#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 307, 2/14/2023

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 2/7/23 photo challenge: 1. Cheryl 10. Reena Saxena 19. Keerthi Iyer 2. willowdot21 11. Yvette M Calleiro 20. Peter 3. Colleen Chesebro 12. Luanne Castle 21. Dr B 4. AJ 13. ben Alexander 22. Roberta WritesContinue reading “#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 307, 2/14/2023”

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 99, “Change & Defy,” #SynonymsOnly

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry? HERE’S THE CATCH: You can’t use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY! I hope you will support the other poets with visits to blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too.  Continue reading “Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 99, “Change & Defy,” #SynonymsOnly”

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 65: AMBITION & CHANGE (#SynonymsOnly)

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some poetry? HERE’S THE CATCH: You can’t use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY! I hope you will support the other poets with visits to blogs and by leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always niceContinue reading “Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 65: AMBITION & CHANGE (#SynonymsOnly)”

“The Lark Bunting” – A #Tanka #Poem

Welcome to my contribution to my weekly #Tanka Tuesday poetry challenge. This week, I kept the prompt words of “Fog” and “Change.” Both words have many connotations. Depending on how you use your synonyms you can alter the meaning of your Tanka poetry in many ways. Don’t be afraid to experiment with synonyms. Sometimes subtle meaningsContinue reading ““The Lark Bunting” – A #Tanka #Poem”

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Challenge #21 – “Fog & Change”

Happy TANKA Tuesday everyone! Welcome to the TANKA CAFÉ. Are you ready to get groovy with your poetry? Then, you’re in the right place! Pull up a chair, order some coffee or tea and let’s write some TANKA poetry. Grab a cup of Joe or a cup of tea and read what’s below… SO, LET’SContinue reading “Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Challenge #21 – “Fog & Change””

The Quest – A #Tanka

Hi! Welcome to my contribution to my weekly #Tanka Tuesday challenge. This week, I tweaked the prompt word of “change” to “alter,” and I let “beauty” stay the same. Both words have many connotations and can modify the meaning of your Tanka poetry in many ways. Don’t be afraid to experiment with synonyms. Sometimes the mostContinue reading “The Quest – A #Tanka”

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #15 – CHANGE & BEAUTY

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to the TANKA CAFÉ and your weekly prompt post. Are you ready to get groovy with your poetry? Then, you’re in the right place! Pull up a chair, order some coffee or tea and let’s write some TANKA poetry. (Please note: I changed my blog name and address to colleenchesebro.com. silverthreading.com willContinue reading “Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #15 – CHANGE & BEAUTY”

Expanding Horizons – A Haiku

The Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #110 words for this week are “Change & Mind.” Hmmm… it sounds like somebody wants to change their mind about something. I wonder what Ronovan has up his sleeve for this week? Speaking of change… I can tell you that here in Colorado Springs the mornings are becomingContinue reading “Expanding Horizons – A Haiku”

Writing 201-Poetry: Haiku

Sea foam waves ebbing – life’s sandy slate wiped sparkling, high tide changes all. This has been my haiku submission for the Daily Post’s poetry prompt of “water” for our first poetry class. Thanks for stopping by to see what I have been up to.  Find out more about the first poetry class sponsored byContinue reading “Writing 201-Poetry: Haiku”