
the gloaming
cool
dusk slips
into night
it is quiet
but for the leaves whispering in the breeze
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

the gloaming
cool
dusk slips
into night
it is quiet
but for the leaves whispering in the breeze
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

magnolia
soon
she will
be blooming,
magnolia,
petals bursting in brief, fragrant splendor
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.
the rain
how
freely
each droplet
surrenders…would
that I could lose myself so completely
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10

bright dawn
it is so
good
to see blue skies
sunshine
to hear the birds singing
save clouds, the tempest’s fury, for a rainy day
~kat
The Pi-Archimedes verse is:
○ a hexastich, a poem in 6 lines.
○ measured by the number of words in each line 3-1-4-1-5-9 to match the numerical sequence of the first six digits of Pi.
○ unrhymed.
Pi=3.14159…

vernal equinox
primordial ooze
swells with new life, emerging
seed to root to shoot
to bloom, serenaded by
bird trills and honey bee hums
~kat
A Tanka for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge – Synonyms Only, Prompt words: Spring – emerge, ooze, swell, vernal equinox, root and Sing – trill, serenade, hum.
