Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to work with the specific forms of Haiku and Senryu in English. These forms have rules. They are not just seventeen-syllable poems as most of you found out this week. I understand many of… Continue Reading “#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY STARS | Specific Form: #Haiku & #Senryu”
Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap featuring the Poet of the Week and any honorable mention poetry that deserves a second read. If you would like to participate in this challenge, you can learn the rules in the menu item called Colleen’s Weekly Tanka… Continue Reading “Colleen’s 2019 #Tanka Tuesday #Poet of the Week & Honorable Mention(s), No. 143, #PoetsChoice”
PLEASE NOTE: I WILL BE ON VACATION FROM JUNE 4 – 14, 2018. THERE WILL BE NO MONDAY POETRY RECAPS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AS ALWAYS, PARTICIPATION IN THE CHALLENGE IS VOLUNTARY. THANKS FOR YOUR COLLABORATION AND FOR ENJOYING POETRY AS MUCH… Continue Reading “COLLEEN’S #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE RECAP, “Hurry & Last,” #SYNONYMSONLY”
Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap Image credit: @AnaSobota (Twitter) Last week I gave you two words that lent a more romantic tint to your poetry, “charm & time.” There were many synonyms to choose from and I am happy to see such… Continue Reading “#Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 77 RECAP, “Charm & Time,” #SynonymsOnly”
Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap Last week I gave you two words that breathed spring into your week: “Green and Patience.” Our lack of moisture in Colorado Springs has me longing for springtime and the emergence of green shoots in my… Continue Reading “#Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 75 RECAP, “Green & Patience,” #SynonymsOnly”
Originally posted on Reena Saxena:
freshness being challenged by collective wisdom border line of existence battles ? life unlined by threads of experience weaves rawness in embroidered perseverance ? mature mind regrets its gutsy thoughtlessness belie self-imposed suffering stillness ? time watches amused on…