Hello and welcome to my contribution to my weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge. This week we had to find synonyms for “cover and precipitation.” I decided to create a cinquain using the words, snowflakes, and shield.
Here are the rules for writing 5 line Cinquain Poetry:
Colleen M. Chesebro is a Michigan Poet who loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of syllabic poetry. A published author, Colleen is also an editor of “Word Weaving, a Word Craft Journal of Syllabic Verse, also found on wordcraftpoetry.com. Colleen’s mission is to bring the craft of writing syllabic poetry to anyone who thinks they can’t be a poet.
Recently, she created the Double Ennead, a 99-syllable poetry form for the Carrot Ranch literary community at carrotranch.com. Colleen’s poetry has appeared in various anthologies and journals including “Hedgerow-a journal of small poems,” and “Poetry Treasures1 & 2” a collection of poetry from the poet/author guests of Robbie Cheadle on the “Treasuring Poetry” blog series on “Writing to be Read."
Colleen published “Word Craft: Prose & Poetry, The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry,” which illustrates how to write various syllabic poetry forms used in her Tanka Tuesday challenges; and a collection of poetry, flash fiction, and short stories called, “Fairies, Myths & Magic: A Summer Celebration,” dedicated to the Summer Solstice. She contributed a short story called “The Changeling,” in the “Ghostly Rites Anthology 2020,” published by Plaisted Publishing House.
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Colleen M. Chesebro—Prose Metrist
Crafting Syllabic Poetry is my Ikigari 💜
One day, I stumbled across the Japanese word Ikigari. After some research, I discovered iki means life. In Japanese, Gai means worth or value. When these words combine, they form the definition of ikigari, which is life’s worth. It’s often translated or interpreted as a reason for getting up in the morning. So, yes, writing syllabic poetry is my ikigari.
I also believe writing syllabic poetry strengthens our writing skills. When we create poetry, we gain command of language; cultivate a healthy vocabulary, master literary devices such as metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, and allegory. We learn to work in imagery. We connect with our ikigari.
When I’m not writing poetry or crafting short stories, you’ll find me digging in my garden, or playing with my two unicorn cats, Chloe & Sophie. I live in East Lansing, Michigan with my husband—my soul mate. Most days you can find me writing poetry on wordcraftpoetry.com. 💜
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Nice…
Thanks, Aman. ✨🎄✨
Beautiful Colleen! ❄😍❄
Thanks, Ritu. ✨💕✨🎄
Very lovely, Colleen! I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and blessed days ahead 💖
Thanks, Erika. Happy holidays. ✨💕✨
Thank you and happy holidays to you too, Colleen 😊💖
Love it and love your bitmoji wrapped up in so many winter layers. Lol. Xxx
It’s cold. Still no snow. We’re south of Denver. They got snow ❄️ ⛄️
Beautiful snowflakes! Merry Christmas, Colleen!
Happy Yule! I love the snow and we haven’t had a drop this season. 🌬❄️🌫
Wow–that is weird that we have (though nothing that has lasted).
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So Awesomely Excellent! 😎😎😎🥀🥀🥀
Thanks, Dorna. You’re a gem. <3
This is beautiful, Colleen. Happy Christmas to you and your family xx
Thanks, Judy. Merry Christmas. <3
Love coming here! I always find something to add to my writing bible! Thanks, Colleen and enjoy the holidays! 💜
You’re a sweetheart, Felicia. ❄️💕❄️
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas. <3
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Lovely! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you. I loved the photo of your granddaughter making cookies. Looked like great fun. 💖
Colleen, we had so much fun and we were two sticky messes by the time we finished.
Beautiful Cinquain, Colleen! 😀 xx
Thanks, Vashti. I wish you would join in on this poetry challenge. I miss you! LOL! <3
I’m going to organize my time better for next year, so that I can participate more. Miss you too! <3
Yea! Me too! I’ve been getting organized. Good for you. ✨💕✨