Category: Poetry
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light and shadow
A question for you: If you could go back 20 years ago and change your path, would you do it? pensivelight and shadowthe farce of a momentgoing ahead, taking a turnpausingreturn to an uncertain pastcarving a safe futuredepression sightfocus A butterfly cinquain for Tanka Tuesday.
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tulips garden
gratitude gardenwhere colourful dreams lay downthe tenderness floats Many years ago we seeded a few tulip bulbs around our maple tree, just in case they decided to show up, not much care, a few digs and the bulbs were laid to rest. It was a cold October day, and I didn’t want to go outside, […]
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point of view
magical moment the waves coming and going freshness on my face deeply into the abyss hallucination comes true Tanka Tuesday this week is TANKA PROSE: “We write Tanka prose from the first-person point-of-view. The prose paragraph(s) must also seek to be, if not poetic, at least something that grabs our attention. It must compete with the […]
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tiny berries
mouthwatering bluea nature’s delicacy sumptuous berries Breakfast anyone? With the arrival of spring all the fresh and delicious berries start to show up at the stores. I enjoy to ate a handful of them early morning, it’s like I’m gifting myself with a load of antioxidants. Sharing with Tanka Tuesday – Taste the rainbow
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First signs of spring
Happy Spring everyone! We are still freezing here in my city in Canada, but last week I saw the first signs of spring while visiting New York City. Those tiny purple flowers on the ground made me smile. Tanka Tuesday this week is a theme prompt: Fire and Water, below is my poem where I’ve […]
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green
blue and yellow blast i’m lost in a field of dreams edge of the abyss i look at my hands the tiny emerald ring roots me to the earth it’s time to grow and renew the grass dancing with the breeze Is anyone else feeling at the edge of the abyss? This winter has been […]
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Bending
Plenty of snow/ice around here, however, I can feel spring is coming. We had a warm-weather this long weekend, perfect for a stroll by the river. This week’s theme for Tanka Tuesday is Transitions. Well, winter to spring transition is always welcome!
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Abhanga :: the supper is ready
spiced Indian eggplant crisp chickpeas, delicious mangoes are nutritious chai, just perfect This evening I cooked garlic Indian eggplant for supper. It was delish, I didn’t have time to take a photo. The recipe is super easy: Slice a few Indian or Chinese eggplants into rings, roast in the oven with a little bit of […]
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Yellow beauty
yellow catching my breath mellow sunshine and summer welcoming radiant days freedom and lightness the beans of power bitter and hot, delicious at the crack of dawn snowflakes and freezing on my doorsteps, going out hat, scarf, gloves and boots Lots of tulips at the grocery store last weekend! All colours, spring was in the […]
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Unknown
exuberant confidence caressing the skin in the hands, a dark future oddity murdering joy present mingling with unknown Tanka Tuesday this week is Ekphrastic poem and the photo is provided by Rebecca Budd. I have chosen a Tanka to describe what the photo depicts to me.
Tea & Paper 