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Day: December 5, 2017

Tanka::Freedom

This week Colleen’s 2 words are STARK & TRAP, but we need to use synonyms in our poem.

 

you hold my body
listening to your crisp laugh
my mind goes away
beyond these unfriendly walls
to be uncaged faraway

 

Hope you like it!

Posted on December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged freedom, poem, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Tanka. 3 Comments
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    hi, Elizabeth❣️ Just wanna let you know that this week's W3, hosted by our beloved Jodi, is live until Monday:…

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    hi, Elizabeth❣️ Just wanna let you know that this week's W3, hosted by our beloved Benji, is live until next…

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    I love that you used the butterfly cinquain and made it into a concrete poem as well!! Bravo!

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    Elizabeth, I love how your poem shows that real change starts when we choose to let go, making those gentle…

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    A cocoon is a magical place. It's been years since I've done it, but we used to collect monarch chrysallises…

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