it’s warm and mellow
she prances and pirouettes
her name is Selene
she has a strawberry glow
and she is captivating
~The moon and I have a secret. She knows the reason why I’m smiling~
— Sanober Khan
she has two faces
and she goes further away
it’s frosty silver
and then she dances again
the next time she’s moon bathing
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It’s a Tanka Puente – gorgeous!
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
books, so many books
how many have I read
I wonder
just say, lots
long ones, short ones
mostly fiction
but many different genres
and also lovely poetry
I look on my shelves
I look in my kindle
so many unread books
there is no way
I will read all of them
before I am gone
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Image credit: Priscilla Du Preez @Unsplash
For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a stack of books the spine and title of the books are hidden from view. The books are arranged in order of size. The smallest is at the top.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #292 photo prompt.
Chilly Nights
twilight
blissful but bare
all the trees are stark now
clouds move more quickly, pink and cream
gorgeous
inside
warming my tea, while staring out
night sky is upon us
and she is here
dear moon
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It’s an American cinquain and a reverse cinquain – very nice!
Written in response to this week’s Tanka Challenge hosted by Yvette M. Calleiro
she just arrived
on this beautiful bay
azure on the water
creamy white sands
and up in the sky
little billowing clouds
she began to walk
slowly but surely
it will take all day
and then the sun will go down
she’ll lay her eggs
then later she’ll return
back into the ocean
and looking up to the moon
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Image credit: Adam Azim @Unsplash
For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a sea turtle emerging from the sea and traveling on the sand. Behind it, you can blue sea and a sky dotted with small white clouds.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #291 photo prompt.
it’s pristine
the beach is so beautiful
waves are dancing around
there’s so many shells
picking up some
to take home
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It’s a Seox – lovely!
Written in response to this week’s Tanka Challenge hosted by Willow
I haven’t climbed this one
it looks doable
shall I try it?
easy to start with
going well
but now it’s getting harder
but that’s the point
slowly does it
and cling on
whoa, that was scary
I’m almost there
and yes… that vista!
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Image credit: Dennis Yu @Unsplash
For the visually challenged reader, this is a photo-shopped image (time-lapse image) of a man climbing a rock. The photographer has captured different stages of his climb and it looks like many people are climbing the rock. The last stage of his climb is when he is triumphantly sitting on the top of the rock.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #290 photo prompt.
it’s rainy and blustery
since it’s winter and chilly
but if we are all inside
it’s really blissful
It’s May, and its beautiful… sometimes still, but since we’re in the south hemisphere it’s pretty cold now!
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It’s a Dodoitsu – nice!
Written in response to this week’s Tanka Challenge hosted by Selma
He is an old guy
and rather downtrodden.
He stares in the distance
and thinking not too much.
Meanwhile the cat
sits pretty and pleased;
she’s the clever one.
is it his?
that cat?
now let’s see.
The guy turns to the cat
and the cat looks to him
but of course we are together,
now let’s go to eat something.
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Image credit: Maksym Mazur @Unsplash
For the visually challenged reader, this image shows an old man sitting on a bench with a black plastic bag at his feet. A small black and white cat is sitting next to him under the bench. The man is shabbily dressed and looking toward the right with a forlorn look.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #289 photo prompt.
Just a broken chair – and it’s a Hainka
just a broken chair
but so many stories appear
even though it’s old
I can still sit there
shadows and sunshine are fine
just a broken chair
but more stories still unfold
and what will happen next time?
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Written in response to this week’s Tanka Challenge hosted by Melissa from Mom With a Blog
just a few flowers
on the edge of the landscape
it’s so grey
there’s no mauve, jasmine or pearl
so smoggy in that city
but close by, the colours are vibrant
there’s dahlias and daisies
so vivid
but it’s blurring now
such a shame
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Image credit: Brooke Balentine @Unsplash
For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a few flowers lying on the parapet of a high-rise building. In the blurred background, the tall buildings of a cityscape can be seen.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #288 photo prompt.
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