Tag Archives: tanka

Scenery…

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Too swift in passing Man walks amid miracles Enduring beauty Dismissed as mere scenery Backdrop to his tragedy For Colleen’s poetry challenge

Posted in nature, Photography, Poetry | Tagged #Colleen’s tanka challenge, humankind, mankind, perspective, tanka | 22 Comments

Poetic form

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Seasonal Nature Given form in poetry A presence required Man’s self-styled nobility Reflects the flowers’ glory For Colleen’s poetry challenge

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged mankind, nature, poetic forms, tanka | 18 Comments

Fallen – Joelle LeGendre #writephoto

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Stone crumbles, stars fall. Time worships no deity, kneeling to nothing. Knowing not emotion or mortality, it proceeds. Reblogged from Two an a Rant

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged tanka, time, writing prompt | 1 Comment

Movement – Reena Saxena #writephoto

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Being rooted is wonderful. It gives a sense of belonging. Being strongly rooted is claustrophobic. It obstructs movement. The weight of my ingrained beliefs and thinking models do not help much. The vegetation around me is immobile too, except that … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged 5Lines, creative writing, creativity, haibun, micropoetry, Poems & Poetry, tanka, writephoto, Writing Challenges | 6 Comments

Web

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Peaceful reverie Contemplating the pattern My place within it But the smallest of creatures A grateful thread in the web For Colleen’s poetry challenge

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged grand designs, tanka, web of life | 19 Comments

Matins

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Voices greet the sun Paean to the Lord of Light Reverant beauty Illuminating itself Bringing joy to ears that hear For Colleen’s poetry challenge

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged birdsong, celebrate, sing, tanka | 25 Comments

Cantor

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Vernal wizardry A solitary singer In guise of herald Breathless before such beauty I stand in silence spellbound For Colleen’s poetry challenge

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged enchanter, robin, singer, Spring, tanka | 20 Comments

Mirage

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

For Colleen’s poetry challenge

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged #Colleen’s tanka challenge, memory, mirage, tanka | 25 Comments

Unfurling

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Spring stems from winter Smouldering in cold ashes Waiting for the sun Petals unfurl in shadow Alchemy of light and joy For Colleen’s Poetry Challenge