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:
“Character & Wild”
HERE’S THE CATCH: You can’t use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY!
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 can 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 to compose my poems. Click on the “Workshop” tab, then cut and paste your poetry into the box. Click the Count Syllables button on the button. This site does the hard work for you.

THE RULES
I will publish the Tuesday prompt post at 12: 03 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Phoenix, AZ). That should give everyone time to see the prompt from around the world. The RECAP is published on Monday and will contain the poetry from the Poet of the Month and any Honorable Mentions.
You have one week to complete the Challenge with a deadline of Sunday, at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) Phoenix, AZ, U. S. A.
The rules are simple
Follow the schedule listed below:

Please do a LINK-BACK to this challenge by copying the https:// address of this post into your own. Don’t forget to mention what kind of poem you’ve written. Sometimes, I can’t tell. Hey, what can I say? ❤

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
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:

https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/my-way/
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Hi, Reena! ❤
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Hi! Hope allz well with you.
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It is. We’ve settled into our new home and I’m back to writing. How about you? I was glad to see you here. ❤
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my short link in case the ping back doesn’t work – https://wp.me/p4ayEo-3y1
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Hello, Sis! So glad to see you! ❤
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A nonet for a change
https://janedougherty.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/only-human/
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https://joem18b.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/haiku-79/
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Another interesting prompt for us all thank you Colleen 💜.
Here is my entry , this week I have written a Shadorma.
https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-142-synonymsonly-character-wild/
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Thanks, Willow. ❤
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Pleasure Colleen 💜
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Hello, Ruth! 😀
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https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/the-wild-one-a-nonet/
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Hi, Padre! 😀
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Thanks Colleen…. will get to it… lovely prompt words..♥
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Thanks, Sally! ❤
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I enjoyed this one! I did a Tanka this week: https://phillipkscott.com/2019/08/27/tanka-2-storms/
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Great!
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Hey Colleen! 🙂
Here’s my take on the challenge this week:
https://thedarknetizen.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/senryu-feral-nature/
Happy reading! 🙂
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Hello! Welcome back!
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Cats!
https://kblog.blog/2019/08/28/fe/
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I wrote a Haiku. https://tracikenworth.com/2019/08/28/colleens-weekly-tanka-challenge-character-wild-synonyms-only-traci-kenworth/
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Yea! ❤️❤️❤️
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Here’s me sis!
https://butismileanyway.com/2019/08/29/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-on-a-thursday-poetry-challenge-no-142-synonymsonly/
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Thanks, Sis. ❤
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Thanks for another great prompt Colleen and here is my response.. A double etheree – Devolution.
https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/smorgasbord-poetry-colleen-chesebros-tuesday-tanka-challenge-double-etheree-devolution-by-sally-cronin/ ♥
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Thanks, Sally ❤
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A shadorma sequence this time. Thank you for the words!
https://merrildsmith.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/moods/
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Always a pleasure. ❤
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I managed to jump in Sis! ❤ https://dgkayewriter.com/colleens-weekly-poetry-challenge-chaos/
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Yea!! I’ve missed you. ❤
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Hellooooooooooooooooo ❤
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I couldn’t get on your blog. I’ll try again.
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Oye! I had problems too today. Thought it was just my “COMPUTER” LOL. Sorry for the trouble 😦
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This page isn’t working dgkayewriter.com is currently unable to handle this request.
HTTP ERROR 503 This is what it says.
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Here’s what it says: This page isn’t working dgkayewriter.com is currently unable to handle this request.
HTTP ERROR 503
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Okay, try now. I just logged out and clicked my link from you page and it worked!
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OK. ❤
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Lemme know if it works? ❤
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It did but it is soooooo slow. I have no idea why??
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Neither do I!!!!!!!!! I need a techie friend lol ❤ Thanks for putting up with xx
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The speed has to do with your Go Daddy server.
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Sh*theads! 😦
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LOL! 🚨🤣🚨🤣🚨
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LOLOL ❤
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Every thing seems like an emergency lately! ♥️🚨
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Ya think? ❤
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Hello Colleen! I wrote a Shadorma this week. https://charmedchaos.com/2019/08/30/shadorma-spirit-owl/
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Hello, Linda! ❤
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Hi, Colleen! Happy Friday! Thank you for another wonderful poetry prompt challenge. Have a great day and weekend!
https://vashtiqvega.wordpress.com/2019/08/30/poetry-friday-character-wild/ ❤ xo
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You too, Vashti. Be safe. I’ll be thinking of you. ❤
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❤ xo
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https://eveningpoetry.wordpress.com/2019/08/30/after/ Here is my Etheree! Thanks for the inspiration, as always!
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Oops! Looks like I was a little late with this one. Better late than never? Hopefully I’ll be able to to better next time.
https://darknessofhisdreams.wordpress.com/2019/09/01/inspiration-a-haiku/
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No worries. I’m still working on the post. You’re in luck! 😀
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