#tanka - Verses and Hues

23 Jan

Haibun: Riveting Nature

The grandeur of nature is beyond imagination and words, inspiring creativity since ages. When three mystical forces of nature- Sun, clouds and mountains, create coherence, their beauty appears magical and enthralling. As the varied hues of amber sprinkled by...

#clouds, #haibun, #hills, #life, #micropoetry, #nature, #serenity, #tanka, #thoughts

20 Jan

Tanka: Clouds

We recently went for a vacation to Goa. This poem is inspired by the clouds and the magnificent view of its fragments as soon as the flight took off. I was mesmerised by the ways of nature wherein the...

#clouds, #micropoetry, #nature, #naturepoetry, #poem, #tanka, #vastness

22 May

Haiku: Autumn

a bouquet called life awaits shades of greenery as autumn arrives ©Vandana Bhasin This haiku follows the prompt “bouquet” and “greenery” given by Elsie of ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Poetry Challenge #97.

#3lines, #autumn, #beauty, #bouquet, #greenery, #haiku, #life, #micropoetry, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #weeklytankachallenge, #words

15 Mar

Balance of Nature

sun enlightens day glitterati of bright stars recoups verve at night led by charismatic moon nature balances life with grace an inspiration to seek This is Bussokusekika Poetry – a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7-7. It is a Japanese...

#5lines, #balance, #bussokusekika, #feelings, #grace, #inspiration, #life, #micropoetry, #moon, #motivation, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #stars, #sun, #tanka, #thoughts, #words

10 Feb

Tanka: Breeze

freshness of flowers aroma of morning rain adduces crispy breeze reminiscing our fervor I send love through flirty wind

#5lines, #breeze, #flowers, #freshness, #haiku, #love, #micropoetry, #morning, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #rain, #romance, #tanka, #wind, blog

15 Jan

Tanka: Earth

obscurity looms as Earth spins on its axis retracting from Sun steering us from dawn to dusk to radiate light elsewhere Linked to Weekly Tanka Challenge#79 hosted by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter where the challenge is to...

#5lines, #confidence, #dark, #darkness, #earth, #faith, #hope, #inspiration, #light, #micropoetry, #motivation, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #sun, #tanka, #trust

05 Jan

Senryu: Metamorphosis

metamorphosis questions our tenacity fuels drive to win Linked to Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge#65 where the challenge is to use synonyms of “ambition” and “change.” I have used “”drive” and “metamorphosis.”

#3lines, #5lines, #ambition, #challenge, #change, #Colleen’s Weekly, #determination, #drive, #haiku, #inspiration, #japanesepoetry, #metamorphosis, #micropoetry, #motivation, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #senryu, #tanka, #tenacity, blog

04 Jan

Tanka: Armor of Tales

Sultan’s tyranny defied by a labyrinth mesmerizing tale alluring monarch each night bravo! wise Scheherazade Submitted in response to Carpe Diem #1338 where theme is “The Arabian Nights.”

#5lines, #Arabian Nights, #Carpediem, #japanesepoetry, #micropoetry, #monarch, #night, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #stories, #tale, #tanka, #theme

29 Dec

Tanka: Dreamer’s World

mounting unicorn soaring higher than my dreams spilling magic beans for utopia on earth welcome to a dreamer’s world! The post follows the prompt words “dream” and “magic” given by Elsie for her Weekly Tanka Challenge #77....

#5lines, #dreams, #earth, #feelings, #flying, #haiku, #imagination, #life, #magic, #micropoetry, #nature, #poetrychallenge, #soaring, #tanka, #thoughts, #unicorn, #utopia, #words, #world, blog

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

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