See the elation
in outstretched foaming fingers
reaching for the shore
ire of the wind blown torrent
vented on unbending stone
Category Archives: Tanka
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 76 #Tanka, Joy/Fury (synonymsonly) The power and the glory
Filed under nature inspired, Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s weekly #Tanka challenge #74
A cool mountain stream
inviting as it passes
over smooth pebbles
can invigorate my mind
and when brave, bare toes fragrant
Filed under nature inspired, Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s #weekly poetry challenge #73 #Tanka
Perpetual scenes
The trail is buried
beneath the iron hard snow
through the pine forest
with stamina and instinct
the herd will make their way home
Filed under nature inspired, Tanka
homage to denizens of the dark
spirit of the night
sunspended on the dark skies’
invisible strands
though remembered for wisdom
it cannot dim your beauty
(photo courtesy of Pixabay)
Filed under nature inspired, Self compositions, Tanka
COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE #Tanka #71: Character & Affection
the reputation
afforded the great white shark
inhibits fondness
in the minds of the bathers
danger exaggerated
Filed under Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s Weekly 2018 #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge, No. 70: “DESTINY & CHALLENGE” #SynonymnsOnly
The journey
Though the path of life
may be strewn with obstacles
only joy awaits
achievements are as nothing
memories will be your fate
Filed under From the heart, Inspired emotion, Self compositions, Tanka
#Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge – Week 82 – Treasure & Surprise
a peek in the box,
reluctantly opening
wounds and memories
of life not filled with treasure
but elements of surprise
Filed under From the heart, Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s Weekly # Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 69, “BOND & SEEK”
Hermaphroditus
while hunting in the forest
is beset by thirst
Salmacis looks for his love
in an eternal embrace
Filed under History, Inspired by fable, Self compositions, Tanka
Lust for life
Impassive she sits
on her throne of silken thread
object of desire
my needs allay any fear
of her consuming passion
Filed under Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 68, “Myth & Write,” #SynonymsOnly
On these fabled walls
a poet did once inscribe
visions of paradise
even now we search in vain
for these stately pleasure domes
Filed under History, Self compositions, Tanka
When the pen takes control. 