WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY!

Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry?

Here are your two words for this week:
Origin & Write
HERE’S THE CATCH: You can’t use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY! Except for the first challenge of the month ~ then, the poets get to choose their own words. ❤
PLEASE support the other poets by visiting their blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too.
This challenge is for Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Haibun, Etheree, Nonet, Shadorma, and Cinquain poetry forms. Freestyle rhyming poetry is not part of this challenge. Thank you. ❤
For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in one of the forms defined below. Click on the links to learn about each form:
CINQUAIN & the variations on Cinquain-Wikipedia
Here are some great sites that will help you write your poetry and count syllables
This site even has a link so you install the extension on Google Chrome.
For Synonyms and Antonyms. When your word has too many syllables, find one that works.
Find out how many syllables each word has. I use this site for all my Haiku and Tanka poems. Click on the “Workshop” tab to create your Haiku or Tanka.

THE RULES
I will publish the Tuesday prompt post at 12: 03 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Denver Time). That should give everyone time to see the prompt from around the world. The RECAP is published on Monday and will contain the challenge participant’s poems.
You have one week to complete the Challenge with a deadline of Sunday, at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) Denver time, U. S. A.
This will give me a chance to add the poems from the submission forms to the Recap I publish on Monday. I urge everyone to visit the blogs and comment on everyone’s poem.
The rules are simple
If it’s the first poetry challenge of the month, poets choose their own words. (Synonyms are not necessary). Otherwise, for the rest of the month, I will give you two words. Choose synonyms from those words for your poetry. You, the poet, now have more control over the direction of your writing. Follow the rules carefully. Don’t use the prompt words.

After you’ve published your poem on your own blog, copy and paste your poem into the form below. Then, click the SUBMIT button. (WordPress limits me on the title names, so use the Key below to know what to fill in the blanks) This form generates an email to me.
Don’t forget to click SUBMIT.
Please note: I will not retrieve your poetry from the pingbacks any longer – only from the submission form. If you want to be considered for the Poet of the Week or published on the Recap please use the Submission Form. ❤
However, if you can’t get the submission form to work for you, email me at colleenchesebro3@gmail.com. Please list your name, Title & Type of poem, the web address of your poem, and your poem. ❤

As time allows, I will visit your blog, comment, and TWEET your POETRY. I have also been sharing some of your poetry on MeWe.com.
Click here to follow me on MeWe.
If you add these hashtags to your post TITLE on your blog (depending on which poetry form you use) your poetry may be viewed more often:
#Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma
Robbie Cheadle has set up a public group on Facebook called: “Poetry Sharing Group.” Please share each other’s poems to this group. I think this is a great way to share our work with other poets. Mind your manners. For every share, you must comment on another post in the group. Please click the link above to join this group. Remember, sharing is caring! Thank you. ❤
You may copy the badge I have created to go with the Weekly Poetry Challenge Post and place it in your post. It’s not mandatory:

Excellent prompt words this week, Colleen. Las week I was busy preparing my blog tour that runs this week. I should be just watching the tour this week. Hope to get my poem in.
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Yea! Congratulations on your tour. 😘❤️
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Thank you, Colleen. ❤ 🙂
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thanks so much, dear ladies. ❤
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Great words, matching just what I was doing. Have a great day!
https://teandpaper.ca/2019/02/26/tanka-tuesday-dreams/
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Happy Tuesday! 😍
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I see my pingback up there, but I didn’t have time to comment earlier on how much I enjoyed this prompt! I find it so satisfying when something happens in the morning just before I sit down to write. I can relate to spring and summer so much more easily than winter, so I’m REALLY gearing up for a few months of poems I can really dig!
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Oh, I agree. Winter is the resting time. That’s when you write books. LOL! I’m so ready for spring. 😀
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Totes prepped for spring, here!
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I live 6800 ft up in norther Colorado Springs. I have to wait to plant after Memorial Day. Sigh… 😦
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I have to ask my mom about planting. She knows all the signs and stuff – wish I’d paid more attention to that when I was young!
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LOL! My daughter in Florida has become quite the gardener. She says the same thing. She’s sending me seeds so we can kind distance garden. ❤️
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That is really sweet! I should try planting something for my mom this spring, perhaps.
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I thought so too. It took her a long time to find herself. I’m glad she found gardening. The plants speak to our souls. You should do that. She would be quite touched I bet!
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I have an idea… Thanks, Colleen!
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Another little senryu series sis!
https://butismileanyway.com/2019/02/26/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-125-synonymsonly-game-trouble-senryu/
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Hello Colleen et al. I am in this week. Thank you for the prompt.
https://shiftnshake.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/babble-on/
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Hi, D. Glad to see you. ❤️
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Thanks, Colleen! Here’s my latest:
https://frankjtassone.com/2019/02/27/13352/
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HI Colleen, What a perfect timing to write this poem with your prompt words “origin and write.” My niece gave birth to her first child – a beginning of a newborn. Have a great week. ❤
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Hi Colleen, I resubmitted the poem. Please discard the first one. The first submission had a little typo – “invite” should be “invites.” Thank you so much. ❤ ❤
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So, for this weeks challenge with synonyms, I tried my first etheree, a reversed one. here’s my entry:
https://tamo4u.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/my-scribblings-tankatuesday/
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Way to go Tamo!
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I wrote about my lovely dad: https://mjmallon.com/2019/02/28/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-125synonymsonly/
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You are so lucky to have him, dear Sister. ❤
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So true I am very blessed. ❤
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Give him a hug from me. Your mum too. ❤️
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I won’t see them for ages Colleen
They live in Edinburgh. But I’ll send them a virtual hug! ❤
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Sounds great. I hope you sneak up there more often. ❤
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Here you go Colleen- https://charmedchaos.com/2019/03/02/flowering-dawn/
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Hi, Linda. ❤
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Hi there! Happy Saturday!
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Hello Colleen, there is no form to submit this week? Here is my link…https://helenevaillant.com/2019/03/02/creation/
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oops, the form appeared, and I submitted.😁
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Thanks, Kerfe. No worries. ❤
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I’m having trouble with the submit form again, so I emailed it to you.
thanks, Kerfe
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No worries. Thanks for letting me know. ❤
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I’m late, but it’s here. 🙂
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I’m on the last chapter of book one and never got a poem written this week, so don’t ever worry. I’m always happy to see you here. ❤
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🙂
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