Troiku – Word Craft Poetry

Welcome to our weekly poetry stars' celebration. This week’s challenge was to write our choice of syllabic poem, using a form from the cheat sheet or a syllabic form from the Poetscollective.org. Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1.ladyleemanila9.Li/ Lisa17.Kerfe2.ben Alexander10.Balroop Singh18.theindieshe3.Jude11.The Versesmith19.Colleen M. Chesebro4.Paula Light12.Anita Dawes20.Annette Rochelle Aben5.Laura McHarrie13.Gwen Plano21.Ruth Klein6.Reena Saxena14.s. s.22.You're next!7.Willowdot2115.Pat 8.sillyfrog16.Jules The … Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 293 | #SpecificForm-Troiku

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! Last month, I asked Kerfe Roig to select a syllabic form for us to learn more about. Her choice was the Troiku. FAST FACTS The Troiku is a form created by Chèvrefeuille at https://carpediemtroikuworld.blogspot.com/2015/10/welcome.html. The example for the Troiku (no kigo required in this form) example follows: First haiku: seeking knowledgegetting deeper … Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 293, #SpecificForm: Troiku

Colleen’s Kindle: Last of my 2022 Reads!

I miss my Word-Witch clothes… luckily I found a file with lots of witchy-ness to make you smile. 🥳 As always, click the book image to find the book on Amazon.com. In December 2022, I read Ecology of Souls: A New Mythology of Death & the Paranormal – Volume One & Two. The print version […]

“The Lady of the Snows,” chöka

This week’s #TankaTuesday challenge was an Ekphrastic challenge featuring a painting by George Henry Boughton, called The Lady of the Snows. Find the challenge post HERE. Boughton, George Henry; The Lady of the Snows; Walker Art Gallery; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-lady-of-the-snows-97671 a covert meeting— she stays for her one truelove fiery passions burn wintery winds rough bluster does naught […]

Dedicated to Gram, tanka prose

The first thing I remember is snuggling in my grandmother’s arms. She always smelled like apple kuchen. When the dark dreams threatened, she was always there. Gram, a Swedish immigrant who married a Russian/German immigrant, set out to farm the great dust bowl of Kansas. My gramps wasn’t a farmer, but bootlegging liquor called his […]

Icy Weather: Quadrille #168

pale winter sky, the color of turned milk an unfriendly wind skims across the pond cold as a whisper, caressing my icy cheeks the streetlamps aren’t on, but shadows creep coldness descends frosting the street conscious dreams create my reality end of day succeeds © Colleen M. Chesebro A quadrille for dVerse, a day late.

Shadow Woman, 99-Word Story

The January 16, 2023, Carrot Ranch prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a lady shadow. Who is this person and why do they lurk in the shadows. What is the tone and setting for your story? Go where the prompt leads! Submit by January 21, 2022. Please use the […]

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robertawrites235681907 on Meet the Poet – January 2023: Ken Gierke26 Jan 2023
Hi Coleen, it's lovely to see Ken featured here. He writes excellent poetry.
yvettemcalleiro on #TankaTuesday #Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge, 1/24/22, No. 30426 Jan 2023
I'm a couple of days late, but I wrote a poem! Yay me! Don't get too excited. It's nothing out…
yvettemcalleiro on Meet the Poet – January 2023: Ken Gierke26 Jan 2023
What a great interview, Colleen! I enjoyed learning more about Ken! :-) Yvette M Calleiro :-) http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
memadtwo on Meet the Poet – January 2023: Ken Gierke26 Jan 2023
There are many to choose from.
willowdot21 on Meet the Poet – January 2023: Ken Gierke26 Jan 2023
Hi there 😁

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