Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 184, #SpecificForm

"It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! This is our chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. Take this opportunity to learn more about the particular form. This week’s form is: Haibun" © 2020 Frank J. Tassone Solace I stood alone on the rocky cliff and looked down on the valley below. It…

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 179, #ThemePrompt

“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice I have written a Gogyohka on the quote. Love is a beacon of hope, A dazzling trail on stormy seas, A solace to beleaguered souls lost, Love is avarice tainted now,…

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 178 #PhotoPrompt

I have written a Shadorma. Fiery eyes, Yellow ombre shone, Told a tale, Stagnant still, It was Camouflaged to kill, Verdant bloom smells death. Via: https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/05/19/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-178-photoprompt/

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 171, #SpecificForm

I have written a Butterfly Cinquain Dark shore, Lingering light, Crimson sky now mellowed, Turn clear aquamarine waters, Aglow, Serenely caesious dazzle, Pale and dark silhouettes, Keenly await, New Day. Via :https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/31/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-171-specificform/

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #298 Bay&Play

Men now locked in homes, Dolphins play in bay's waters, Nature is restored. Via: https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/03/23/haiku-poetry-prompt-bay-play/

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #297 Shrink&Think

Think about others, Your world will not shrink a bit But grow manifold. Via : https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/03/16/haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-shrink-think/

One-Liner Wednesday – A Challenge

"Let the gust of air blow away the cobwebs and rustle new life into for challenges ahead." Via :https://lindaghill.com/2020/03/18/one-liner-wednesday-a-challenge/

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 168 #SynonymsOnly

I have written Tanka and my synonyms for Comfort and Worn are Happiness and Jaded Life Mesmerising A plethora of choices Jaded souls spellbound Happiness shrouded in grey Souls surf in a deep hushed lull. Via: https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/10/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-168-synonymsonly/

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #296 Ape&Hip (Monkey&Funky)

You ape hip people, With A desire to belong, To lose your true self. Via: https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/03/09/haiku-poetry-prompt-ape-hip/

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 167, #Poet’sChoice

This week we can chose our own theme and I have written a Gogyohka. My theme is Diminishing Hopes. With the Corona Virus wreathing havoc, mind is gloomy. We plan with all our energies and all goes astray in one stroke. May we get rid of this disease soon! Evanescent are dreams, With a sad…