#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 292, 10/4/22: #Tastetherainbow-Color Poetry

Image from https://pin.it/4zY6btA It seems only yesterday that 2022 began. And now we are at the last quarter of the year. Days have just roller-coastered by. Life seems to be in a state of suspended animation just swinging by rhythmically in cyclical fashion.The fall colors are blazing bright and we all look forward to fresh…

TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 258, #THEMEPROMPT

Dreams I recall( a double etheree) ablissfulreverie-stony cottagenear a burbling brookhidden by fragrant pinesplaying a rustling melodyin mistral symphony on high peakssnow gilded in crimson hues at sunriseidyllic Dream I see in deep slumberonly to be shattered in daylightmy window opens to walls brickedwindows barred ,all hope debarredstill fresh in my mind's eyedreamy flashes shinejoy…

TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 252 #PHOTOPROMPT

Image Credit: Butterfly on Asters by Lisa Smith Nelson I have written an Etheree Mysoul avagabond-floats in life's lushambrosial tranquilit seeks in endless queststriated dreams of bright hopeimbibing glazed hues from aroundto give my blight a luminous glowmy shortcomings no longer haunt me so life'smistyillumedkalaediscopeshows me way aheadletting go off bygonesin search of new horizonstrailing glory as…

TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 245, #THEMEPROMPT

This month's theme is chosen by Eugi (Franci Hoffman) This month’s theme is: The Harvest Moon I have written a reverse Etheree A Beacon dying rays fading into horizonglazed silvery by a bright beaconwaxing undaunted in dark skiesfallen leaves russet,auburn .whisper in lambent huesbeleaguered souls treadfearful in hopescared to reapwhat theysow Via: https://wp.me/p4xNpg-cyK

Thursday Thrum- Sandcastle( an etheree)

mydreams aresandcastlebuilt at life's shore-unknown seas yonderits beauty only standstill Tides wave lashes againsilently,I gather coarse grainsluminous,wet and malleableshaping anew broken dreams once again

COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 232, #SPECIFICFORM

First, choose your favorite syllabic poetry form. Write your poem. Next, give your poem some different characteristics to make it something different. You can change the syllable count, rhyme scheme (add or get rid of it), anything you want to create a new form. Write this poem. Give your new syllabic poetry form a name.…

NaPoWriMo 2021 #TANKA TUESDAY WEEKLY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 222 #EKPHRASTIC #PHOTOPROMPT

Image by mollyroselee from Pixabay I have written a double inverted etheree Empty vast lands spanned the panorama, Cloistered in a pristine verdant lush, Meadows under azure expanse, Washed in breathless golden hues, An idyllic melange, Heaven and earth one, Nature's bounty, Untainted, Lonely, Now. A, Stony, Edifice, Weathered with time, Stood as a vanguard,…

#TANKA TUESDAY WEEKLY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 218 #EKPHRASTIC #PHOTOPROMPT

Image Credit: D.L. Finn I have attempted a double etheree. A, Lonely, Soul walks sad, On untread paths, Iridescent swirl, Shading misty carnage, That would cause it so much pain, It followed the heart's tested trail, That led it to its shady cloister, A secluded dear niche only its own. What now remained of the…

#TANKA TUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 214, #THEMEPROMPT

This month’s theme is: Dreams I have attempted a Reverse Etheree. A dark canopy of glittering stars, A silvery beam of moonlight trail, Falling on mind’s dusky expanse, It forms a luminous bridge. A viaduct of hope, Transient and fiery, Infusing life, Into dreams, Till now, Dead. Via: Tanka Tuesday

#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 212 #SYNONYMSONLY

I have written an Etheree and my synonyms for Loose and Tight are Easy and Strong. Road Less Taken Road, Cobbled, Less taken, Pits unruly, Catch you unawares, Shaded by tall dark trees, Ominously glaring down, Even a strong soul shudders deep, Choosing to walk on path not easy, Far to the enigmatic lands unseen.…