image link Wise In garden dwells a human sage who gathers herbs for casts. A crone with shelves of spells in jars, her nimble shaman fingers mix. Voice intones sleepy spells of ancient seer. Skilled, she mixes with spoon of bones, Expertly waves her wand, and Poof! Savvy success! Arise a ghost! image link Foolish…
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Tanka Tuesday 315 — fragrant triggers sing their healing
fragrant triggers sing their healing curve and nuance, hint of meaning lilies recall textured mem’ries treasures sprout from fearless gleaning curves and nuance, hints of meaning lost and found, their voices keening listened to release energies curves and nuance, hints of meaning lilies recall textured mem’ries Triolet form Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka…
Tanka Tuesday 314 — Shadorma series: earth turns
Winter’s End Thin fish soup, winter’s smile stretches grey and tight; we wait for colors to tiptoe in, warm again, springtime bright. Sunflower Giants sleep, yet seeds in soil’s shade; they dream tall, wait to wake, germinate, as end begins rise, ever stalkward. In Season Spring’s herds stir, winged, furred, scaled, and stemmed, sunclock hot,…
Tanka Tuesday 313 — Spring To-Be
April’s burst slumbers yetin today’s plaid of sticksweaving the sky; dry skinssway in March breeze. Woven with grey/pink/white,tall coats frame ratty fields;their windbreak blanket shieldstender green roots. Chickadees, blue jays hop;flutter bright spots amonguncolored page — unsungSpring yet to-be. Abhanga form Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday. Colleen says:This week, share the view…
Tanka Tuesday 312 — Ekphrastic Tanka
Claude Monet, “The Artist’s Garden at Giverny” Red blossoms dangle, pink lipstick forget-me-nots line memory lane; taste of our kisses linger, perfumed eternal summer. Tanka form Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday. Colleen says: 💐 This week, using the painting as your inspiration, please write either a syllabic poetry form or a freestyle…
dVerse Poetics and Tanka Tuesday 311 — Variegated
‘OSTARA – Spring Equinox’ is a painting by Annie Louvaine Celebrating the Spring Equinox festival on the Pagan wheel of the Year. Represented by the Goddess Ostara her story goes that she found a frozen bird, she brought it back to life by transforming the dead bird into a Hare. each year the Hare lays…
Tanka Tuesday 310 — Unnatural
Terri Webster Schrandt Terri says: “This is a photo of Nine Mile Falls, after which our little community is named. I captured this last March when the water district let out the water of the Spokane River to create Lake Spokane. When you drive by, the mist from the falls hits the windshield enough to use…
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