Pink flanked mackerel
in pursuit of silver shoals
across turquoise seas,
messages that all can read
etched above in Babel’s tongues.
Category Archives: Tanka
Sky writing #Tanka #Weatherwatchers #Cloudspotting
Filed under As you read it, Factual, nature inspired, Old knowledge, Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 141 #PhotoPrompt
Now my voyage ends
here, abandoned to my fate
on this sandy shore,
my message as yet unread
by those who would gain the most.
Filed under On the lines of romance, Self compositions, Tanka
Sammiscribbles Weekend writing prompt #140 – Vintage
Many a good tune
coaxed from the body of a
fine vintage fiddle,
Vigorous use of the bow
and some sensitive plucking.
Filed under No offence intended, On the lines of romance, Self compositions, Tanka
Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 10 August 2019 #Tanka ~Twilight’s unfolding dramas
The sapient owl
hovering on silent wings
no sound betrays her,
darkness holds no mystery
for those who choose ears to see
Filed under Factual, nature inspired, Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 137 #SynonymsOnly
Each variety
of animal, fish or plant
lost to extinction,
will by way of Nature move
mankind down the same sure path
Filed under As you read it, dystopian view, Factual, nature inspired, Self compositions, Tanka, Uncategorized
Thursday photo prompt: Clarity #writephoto
Air smelling of stars,
sea breeze playfully tempting
the shy smiling crabs
to scuttle over smooth sands
and bathe in a purple sea
Filed under nature inspired, On the lines of romance, Self compositions, Tanka
Still hope for nature #tanka
Just a fleeting glimpse
from the corner of your eye
bat or dragonfly,
his heart longs for the former
but reason screams the latter
Filed under Factual, nature inspired, Self compositions, Tanka
Celtic knot #Tanka
In spiral circles
no leader, no followers
all remain equal,
tracing each line with finger
connection of the senses
Filed under Alternative history, As you read it, Factual, Old knowledge, Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 136 #Decadent
Sounds of jollity
carried on electric light,
pierce ivy shutters,
through twice glazed frames declaring
Neo-Georgian mockery
Filed under As you read it, On the lines of romance, Self compositions, Tanka, Uncategorized
COLLEEN’S 2019 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 135 #SYNONYMSONLY #Lost-gardens
Elizabethan
gardens, both medicinal
and quite appealing
some though find, regular lines
can prove an unsightly bore.
Filed under Factual, On the lines of romance, Self compositions, Tanka
When the pen takes control. 