The following poem was written in response to Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 174 #PhotoPrompt. Jude, from Tales Told Different, selected the photo for this month’s challenge.

Image Credit: Unknown

Feeling bewildered

Grieving, heartbroken, lonely

Promises broken

Apr 14

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Fantasizing – Senryu

The following senryu was written for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 173 #SynonymsOnly The two prompt words are: Idea & Fancy.

Daydreaming galoreFancy balmy oceanfrontFar-lung idea

Daydreaming galore

Fancy balmy oceanfront

Far-flung idea

Mar 24

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Nightfall – #Gogyōka

The following poem was written in response to Colleen’s 2020 Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge.

This week’s prompt, The Night Sky.

This week I decided to try something new to me, a Gogyōka poem.

Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Darkened at the end of the day

Luminous stars light the sky

The moon above shines brightly

North Star will guide your way

Look up to see pure magnificence

Mar 10

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Comfortably Worn – #Haiku

The following #haiku was written in response to Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 168 #SynonymsOnly”

The two words selected by Ruth Scribbles, from last month’s #SyllablesOnly challenge: COMFORT & WORN.

Image by LUM3N from Pixabay

Traveled and well worn

all the places we have seen

bringing me comfort

Feb 25

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Clearly Deserted #Tanka

What do you see #18 Image Credit; Hoi An- Unsplash

The bike you see in this picture tells me quite a bit. This is what I see: Used perhaps by a poor tradesman to haul his tools from one job to another. It could belong to a homeless person as I can see a few stakes and a tarp. His tent perhaps. It may be weathered, rusty, and old but it is still quite functional to some.