Category Archives: Tanka

November 29, 2015

Weeping Cherry in Autumn

Photo Credit: Lynn Swisher (lynzrealcooking.com)

How lovely she is
exposed for the world to see
but i imagine
she weeps for her faded leaves
wind-whipped, tumbling round her feet.

I wonder if she remembers the spring.

~ kat ~ 29 November 2015

A Tanka (5 line poem/5-7-5-7-7) followed by a Seven Word Story inspired by Lynn Swisher’s beautiful photograph. Visit Lynn’s Blog, Lynz Real Cooking to see more photos. There, you’ll also find her wonderful recipes and stories of her fascinating life in the Middle East. Thank you Lynn!

17 Comments | posted in Challenges and Writing Prompts, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Tanka

November 9, 2015

Reflections on a Street Lamp in the Rain

By Kat Myrman

Through rain droplets
ambient lamp light glows warm
love is in the air.

Street
lamps shine
dreamlike through
fat rain droplets
guiding me
safely
home

I hardly noticed
it was raining that evening
when I saw you there
waiting under the lamp light…
like moth to flame, besotted.

~kat ~9 November 2015
(Haiku~Sept~Tanka)

A Haiku is a 3 line poem/syllables: 5-7-5; a Sept is a 7 line poem/syllables 1-2-3-4-3-2-1; and a Tanka is a 5-line poem/syllables: 5-7-5-7-7. I discovered this triune format through a poetry challenge and love the flow of it. J

12 Comments | posted in Digital Art & Photos, Haiku, Random Thoughts and Musings, Septs - 7 Lines / 1-2-3-4-3-2-1, Tanka

November 4, 2015

Seasons

By Kat Myrman

In the beginning
Seed pods burst from Gaia’s heart
Springing forth in song.

Then
Summer
Kissed each bud
swelling in bloom
As fragrant
Petals
Fell…

On beds draped in mist
Cool Autumn’s nip then rendered
Back to Gaia’s breast
A host of slumbering seedlings
Under blankets Winter white.

~ kat ~ 4 November 2015
(Haiku, Sept, Tanka)

A trilogy of verse in response to Poetry Challenge #4 – Seasons. Thanks to Jane Dougherty for the opportunity to expand my poetry vocabulary. To read more or participate click HERE. ❤️

8 Comments | posted in Challenges and Writing Prompts, Haiku, Poetry, Septs - 7 Lines / 1-2-3-4-3-2-1, Tanka