Hare, knew the result
was a foregone conclusion
no point in rushing,
the triumph of the tortoise
became the stuff of legend.
Category Archives: Tanka
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 155 #SynonymsOnly End/Hurry
Saturday Six Word Story Prompt #13 – November 23, 2019 ~ Misery #6wsp
Moment of marriage, lifetime of misery.
Filed under Double tanka, Flash fiction, From the heart, Self compositions
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 153 #SynonymsOnly Grace & Style
Strings cannot withstand
the consummate elegance
of the wielded bow,
low tears wrenched from moistened eyes,
released by the cello’s mood.
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 151 #SynonymsOnly Dig & grave ~Time is no healer
On sombre faces
tears plough lines on blackened cheeks
coffins fill the thoughts.
Echoes of playground laughter
in the minds of Aberfan
Filed under As you read it, Events and diary dates, Factual, History, Self compositions, Tanka, Uncategorized
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 150 #SynonymsOnly
With a hungry child,
the rent man knocking, calls for
desperate measures,
those who buy her services
seldom gain or give delight
Sue Vincent’s ever popular Thursday photo prompt: Decomposition, #writephoto #tanka
Silently he stares
defying his tormentors
endless symphony,
wind and ocean in concert
to orchestrate his downfall.
Filed under As you read it, Otherworldly, Self compositions, Tanka
COLLEEN’S 2019 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #146 Synonyms only ~Fall & Give ~Fading light
In the beginning
actions at first thought funny
then a little odd,
descent into psychosis
served to provide the answer
Filed under As you read it, dystopian view, No offence intended, Self compositions, Tanka, Uncategorized
COLLEEN’S 2019 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 144 #SYNONYMSONLY ~Web of deceit.
Stealthily he waits
while in her silken bower,
graceful limbs bewitch,
a spur to fateful passion
for when spent, he cannot flee.
Filed under As you read it, Factual, nature inspired, On the lines of romance, Self compositions, Tanka
As the seasons pass #tanka
Inspired to motion,
Autumn leaves, eager to dance,
goaded by the breeze,
until losing grip, they fall,
their moment of freedom, brief.
Filed under Factual, nature inspired, Seasons, Self compositions, Tanka
COLLEEN’S 2019 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 142, 1ST OF THE MONTH #POET’SCHOICE ~Autumn signs
Bright golden lances
pierce the towering grey clouds,
sun’s strength faltering,
feverish feeding begins
preparing for the Winter.
Filed under Factual, nature inspired, Seasons, Self compositions, Tanka
When the pen takes control. 