Tag: Tanka Tuesday
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draft
focus a click, a sound exploding the senses pencil caressing the paper just like an addicting enthusiasm opposing ideas reaching the ground thunder Tanka Tuesday – theme prompt “The Nature of Lightning” – I’m sharing a Butterfly Cinquain about my process of creating a draft, putting ideas together, scribbling, and words floating until they reach […]
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15/30 – it’s the little things
Early morning jogging. The silence and emptiness of the streets, the contrast between the softness in the air and the rough touch of my sneakers on the ground. Balance, focusing on what is ahead and at the same time feeling the present moment. the morning bareness opens the heart to the soul whispers of promise […]
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08/30 – it’s the little things
inner to my heartmemories flash in my mindcraving the beyondluxury in my gardenthe love and feelingtake my soul far far awayopening the paththe closeness and abundancered velvet is the colour Tanka Tuesday is a taste of the rainbow: to choose a colour and write a syllabic poem. The colour I’ve chosen is red velvet from […]
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02/30 – it’s the little things
Wandering in my garden this morning I spotted this dragonfly. I smiled! I know dragonflies and butterflies mean transformation, but only to confirm I did a quick google search and I found: “A dragonfly symbol represents change and transformation. It is a reminder for you to shed more light and joy in your life. It […]
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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 […]
Tea & Paper 