WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY!

Kerfe chose this week’s words. Remember, you can’t use the words. Instead, you must find synonyms to use in their place.
transition & harmony

On the Monday before the next challenge, I’ll select a poem and share it on my blog as part of the Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars. Whoever I pick will choose the words for next month’s challenge!
PLEASE support the other poets by visiting blogs and leaving comments. Peer reviews help poets perfect their writing craft. Remember… sharing is caring.
For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in the forms defined on the Poetry Challenge Cheatsheet:

Poetry Form Cheatsheet
Here are some 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
Every Tuesday I’ll post the challenge early enough so everyone can see it. You have a week to complete your poetry.
The rules are simple. Write your poetry on your blog.
Do a link-back by placing the HTTPS:// address of the challenge post into your post. ALSO, please copy your poem and add it to the comments. If you created a Haiga, let us know in the comments with a link to your post. Now, all of the poetry ends up on the challenge post in one place.
Follow the schedule listed below:


I will visit your blog, comment, and TWEET your POETRY.
If you add these hashtags to the post TITLE on your blog (depending on which poetry form you use) your poetry may be viewed more often on Twitter:
#Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Gogyohka, #Tanka, #TankaProse, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma


Soulmates
Adapt
A metamorphosis of life
Grow ever more in tune
Kindred spirits
Soulmates
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Excellent, Padre. ❤️
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https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/kimbladeswritingblog.wordpress.com/410
As mankind has moved
along evolution’s path
we have lost balance
and unity with nature
and transformed into vandals
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So very true 💜
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How true your words, Kim! I love this! ❤️
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Hi Colleen here is my poem, a Gogyohka this week, sorry it is about matters political but our situation in English just got so confusing. I say England and not the UK because, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have a different position to us, a much safer and better outlined and explained one!
Muddled meanings, words unclear
Won’t bring us together here
Our enemy still lingers watching us
In this time of change, fear separates
Borders hastily drawn, no reunions yet.
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Yes, I’ve been reading about this situation. I wonder why they’re taking this stance? Don’t get me started on the U.S. and my state of Arizona. 🤦🏼♀️❤️
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It’s an absolute nightmare it a total abysmal mess !
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Same here! 🤦🏼♀️❤️
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💜💜
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Replied on your site 💜
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Here you are, Sis!
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Yay, Sis! ❤️🔮
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Hi Colleen, I wrote a double etheree this week. You can find it here: https://trentsworldblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/the-end-or-new-beginning-doubleetheree-etheree/
And here:
End?
Well, no
Beginning!
Transformation
We are progressing
Moving to the next phase
Will it be that much better?
Will this new world help everyone?
Or will the powerful gain all?
Can we pull together to make it work?
The song right now seems to be in discord
Dissonant factions play selfish tunes
But there is cooperation
Folk pushing positive change
Helping hands reaching out
Voices in accord
Working as one
Compassion
People
Hope
I hope you enjoyed 🙂
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Thanks Colleen! Here’s mine:
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Integration – Tanka – Annette Rochelle Aben
For realignment
We must be understanding
As it’s not easy
Of course, it’s for our own good
We’ll be better for the work
©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben
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Thanks for the Tanka challenge Colleen. Enjoyed writing on the synonyms
Here’s my attempt at Tanka
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Thank you.
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Looks fun. I’ll try and hop in again. ❤
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Yay, Sis. ❤
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Not sure the pingback will work… https://wp.me/p2XQu3-h76
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Hello Jaye and Anita! ❤️❤️❤️
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A bit of nonsense this week, from seed names suggested by dVerse
Minus the Princess
Black Beauty
leaves behind a trail
of tears, a
synthesis
of dazzling blue fire and the
mad Czar’s purple sword
Tender and
true, Aurora laughs,
dances in
the golden
acres, wandering among
old Jacob’s cattle
The Purple
Queen calls on Jack Ice
to render
wizardly
mutations—lazy housewife
into Reine des Glaces
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These seed names are pure magic! I love them. ❤
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Me too!
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Hi Colleen,
Thank you for running the challenge. Here’s mine :-
Thank you all for stopping by and reading.
Transformation :-
A,
Baby,
Blossoming,
To an adult,
Metamorphosis,
Of a caterpillar,
To a vibrant butterfly,
Nature reveals, transformation,
Is beyond our concord, we perform,
Our best always under pressure, evolve.
Poetry form :- Etheree (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 syllables)
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Double etheree from me, Colleen. https://scvincent.com/2020/05/14/changes/
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Thanks, Sue ❤️
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hey Colleen 🙂 My tanka
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Hey Colleen .. My tanka
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Hi, Nina. ❤️
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😊😊
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Pingback @ https://indishe.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-177-synonymsonly/
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Hello Colleen- I had an amazing encounter this morning and so I wrote about it. This is a butterfly cinquain. I took a photo as well! https://charmedchaos.com/2020/05/14/great-horned-owl/
Great Horned Owl
Shift in
The universe
Change flies in on the wings
Of a Great Horned Owl as he peers
Into
My eyes, a rush of emotion
Escapes into the air
As I honor
This peace
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I love this, Linda. What a message! https://www.spiritanimal.info/owl-spirit-animal/
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Thank you Coleen! 😊 Here is mine:
Green heart, finds her peace
Marking unseen passages
Dancing and dreaming
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Lovely! 😍❤️
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There and back again. Thank you for the prompt
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You’re welcome. ❤️
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Hello, Sis! Happy Friday! Kerfe chose some lovely words for this week. Thanks for another poetry prompt challenge! Enjoy the weekend! ❤ xo
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Happy Friday, Sis. ❤
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Enjoy the rest of the week, Sis!
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You as well, Sis. ❤
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https://www.djranch.org/2020/05/15/haiku-petrichor-rising/ 😘
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Thank you for the prompt Colleen and I have an
Etheree.. Advancing Years.
As
I view
my body
in the mirror
it is clear to see
that the passage of time
has created some changes
to the original blueprint
but at least the years have shown goodwill
by sparing my mind from their advances.
©Sally Cronin 2020
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LOL! I’ve had a laugh at your brilliant Etheree, Sally. ❤️❤️❤️😂
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Thanks Colleen, glad it gave you a smile..♥♥
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I love when we can interject some humor into our poetry. We sure need it! ❤
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We do…♥
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Hi Colleen, A gogyohka for this week:
https://wordeologist.wordpress.com/2020/05/16/calm-in-chaos/
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Trees creaked and cracked in the howling wind
And still I was drawn to the eye of that mysterious storm
Called by a sweet mellifluous tune within
Amidst all the chaos and havoc I found tranquility
As my metamorphosis began
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Jude, first let me say… this is an amazing poem. With Gogyohka our words must be spoken in a single breath. I know the form suggests unlimited word count, but it’s really not. If a tanka is 5/7/5/7/7, our Gogyohka should still be around that length. It’s really a s/l/s/l/l form. Many Japanese believe this is the correct way to write Tanka poetry. Just throwing out some rules. Nevertheless, your words are powerful and I do love where the prompt words led you. You’re ready to write that book of poetry, my friend. 😀
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Thank you so much Colleen for the encouragement and I’m definitely taking the advice on board too
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You write such lovely poetry, Jude. The Japanese forms are difficult for us all. ❤️
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Thank you Colleen, that means a lot coming from you
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❤️❤️❤️
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Finally caught up enough to do a small smash here: Fluidity in the Sunset Flames
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Hi Colleen here mine: https://mjmallon.com/2020/05/17/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-177-synonymsonly/
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Thank you! 😍
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Sneaking this one in again. 😀
A shadorma sequence: https://merrildsmith.wordpress.com/2020/05/17/circles-2/
In transit
we wander, seeking
what? Circles
unbroken
form constants, our existence,
balanced symmetry–
light and dark
not opposites, but
shifted hues
shimmering
through time and space, reborn in
stars, flowers, the sea.
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Lovely circles holding us near. Love this, Merril! ❤️
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Thank you very much, Colleen! ❤️
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