WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY!

It’s the fourth week of the month! Are you ready for a theme prompt? Kerfe Roig from last month’s challenge picked the theme…
This month’s theme is:
Maps
On the Monday before the next challenge, I’ll select someone to choose next month’s theme.
For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in the forms defined on the Poetry Challenge Cheatsheet:
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.

NEW RULES
- Write a poem using a form of your choice: Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Gogyohka, Haibun, Tanka Prose, Cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, Nonet, and Shadorma.
- Post it on your blog.
- Include a link back to the challenge in your post. (copy the https:// address of this post into your post).
- Copy your link into the Mr. Linky below (underlined with a hyperlink).
- Please click the small checkbox on Mr. Linky about data protection.
- Read and comment on some of your fellow poets’ work.
- Like and leave a comment below if you choose to do so.
The screenshot below shows what Mr. Linky looks like inside. Add your name, and the URL of your post. Click the box about the privacy policy (It’s blue). As everyone adds their links to Mr. Linky, you can view the other submissions by clicking on the Mr. Linky link on the challenge post. All the links will show in the order of posting.


Follow the monthly 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, #Tanka, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma #Gogyohka, #TankaProse


Thank you Kerfe for a wonderful prompt and Colleen for the Challenge 💜
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You’re so welcome! 😍
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Thank you 💜
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Did you like the Imogen Heap song I sent you Colleen 💜
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I’ll give it a listen today. I had to clean the house yesterday. 😂🤦🏼♀️
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💜💜
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I love this theme! Thanks, Kerfe!
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Excellent prompt thanks Kerfe..and Colleen..hugsx♥
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You’re welcome, Sally. It’s a great theme. ❤️
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♥
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Hi Colleen, not sure if you were looking for “synonyms” only for the theme key word, but I did anyway (except for the title): https://trentsworldblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/25/the-map-i-need-tanka/ I hope you enjoy 🙂
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No, the theme is “maps,” no synonyms required, unless that works better for you. 😀
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Yeah, I know, it is a theme, so I can use the word, the idea, a metaphor, a synonym, a… whatever 🙂
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Exactly. You did wonderful!
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🙂
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Hi Colleen,
Since I’m still a neophyte to syllabic poetry and choosing which poetry styles are best for which topics, what specific types do you think would best fit this topic?
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Marsha, I would begin with a form that appeals to you the most. The cinquain would be a good one to start with. The rules are more forgiving than the Japanese forms. Work with this form for a couple of weeks. Make the last line of your cinquain the most important. This is where you change your focus away from the drama of the first four lines. That last line should be a surprise. To begin, try making a list of the things that the word “maps” make you think of. You know, like traveling, unknown journeys, etc. Then, work with your syllables on https://www.howmanysyllables.com/words/finally, click the workshop tab. The program counts the syllables for you. Let me know how you are getting along. ❤
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This really helps. I can’t wait for your book. I have to say, it’s so nice to have a personal tutor! 🙂 I’m beginning to suspect that there’s a method in my interviews – the benefit of a friend’s help! 🙂
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LOL! In fact, I was just telling another friend the other day who still misses my old challenge, “Writer’s Quote Wednesday,” that I was going to ask you to start that back up. It’s simple to do and would give you lots of opportunity to practice poetry and other forms of writing. LOL! I’ll email you. ❤
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That sounds like so much fun, and quite an honor. I’ll look forward to chatting about it! 🙂
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Great! ❤
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Hi Colleen
Please find enclosed my submission. I would, with my limited knowledge on the subject, tend to believe this is a Haiku but would be grateful if you can enlighten me a bit on this. Thanks so much. 😊
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Will do, my kind friend. ❤
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger for all Genres as well as craft books and commented:
Hm. Maps. Need to think on this.
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Thanks for sharing, Traci. 😍❤️
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I took a little liberty with my Mapping skills: Summer’s Gold (in the Chest Freezer)
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Thanks Kerfe, interesting prompt! Can go a lot of ways with this.
I’m early this week Colleen😊
Pat
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Yay, Pat! Way to go! 😍
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Hi Colleen, a haibun, haiku-prose-haiku
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https://wordeologist.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/loves-bane-haibun/
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I look forward to the read, Jude. 😀
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Thank you!
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Thank you for the theme prompt, Kerfe, and thank you for the opportunity, Colleen.
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You’re so welcome, Franci ❤️
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Thanks for the prompt. https://kimbladeswritingblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/maps/
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You’re welcome, Kim! ❤
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That helped a lot. I feel like a student again. What a great feeling. 🙂 Here’s my Mirror Cinquain. https://tchistorygal.net/2020/08/26/cinquain-poetry-reach-your-destination-with-maps/
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Great word prompt. It brought so many ideas to mind!
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I agree. Kerfe picked a good theme.
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Well, that’s a world-sized prompt lol. I just read Sue’s it was fabulous. ❤
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Excellent! 😍❤️
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A double shadorma this week!
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Yay, Linda ❤️
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Another shadorma sequence. That’s where the muse wanted to go. 😏
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Nothing wrong with that. Are the syllabic forms getting boring. Should we have more freedom of choice?
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It’s your challenge, so you get to decide. 😀 I’m not as big a fan of syllabic poetry as you are, but you give us many forms to choose from, and the restrictions do serve as a way to make one’s thoughts concise and to pay close attention to each word.
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Thanks, Merril. Your input is always valuable to me. ❤️
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Thanks to Kerfe for the lovely prompt and I have delivered by Butterfly Cinquain to Mr. Linky – https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2020/08/29/smorgasbord-poetry-colleen-chesebros-weekly-tanka-challenge-themeprompt-butterflycinquain-the-maps-by-sally-cronin/ ♥♥
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Thanks, Sally ❤️
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Intriguing prompt Colleen! Maps is such an exciting word and one full of interpretations. I ended up using the literal interpretation and got in here at the last minute to write a Found Nonet poem. I found out afterwards that I had accidentally written a Found Reverse Nonet poem, which can be read from top to bottom and vice versa. I will be attempting more Nonet variations for your challenge this week as well, can’t wait 🙂
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Finally got a chance to post my response…now I need to read everyone else’s too! (K)
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Yay, Kerfe! I’m still reading as well. ❤
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