the eyeless corpse turns
as the cage swings in the breeze
squawking, the crow flies,
below, wide eyes fill with tears
gazing upon my father
Category Archives: Tanka
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 81, DIGNITY & SUCCESS, #SynonymsOnly
A Royal wedding
nobility is endowed
a rare achievement.
The world in wonder at the
splendour of the occasion
Filed under Loyal subject, Self compositions, Tanka
Thursday photo prompt: #writephoto
Dark stone steps evoke
echoes of a distant past
etched in grey granite
morose memories unleashed
with every rise and turn
Filed under Self compositions, Tanka
COLLEEN’S 2018 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE #Haiku #82: Sing & Celebrate
The strolling players
in their colourful costumes
gathered round her chair
their lively serenade helped
us to rejoice in our love
Filed under Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 81, ENCHANT & SHAPE, #SynonymsOnly
Seductive power
and finely moulded beauty
in smooth alabaster
form flowing impressions through
the deft touch of the craftsman
Filed under Inspired emotion, Self compositions, Tanka
Recapture innocence – tanka
Cast aside the veil
life has placed over your sight
of the simpler things
discover delight and awe
in the world that surrounds you
Filed under From the heart, Self compositions, Tanka
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 80, GATHER & SOFT, #SynonymsOnly
The collection plate
passed quietly hand to hand
along the faithful.
Pockets and purses opened,
coins and notes gently placed
Filed under faith, Self compositions, Tanka
Dawn chorus
Early morning mourns
the disappearing moonlight
thirsty calves lowing,
from up on high the robin
accepts the thrush’s challenge
Filed under Factual, nature inspired, Self compositions, Tanka
Bone of contention
Each yellow outstretched
finger, reaching for the sun
in adoration,
loved by bees, hated by man
they brighten any canvas
Filed under nature inspired, Self compositions, Tanka
Spring equinox
In celebration
they parade with arms entwined
heads bowed to the ground
each silent bloom in splendour
celebrating the new dawn
Filed under nature inspired, Seasons, Self compositions, Tanka
When the pen takes control. 