes with are. That and how it sounds spoken out loud. Try the free Grammarly app, Ginger app, or the ProWriting Aid app for more help. ❤️
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Thank you Colleen,
Thanks for sharing apps, yeah English is comfusing but also very interesting.I’ll check these apps 🙂
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I hope that helps. English is confusing to those of us who grew up with it. Too many exceptions. Take care, dear friend. ❤️
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Your images are wonderful. I like what you do with tanka.
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Hi, Viva. Tanka is so expressive because you can incorporate your emotions into it. I love that. ❤️
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Beautiful, Colleen. A lovely look a fall.
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Thanks, Michelle. We might have frost by Tuesday! 😳
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