Tag: tanka puente

She’s famous

Chris Hall10 Comments

I will drink coffee
and you will drink lovely tea
but she drinks wine, gosh
that is rather radical
yes indeed, what a woman

“Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.”

let’s slide closer to her
look, she talks fast and loudly
very funny though
she’s so, so dry, isn’t she
and we know her name, don’t we

― Dorothy Parker

~~~

Image credit:  @Unsplash

This image shows someone holding three cups and the cups are made in the image of a woman’s face. The expression on the three cups are slightly different from each other.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #337 photo prompt.

What do you see # 337- 20 April, 2026

Yet another nonsense poem (and why)

Chris Hall40 Comments

a posh bottle and some leaves

tanka Puente

not normal… that’s me
what can I say? and who’s this?
a strange animal
and that is completely fine
it’s a mental block – just odd

~~ “You need a little of insanity to do great things.” Henry Rollins ~~

my head exploded
I was going to heaven
but then I came back
not normal – magnificent!
what can I write next – let’s see

~~~~~

Written in response to Yvette’s challenge to write a poem about mental wellness or the lack thereof.

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 49, Mental Health, 1/27/26

Just happiness

Chris Hall47 Comments

just outside in my office

tanka Puente

a new brood, that’s life
these are guinea fowls, cheeky;
here’s the family
there’s mom, dad, aunt and uncle
and here’s the best one – young’un!

~~ “Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly.” John Lennon ~~

a new guinea fowl
learns to chatter and squawk, a lot
he’s bigger each day
and now he’s a teenager
such fun we’re having, we’ll wave

~~~

For Colleen Chesebro‘s TankaTuesday #46 — 6 January 2026, where this week’s host Willow Willer’s invitation is to write syllabic poetry in the form of a puente [using a quote as a three-stanza poem’s bridge]. The selected quote’s topic is to be the writer’s choice. On the topic(s) of ‘new beginnings for the new year or your life.‘

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No.46, New Beginnings Puente Poetry, 01/06/26

A Veil

Chris Hall38 Comments

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tanka Puente

a veil of mystery
whatever can be revealed
something hides its face
the waves draw back and forward
a pinnacle will fly out

“Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and divined.”
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

my moon is displayed
so bright – full of energy
yet the veil pulls down
such a strange conundrum
dear moon, come back again… please

~~~~~

Written in response to this week’s Tanka Challenge hosted by Yvette M. Calleiro
Yvette has chosen the word veil. There are several definitions for veil. Choose whichever version of the word that speaks to you, and write a syllabic poem of your choosing.

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 37, The Veil, 11/04/25