Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge Recap No. XX, “&”, #SynonymsOnly

Well… what a way to start a Monday morning.. and the whole week really… Colleen Chesebro has selected my poem from last week’s challenge to highlight.. wow…Please head over as there are a wonderful array of poems to check out.

Word Craft: Prose & Poetry

Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap featuring the work of poets from around the globe. If you would like to participate in this challenge, you can learn the rules in the menu item calledColleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Guidelines.

PLEASE NOTE: Don’t forget to count your syllables. Use this site: howmanysyllables.com.Click on the workshop tab. Then, copy and paste your poem into the box, and click “count syllables” at the bottom.

For some, this challenge is a way to learn more about writing in English, even though it’s the American version. English is a second language to many of our participants.

I also understand that accent and inflection play a key roll in the way you say certain words and this will change the syllable count. Here is my compromise: Please try to get as close to the syllable count as possible when writing these syllabic forms…

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