Category: Photography

Tanka Tuesday :: the mind

the mind
with its secrets
white matter, brown matter
wired in power and connections
a breath
one minute here, another there
losing the sense and space
fluttering wings
fading

Colleen’s prompt this week is to write a Cinquain or a variation of it. I’ve chosen my favourite form, the Butterfly cinquain (a nine-line syllabic titled form with the pattern 2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2).

W3 :: lost and found

Unslept nights

Floating between here and there

Looking for an anchor

At the mercy of the wind, words and worries

It’s there, within her hands

Only her soul can touch it

When she is ready to receive

The bright light of peace

Grounded and rested

A breeze bathes away the worries

A smile of comfort

Lights up her face

W3: Punam’s prompt: Finders, keepers, plot twisters

Tell a little story in verse! Write a poem in three stanzas, with no more than 12 lines in total. Your stanzas can be different lengths.

  • Stanza one: Introduce a character who finds something unusual or strange.
  • Stanza two: Show what happens when your character uses what they’ve found.
  • Stanza three: Bring the story to an unexpected realization.

Let your imagination lead you, and see where your character’s discovery takes them!

gentle

as I go back to work
i'll keep 'gentle' in mind
creating boundaries
making space for me

i'll keep 'gentle' in mind
as i talk with people
making space for me
and respecting our needs

as i talk with people
i'll be profissional, no feelings attached
respecting our needs
the lessons will trive

i'll be profissional, no feelings attached
practical and efficient
the lessons will trive
and i'll be plenty


people will adapt
creating boundaries
as a lesson for them
making space for me
 



W3 :: A pantoum unfolds in four-line stanzas, with each stanza carrying two lines into the next:
  • The second line becomes the first line of the next stanza.
  • The fourth line becomes the third line of the next stanza.
  • Add new lines in the second and fourth positions, letting the repeated lines gather fresh meaning in their new surroundings.
  • Continue for as many stanzas as you like. To bring the poem full circle, the final stanza traditionally uses the opening stanza’s third line as its second line, and the poem’s opening line as its closing line.

Blending

in my garden
what it is that music is trying to say
the melody has opened a gate
where past and present 
mingle together
in the mirror
Clearly I can see
the younger and older me
made of dreams and reality
floating and grounded
halves getting together
petals making beauty
my delicious walk in the rain
washing off all the sorrow
lightness is welcoming

W3 and Reena’s Exploration Challenge