#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 305, 1/31/23

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 1/24/23 Ekphrastic challenge: 1. Reena Saxena  9. willowdot21  17. D. Wallace Peach  2. ladyleemanila  10. AJ  18. Jules  3. s. s.  11. Kerfe  19. Colleen Chesebro  4. Dr B  12. D. L. Finn  20. Yvette M Calleiro Continue reading “#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 305, 1/31/23”

A Look Back, & A Look Forward

As 2022 winds down, I embraced all the fun we had writing poetry at Word Craft Poetry this year. Thank you to everyone for joining me. We posted 47 #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenges and 47 Poetry Stars Recap posts! That’s a lot of poetry! We average 20 to 30 poets writing poetry each week per challenge.Continue reading “A Look Back, & A Look Forward”

Waiting For Love

The woman – All ebony hair, long and hanging down Stands – At the edge of an emotional abyss Waiting – For the terror to subside And for her heart to stop breaking. The man – All muscled and fair, surrounded by a dark aura of intensity Stands – Bracing for the worst Waiting –Continue reading “Waiting For Love”