Colleen’s Syllabic Postery challenge always gives us Poet’s Choice on the first Tuesday of the month:
Life gives you lemons Sometimes you just can't avoid What you gonna do? You're gonna atake those lemons And make the BEST lemonade! Ritu 2021
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 215, #POETSCHOICE
04 Mar 2021 24 Comments
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COLLEEN’S 2019 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 134 #SYNONYMSONLY – Tired
02 Jul 2019 32 Comments
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It’s Tuesday, and that means Colleen’s Tanka Challenge! Of course, just providing a couple of words would be far too simple, so we have two words, yes, but we can’t use them! Only synonyms allowed!
Except it’s the first Tuesday of the month which means
Poet’s Choice of Words – Shattered & Rejuvenating
This one is dedicated to me this week… so tired after looking after an ill child, multiple training courses, noisy animals, and a lot of broken sleep…
Tired
Can't wait
To lie down
And close my eyes
Head hitting pillow
Drifting into slumber
Hoping for a solid sleep
With no nasty interruptions
No cat mewling at me for his food
No children with raging temperatures
No husband needing my attention
Just me, snuggled up in my bed
Oblivious to the world
Refreshing my body
My mind and my soul
Ready to face
Anything
The world
Throws.
Ritu 2019
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 122
05 Feb 2019 41 Comments
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As I said yesterday, the challenges are back on after a month off!
Today it is Colleen’s turn, with her Tanka Tuesday which is not just about Tankas, but rather a chance to use different syllabic poetic forms.
Usually, she gives us two words which we need to use synonyms of within our verses… but on the first Tuesday of the month, we get free rein, and this month, the suggestion was to think of love related poems, as Valentine’s is so close…
Colleen recently introduced us to a new form, called a Haiga, where the words, usually a haiku or senryu, are echoed by an image, traditionally painted, but nowadays, can be a photo too.
I thought I’d try the traditional way, and even painted my own quick watercolour to go with it! It’s simplistic but effective, I hope!
A senryu for you all.
My words are Together and Heart
Two hearts beating fast
Ten fingers firmly entwined
One life together
Ritu 2019
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Challenge #110 – Pleasant & Read #MicroPoetry #Senryu
13 Nov 2018 27 Comments
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Colleen’s tanka challenge, as always includes the premise that only synonyms for the prompt words must be used…
This week, the words were;
Pleasant & Read
Pixabay Image
On the face of it
Perfectly agreeable
It’s how you see herRitu 2018
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Challenge #109 – Poets Choice #MicroPoetry #Senryu
06 Nov 2018 31 Comments
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Colleen’s tanka challenge, as always includes the premise that only synonyms for the prompt words must be used…
This week, the words were;
Poets choice of words
A celebration
When good wins over evil
Happy Diwali!Ritu 2018
But I Smile Anyway... 