We
gather,
families.
Planting’s start ends
in fields’ sweet plenty,
each seed’s wrung miracle
made manifest. We, shirts wet,
sour sweat under dusk lemon skies
raise glad, tearful eyes, whisper thanks to
Mother’s graced, successful harvest season.
Harvest complete, barns filled, and canning done;
midnight bonfires, warm bellies, blue moon.
Cool dawn’s wake, in community;
shared purpose, to carry on.
In after breakfast hums
we load the wagons,
say our goodbyes;
families
aim for
home.
For quiet and seek, I used synonyms whisper and aim (for).
etheree form (not sure which one)
top image: Harvest Moon by Samuel Palmer
Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen says:
🍃🍂 Your Tanka Tuesday challenge invitation is Synonyms Only. That means you have to select syllables for the two words below. Use must use the synonyms in your poem. Do NOT use the challenge words, only synonyms for them. If you write a freestyle poem, please include a syllabic form with it. 🍃🍂
Tao Talk 
Perfecto.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for the high praise, Ron.
LikeLike
I loved your poem Li. It expresses so many emotions and events beautifully
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sadje, I appreciate your kind comment, thank you <3
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re most welcome my friend
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is excellent. I really enjoyed it 🌼
LikeLiked by 1 person
Roberta, thank you. Colleen was looking for that form so I thought to give it a try.
LikeLiked by 1 person
🌻
LikeLiked by 1 person
Would you mind if I jumped into that picture? You poem described it wonderfully.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I would love to live in a community just like that. When harvest comes everyone gathers and helps out and then heads back home.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh yes…where it is a community spirit and everyone looks after the other.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This left a smile on my face😄
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy to hear it, H.H :)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely imagery, Lisa! A perfect description of planting and harvesting.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Balroop, thank you very much <3
LikeLiked by 1 person
So loved the imagery and the form Lisa 💞
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ange, thank you very much :)
LikeLiked by 1 person
You are welcome ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
We could use a return to that kind of community. (K)
LikeLiked by 1 person
For sure, K.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is so beautiful, Lisa. I’ve added your poem to the examples for the new forms. ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yay! <3 Happy you liked it, thank you.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s gorgeous. You did a great job! The one form no one in the challenge has written is the Stacked/Double Inverted Etheree. This form has twenty lines with a syllable count per line of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 syllables per line which looks like an hourglass when centered on the page.
LikeLike
If the right inspiration/prompt comes along, I’ll give it a try :)
LikeLike
I recently finished An Amish mystery… well the one charactor is friends with the Amish. An ‘Ah, that’s plenty good’ – or something like that came up quite often.
Elizabeth Ludwig has written quite a few ‘Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries’. I know I’ve read at least one other by her. And what you write is what the Amish do – they are a community that helps each other :D
LikeLiked by 1 person
Jules, there is an Amish community just north of here, in Fremont. I go up there to their bulk goods store a few times a year and the store is definitely a community activity.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m always amazed with how they can build a barn in a day! :D
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love the story you tell here, Lisa ~ beautiful!
<3
David
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, David!
LikeLiked by 1 person
The textures in the image are so beautiful. 😍
LikeLiked by 1 person
Glad you like them, Gia.
LikeLiked by 1 person
One of your older poems Li but I loved it! So good! <3
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks so much, Carol Anne :)
LikeLike