Colleen’s tanka challenge, as always includes the premise that only synonyms for the prompt words must be used…
This week, the words were;
Afraid & Grave
Pixabay Image
Scared
Fear of
Burial
Trapped underground
Whilst I’m still breathing
Unable to get out
My cries falling on deaf ears
Will I ever see light again?
Pounding the walls of my confinement
Knowing I’ll never get a chance to live…Ritu 2018
But I Smile Anyway... 
Nov 12, 2018 @ 19:20:45
Oh my goodness! Your poem chilled me to the bone. I’ve had nightmares like this. The imagery is so frightening. Loved it!
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Nov 12, 2018 @ 19:32:03
Thanks for appreciating Vashti xxx
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Nov 12, 2018 @ 20:14:41
You’re welcome. Have a lovely new week!
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 17:19:41
Oh, this is great. 🙂
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 19:35:31
Thank you 😍
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Nov 01, 2018 @ 03:58:11
You’re welcome. 😊
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 16:50:12
Yikes… this poem could have a movie made about it! Didn’t Edgar Allan Poe do something like this? Oh, yes… it was about a heartbeat… Happy Scary Halloween, Sis. ❤
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 15:02:19
a terror many have felt, whether to be taken literally or figuratively
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 19:33:22
Deep, sis 😍
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 14:54:22
Nightmarish!!
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 19:32:20
Spooky 😍
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 14:23:29
True, its “Ritu Allan Poe”! :_) Love it! Michael
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 19:32:01
Lol!!!! Thanks Bro 💜
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 21:01:53
:-))
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 22:54:46
Fantastic sis 💜💜💜, very Edgar Alan Poe!
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 06:44:44
Thank you sis 😍
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 06:58:49
💜💜
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Oct 30, 2018 @ 22:50:50
Oh my, how scary this would be. I bet a lot of people got buried alive like this in the old days. Spooky Etheree Ritu, you did well with this prompt.
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 06:44:34
Thank you Hélène! It went a different way to planned but that is what got written!
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 12:26:07
Best when we go with the flow. Good for you Ritu.
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Oct 31, 2018 @ 12:36:13
😊
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