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Genius – Tanka Tuesday

poets
are by design
a rhapsody of words
set to rhyme, souls consumed in verse
genius

~kat

For Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge using synonyms only for the prompt words: Inspiration – Rhapsody, Genius; Plan – design.


Futility’s Rush ~ Tanka Tuesday

Futility’s Rush

we are persuaded
there exist paragons
to aspire to
but excellence, perfection
dwell in degrees, beyond reach

~kat

A Tanka for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Synonyms Only of the Prompt Words: Bewitch (persuade) and Treasure (paragon).


Alchemy

chartreuse
viridian
emerald, olive, sage
alchemy of blue and yellow
blending

~kat~

A Cinquain for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge using synonyms only of the prompt words Magic (Alchemy) and Green (Chartreuse, Viridian, Emerald, Olive, Sage).


The Cost of Receiving


let us not consign
ourselves to tolerate
a pittance for lauds

~kat

A Senryu for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, synonyms only, prompt words, Give (consign) & Receive (tolerate).

The photo is by congerdesign at pixabay.com


Breathe

alpha
to omega
life’s often a flurry
swept up in worry, forgetting
to breathe

~kat

A Cinquain for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge-Synonyms Only for the words: Hurry: flurry & Last: omega, breathe. Digital Art by Kat Myrman – 2018.