#poetrychallenge - Verses and Hues

21 Dec

Tanka: Christmas

hearts gleaming with joy mind rejoicing vacations cakes, gifts and goodies Aha, Christmas time is here I hope Santa heard my prayers! Linked to Weekly Tanka Challenge #76 hosted by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter where keeping in view...

#5lines, #celebration, #christmas, #gifts, #hearts, #joy, #micropoetry, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #prayers, #Santa, #tanka, #vacations

19 Dec

Senryu: Silence

heart wails treachery though words belie emotions silence speaks the truth Linked to Haiku Horizons for prompt “silence” for week#199.

#3lines, #betrayal, #broken, #emotions, #feelings, #freeverse, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #heart, #love, #micropoetry, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #senryu, #silence, #struggle, #tanka, #treachery, #treason, #truth, #words

16 Dec

Haiku: Winter

early winter breeze aroma of snow and chill heart chimes to cold rhythms The post follow the prompts given by Colleen for her Weekly Tanka Challenge# 62. She has challenged us to use synonyms of “bells” and...

#3lines, #5lines, #bells, #christmas, #cold, #Colleen’s Weekly, #haiku, #japanesepoetry, #micropoetry, #music, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #rhythm, #season, #snow, #tanka, #winter

11 Dec

Tanka: Night Sky

stars gift sight to eyes night breeze gracefully dances tickles mind and ears to rhythm of ocean waves moon guards as knight of night sky The post follows the prompt words “Eyes” and “Ears” shared by Elsie...

#5lines, #breeze, #dance, #eyes, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #micropoetry, #moon, #nature, #night, #ocean, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #sky, #stars, #tanka

07 Dec

Tanka: Fear

Ensnared in our fears spurning opportunities we ridicule life let us revisit ourselves to unleash blatant power Linked to dVerse Tuesday Poetics where Lillian wants us to use the word “visit” in our poem. Also linked to...

#5lines, #Colleen’s Weekly, #dVerse, #fear, #introspect, #introspection, #life, #micropoetry, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #thoughts, #trap, #trapped, #visit, #words

06 Dec

Quadrille: I Stand Liberated

An array of thoughts flooded my mind when I cared to ascertain the purpose of my life I crunched some beliefs I munched some feelings focusing on my dreams envisioning my future I dusted off the qualms that...

#ambition, #beliefs, #confidence, #dreams, #dVerse, #feelings, #freedom, #future, #liberated, #life, #mind, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #purpose, #quadrille, #qualms, #thoughts

01 Dec

Live for Today

Today is the first day of the last month of the year. It’s time to do some assessment 🙂 Let’s assess where we stand on our plans. Let’s assess where we stand our resolutions and commitments. But while doing...

#blessings, #dVerse, #future, #gratitude, #happiness, #life, #live, #nature, #Open Link Night, #openLinkNight, #pleasure, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #present, #today, #treasure

28 Nov

Haibun: The Writing Therapy

Toni is hosting Haibun Mondays at dVerse. She wants us to write about our plans for our writing in a haibun. Writing is therapeutic for me. It pulls me out of the clutches of darkness where I wander...

#3lines, #challenges, #depression, #dVerse, #failure, #game, #haibun, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #inspiration, #introspection, #life, #micropoetry, #perception, #plans, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #puzzle, #struggles, #success, #therapy, #thoughts, #words, #writing

25 Nov

Tanka: Challenge

Life is a challenge It is a sprint against time To achieve your dreams You may falter but have faith Each morning dawns rays of hope The post follows the prompt words “morning” and “challenge” given by...

#5lines, #challenge, #confidence, #dawn, #dreams, #faith, #hope, #inspiration, #inspire, #life, #micropoetry, #morning, #motivation, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #success, #tanka, #thoughts, #trust, #words

22 Nov

Poem: Czar of the Skies!

Kim is hosting Tuesday Poetics at dVerse. She has challenged us to write a poem, of any length or form, about an animal in a human way or a human in an animal way, highlighting some trait of the animal/human...

#animals, #confidence, #czar, #determination, #dVerse, #eagle, #inspiration, #mighty, #mission, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #power, #powerful, #predator, #prey, #success, #thoughts, #words

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