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:
EMPTY & SPACE
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. <3
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. <3
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.

As time allows, I will visit your blog, comment, and TWEET your POETRY. I have also been sharing some of your poetry on Facebook.
If you add these hashtags to your post TITLE on your blog (depending on which poetry form you use) your poetry becomes searchable on Twitter:
#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:

Have fun and write some poetry!
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I changed tack and wrote an etheree for this one.
https://janedougherty.wordpress.com/2019/10/08/home-perhaps/
Wow! Good for you! 🎃🍂👻🍁
🙂
A beautiful thought provoking challenge, thank you Colleen here is mine
https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2019/10/08/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-148-synonymsonly/
Hi, Willow! <3
Hi Colleen 💜
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Hey Colleen! Just here’s my attempt. Hope you like it. https://mistella.co.in/index.php/2019/10/11/hollow-heads-a-poem-nonet-poetrychallange/
I couldn’t open this, Mistella. Sorry.
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Hi Colleen. I did a Halloween themed double ethree this week: https://trentsworldblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/08/the-game-ethree-dubleethree/
Now, that sounds fun! 🎃🍁👻🍂
A senryū this time, Colleen:
https://rivrvlogr.com/2019/10/08/a-growing-distance-senryu/
Thanks, Ken!
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Thanks, Colleen! Here’s my latest:
https://frankjtassone.com/2019/10/08/o-francis-a-tankaprose-ekphrastic-ode/
Sounds like fun, Colleen. 🙂
Tough words this week. You up for a challenge? 😀
Yup! It’s always fun. 🙂
Love this idea… I will see what I can do. Might have to play next time. What a great challenge though!!
Thanks. Celaine, you’re always welcome to join in. ❤️
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Thanks for more great prompt words Colleen and I have composed a butterfly Cinquain this week. https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/smorgasbord-poetry-colleen-chesebros-tuesday-tanka-challenge-rejection-by-sally-cronin/
Great fun! I’m working on mine after I check out the farmers market. I’m excited to see what they have. <3
Wonderful.. all the fall vegetables..hugs ♥
LOL! It was very small and very expensive. I went too late. There wasn’t much there. I’ll try again. <3
Looks quite tough, but I would love to try this! What’s the deadline Colleen?
You have until Sunday at noon. <3
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Sounds quite tough, but I would love to try this Colleen😊
I see you’ve jumped in! Yay! I’ll get caught up with replies today. <3
Another fun one! I did a Tanka this week : https://phillipknightscott.com/2019/10/11/tanka-4/
Great. I’ll be there to read soon! 😀
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An etheree this week. https://merrildsmith.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/truth-and-beauty/
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Happy Friday, Sis! Thanks for another fun poetry prompt challenge! Here’s my contribution this week: https://vashtiqvega.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/poetry-friday-calling-all-weirdos%e2%80%8b/ Have a great weekend! <3 xo
Thanks, Sis. I’ll be there to read in just a bit! <3
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Made it before the deadline! lol Great words, Sis!
https://dorindaduclos.com/2019/10/11/defiled-cinquain-poetrychallenge/
https://kblog.blog/2019/10/12/parameters/
Thanks Colleen.
You’re welcome. <3
Just in time! https://charmedchaos.com/2019/10/13/shadorma-watercolor-sky/
Wonderful. I had a late start today. No worries. <3
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Really I’m first? It’s almost 7pm my time! Well it tis what it tis: Title is the link: Right Words to Leave By?
My blog is not working right now, Jules. Try again later. WP is on the problem.
OK… Hope they can fix it. ❤
Thanks, Jules. It’s a huge mess. <3
Share buttons are here on this post <3
The post is from LAST year!
I’m dizzy lol xx
Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger for all Genres as well as craft books and commented:
Check out the poetry!
Thanks so much for sharing, Traci. ❤️
You’re welcome, Colleen!
Here’s my three senryu and a story at https://tracikenworth.com/?p=21541
Yay! Thanks, Traci. ❤️