I am enjoying gathering my syllables and participating in Colleen’s Tuesday Poetry Challenge 105. This week…“Color and Creepy” Synonyms only…
Something for Halloween.
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY
Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry?
HERE’S THE CATCH: It’s the first of the month and poets get to choose their own words!
I hope you will support the other poets with visits to blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too.
PLEASE NOTE: This challenge is for Tanka, Haiku, Senryu, Haibun, and Cinquain poetry forms. Freestyle rhyming poetry is not part of this challenge. Thank you. ❤
Please note: We are all students of poetry. I have given you the instructions on how to write the different forms. Try your best to be as exact as you can. There are no tests, and I don’t grade your work. LOL!
The most meaningful change you will learn about is in writing a Haiku vs. a Senryu. Also, remember, pronunciation in various parts of the world will affect your syllable count. Go with your gut on deciding the syllable count. You are the poet and the creator of your work.
I sponsor this challenge to help poets learn how to write various forms of poetry. Remember, if you are sending your poetry for publication in literary journals, contests, or self-publishing, you should know the correct forms and use them.
For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in one of the forms defined below. Click on the links to learn about each form:
HAIKU IN ENGLISH 5/7/5 syllable structure. A Haiku is written about seasonal changes, nature, and change in general.
TANKA IN ENGLISH 5/7/5/7/7 syllable structure. Your Tanka will consist of five lines written in the first-person point of view. This is important because the poem should be written from the perspective of the poet.
HAIBUN IN ENGLISH Every Haibun must begin with a title. Haibun prose is composed of short, descriptive paragraphs, written in the first-person singular.
Find out more about how to respond to this challenge: Colleen’s Tuesday Poetry Challenge 105
Thank you for dropping and I hope you will have as much fun as I have participating. Thanks Sally.
Love those murderous crows! Fine job. 🙂
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Thank you Annette.. hugsxx♥
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Colleen’s challenges are great fun, aren’t they. Love your haiku, Sally. A great capture of the Halloween season. 🙂
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Thank you Diana… we have the murders in abundance here with all the farmland.. xx
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I love my crows, Sally. I put a murder of crows in each of my books, so far. Your Haiku is fabulous!! ❤
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So pleased you like Colleen.. ours gather on the electric lines outside the house every evening at sunset..and of course try to find ingenious ways to get the seed out of the holders! ♥
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I had a crow and her baby hang around all summer. I’ve had quite a few hanging around, in fact. Intelligent birds. They had a clicking language thing going. Very fun to watch. ❤
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They are distracting.. and I usually have to haul David away from his work too to watch! xxx♥
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LOL! I love my little birds. We have Siskins, Finches, and hummingbirds (only in the summer). I feed my birds too. We watched two sets of finches hatch and grow up in our back garden this year. ❤
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Love it Sal! You are rocking these haikus! ❤ xx
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Thank you Debby.. I must branch out now and get my head around tankas.. xxxx♥
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When you’re ready Sal. Haikus are always beautiful too. ❤ xx
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What an excellent use of the prompt! I love it.
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Great work, Sally.
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Thank you very much Robbie.. hugs xx
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How does one submit poems to the Smorgasbord?
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This is a wonderful Haiku, Sally! I love it. It’s perfect for Halloween. Did you know that crows are listed as one of the most intelligent birds in the world? That’s right. 😉 ❤ xx
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I can believe it Vashti.. they out fox me in the garden including undoing metal ties keeping the seed feeders attached.. Glad you enjoyed.. thank you… hugs xx♥
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Ha, ha! You’re welcome. Have a great week! ❤ xx
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