Tag: Tanka Tuesday

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Poetry Self Awareness Topic

Dancehall of Sorrows

That feeling you get 
Drowning in regret 
Lonely 
Isolated, yet 
Happy and content 
Only 
Seeing silhouette 
Of past me, I fret 
wholly

Dancehall of Sorrows was written for the Tanka Tuesday challenge by Melissa.

Is it possible to be happy and content and live with regret? This question is one that I was thinking about while writing the poem. If one has regrets, do they have to be down and out, and sad? The answer I came up with is no. A person can still live a full and happy life.

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Poetry Topic

Trendy; but Tricky

Palazzo pants
palazzo pants, cute
wind blew, from bus to curb, butt
flopped on the concrete

Trendy; but Tricky is written for the Tanka Tuesday challenge hosted by Melissa. She invites us to have fun and experiment with haiku.

The poem I wrote is based on a true story. Back in the day, in the 90s I had on Palazzo pants. It was a cute two-piece set. So, I thought I was cute until… getting off the bus, the wind blew my pants and tripped me. I fell right on the curb where my butt met the concrete. It hit me that I fell in front of all the passengers on the bus and people in the establishment at the stop.

Just imagine, strutting your strut then the embarrassment brings you back to reality. At least the bus driver asked me if I was okay. I saw him fighting back his laugh as he drove off. A funny memory indeed. Trendy but tricky, beware. 😁

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Poetry Topic

Oh, Those Genes of Mine

losing weight, a chore 
watching my figure, ho hum 
my jeans are fitting 
wow, smiling, happy to see  
gotta love those genes of mine

Oh, Those Genes of Mine is written for the Tanka Tuesday challenge. Colleen asks us to have fun with homophones. I chose jeans and genes for my poem.

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Poetry Topic Words of Wisdom

Connection; or Needs

A Garland Cinquain

Connect 
a human need 
can you give me a call 
we can talk shop, laugh, reminisce 
Connect 

Lunch date 
can we break bread 
let's grab some food, Cocktails  
top it with a cute umbrella 
Connect
 
Now that 
we are happy 
our being full of glee 
doesn't it feel good to get out 
Connect 

Life is 
a masquerade 
an excursion of sorts 
so full of possibilities 
Fickle 

We can 
complain and moan 
lock it in a chokehold
or show life what we came to do 
Flourish 
 
Connect 
can we break bread 
our being full of glee 
so full of possibilities 
Flourish

Connection; or Needs is a garland cinquain poem, written for the Tanka Tuesday challenge. Robbie is the host for this week, and she has asked us to write a story:

This week I am asking you to write a story poem that includes a beginning, middle and ending. Your poem should have a minimum of three stanzas but can have more if you prefer.

The story poem that I wrote is about the basic need of human connection. Just a simple telephone call or lunch get-together can be enough to fill that need. My first attempt at writing this style of poetry; apologies if it is not correct. I enjoyed experimenting and writing it, nonetheless.

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