25 Jul 2018 40 Comments
in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Beliefs & Strange, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Cinquain, tanka
Colleen’s tanka challenge, as always includes the premise that only synonyms for the prompt words must be used…
This week, the words were;
I penned two verses; one a tanka and the other a cinquain.
War, famine, anger
Conflicts tearing us apart
Will it ever stop?
Extraordinary hope
That our world will become oneRitu 2018
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Jul 31, 2018 @ 19:20:42
Hello, Ritu! This lovely Tanka echoes my own sentiments. Thank you! ❤ xx
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Jul 31, 2018 @ 19:26:03
Thank you Vashti x
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Jul 27, 2018 @ 19:13:33
As my mom would say..’ from your mouth to God’s ears’. Amen to that.A good poem:)
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Jul 27, 2018 @ 19:42:24
That’s one of my sayings too!!!
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Jul 27, 2018 @ 23:12:06
😊😊
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Jul 27, 2018 @ 11:59:34
Well done, Ritu!
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Jul 27, 2018 @ 19:38:59
Thanks Jennie 💜
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Jul 28, 2018 @ 00:26:20
You’re welcome, Ritu. ❤️
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 21:07:10
Amen! 😇😎🥀
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 21:21:42
🙏🏽😍💜
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 18:07:01
Keep spreading that light, Sis… we need it – all around the world. ❤
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 18:32:08
I’ll try my best! 💜
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 18:50:16
Me too. You might start a revolution. ❤
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 20:48:01
Wouldn’t that be great? 😍
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 20:59:56
I’d walk right up front with you! 😀
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 21:05:47
Let’s do it sis!
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 21:10:29
I’m working on air fare. 😀 ❤
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 21:22:01
Bless you sis! 🙏🏽💜
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 14:40:27
Beautiful thought…may it spread far and wide!
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 14:41:41
We can only hope Balroop ❤
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 14:43:32
Hope shimmers through the darkest times!
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 14:45:48
So true 💜
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 01:24:06
Nice idea. We need to start a movement- even a blog movement. Spread the message.
Susie
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 07:25:52
Wouldn’t that be wonderful 😍
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 00:05:09
6 thousand followers and yet you still find time for me….thank you Ritu
As Sheldon Always
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 07:27:20
Always Sheldon 💜
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Jul 26, 2018 @ 13:00:15
Back at you Ritu and of course always
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 19:49:41
We can do it, if we all were to try
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 20:00:00
Let’s keep trying sis. Others will hopefully catch on! 😍
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 18:41:01
Hope is the light that leads us through!
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 19:13:38
It is indeed Sis 💜
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 19:41:38
💖 💖
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 18:10:16
I really like this, Ritu.
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 18:23:12
Thank you 😍
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 13:26:25
Keep the hope fires burning!
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 14:14:25
Hoping!!!
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 18:21:38
Always!!!
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Jul 25, 2018 @ 18:24:10
💜
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