WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY!
Are you ready for a theme prompt? Donna Matthews from last month’s challenge picked the theme:
This month’s theme is:
🔥 FIRE & 💦 WATER
Here are some sites that will help you write your poetry and count syllables:
Not sure how to write syllabic poetry? READ THIS FIRST: How to Craft Syllabic Poetry
Word Craft: Prose & Poetry – The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry

THE RULES
- Write a poem based on the above theme using a syllabic form of your choice found on the cheat sheet OR from the Poetscollective.org using the theme above.
- *USE sodacoffee.com/syllables to count your syllables. That way, we are all using the same syllable counter.
- 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 the https:// address link of your published post 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 2022 schedule listed below:

[…] Written for Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #266 – Theme Prompt – Fire and Water […]
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Interesting theme! Thanks Donna and Colleen 💕🙂
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It’s something different. 😳🔥💦
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[…] THIS IS PART OF COLLEEN’S TANKA TUESDAY. […]
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Beautiful theme thank you Donna and thank you Colleen.
https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2022/03/22/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-266-3-22-22-themeprompt/
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You’re so welcome, Willow. ❤️
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Thank you Colleen, I stretched my mind today 💜 💜
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That’s wonderful! ❤️
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It was hard! 🙂🙂🙂
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[…] was written for Colleen’s weekly poetry challenge. This week was to be the theme of fire and water. I decided not to stop there, but put in all four […]
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Hi Colleen, I missed last week, but have a poem or two for this week, here: https://trentsworld.blog/2022/03/22/evening-haiku/ I hope you enjoy!
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Thanks, Trent. Glad you’re back. ❤️
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[…] Tanka Tuesday this week is a theme prompt: Fire and Water, below is my poem where I’ve chosen sunshine for fire and icy for water. Hope you enjoy it! […]
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Good morning Colleen, I know I’m on and off the poetry world, not sure what is happening with my inspiration. For sure, it feels good to write a poem early morning. Thanks for the challenge. And Happy Spring to you!
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So glad to see you back, Elizabeth. Creativity ebbs and flows for all of us. ❤️
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[…] above ‘Silva de consonantes’ was written for Colleen M. Chesebro’s ‘Tanka Tuesday’ prompt: Poets were prompted to write syllabic poems based on the theme of ‘fire & […]
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I’m leaving to go camping on Thursday, so I’m not sure I’ll have time to participate in this one, but I’ll try. If I don’t, I’ll make sure to support those who do once I get back. 🙂
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Yvette, have a wonderful time. You have fun! I’ll see you when you get back. ❤️
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[…] #TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 266, 3/22/22, #THEMEPROMPT […]
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[…] week It is a theme prompt by Donna Matthews in Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge Fire and Water…. I have created a mirror […]
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Thanks so much for sharing, Sally. ❤️
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An interesting theme and thank you Donna and Colleen.. here is my mirror cinquain.. https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2022/03/23/smorgasbord-poetry-colleen-chesebros-tuesday-weekly-challenge-mirrorcinquain-fire-and-water-by-sally-cronin/
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Thanks Jude. I’ll be over soon.
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A Shadorma: Brutal Dancing Waves?
We are expecting some rain today, maybe that’s where I got my inspiration from?
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Good chance! It’s raining here today (since last night). The weather guys are calling for an inch! I’m sending it your way. ❤
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Thanks… as long as it helps the flowers grow! 💚
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Yes! I agree. Our weather predicts snow on Saturday. I’d rather have rain! LOL! ☔️😂
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Well – you folks are a tad north of ‘us’…
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🤣❄️🌨
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[…] You can find Colleen’s post HERE. […]
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[…] haiku is my response to Colleen’s #TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 266, #ThemePrompt: Fire and […]
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Scheduled a Haibun for later. Will post it to Mr. Linky when I awake. FYI, I’ve been unwell. Booster gave me a bad reaction. I should be better in the morning. I bless you all and I declare world Peace.
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Awww, Selma. Feel better soon. No worries. You have until Sunday at noon my time. Just rest and feel better. ❤
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Hi aunty!
This is unrelated to the prompt. I thought you might like this – https://wp.me/p2Uccu-4V5
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Thanks, Anisha. I’ll give it a read. ❤
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[…] Word Craft: Prose & Poetry – The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry,this month’s theme is: FIRE & […]
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[…] this week’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #266 the prompt is thematic: Fire and Water. I’ve created something – a gogyohka, with a […]
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Happy Spring to all and thanks for the interesting thematic prompt Donna 🙂 I’m looking forward to reading later on when I feel better – seems I gave myself a mild case of food poisoning the other day – fie! Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?! 😂 Thankfully I’m feeling much better now, but still a bit tired and worn out for it. Oh well, learn as you live. See you soon. 🙂
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[…] Written in response to: https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/03/22/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-266-3-22-22-themeprom… […]
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Hi Colleen,
Here’s mine short and sweet tankaprose.
https://meandmyliterature.wordpress.com/2022/03/26/sketchy-life-tankaprose/
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Thank you! ❤
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[…] This week’s theme is Fire 🔥 and Water 💦! Here is my senryu offering. […]
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Hope I’m not too late!
http://ruthscribbles.com/2022/03/26/my-take-tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-266-3-22-22-themeprompt/
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Nope! You’ve got until tomorrow at noon. ❤️
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❤️
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[…] https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/03/22/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-266-3-22-22-themeprom… […]
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A very interesting prompt!
Thanks Colleen and Donna!
My poem is @ https://indishe.wordpress.com/2022/03/27/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-266-3-22-22-themeprompt/
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[…] for #TankaTuesday (its an extreeeemely late submission, sorry! 😅). You can access the prompt at https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/03/22/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-266-3-22-22-themepromp… .P.P.S: I haven’t been posting as often as I used to, and I don’t think I will post […]
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