May is/was Short Story Month. So I have written an Acrostic & Telestich Tanka.
Shifting ideas
Honing words for amusement
Oblique memento
Released emotions whisper
True moments of symmetry
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Comic Books Tanka
Yesterday 07 May was Comic Book Day so I wrote an acrostic and telestich Tanka for the occasion:
Characters so fab
On pages mod or retro
Moods caught in limbo
Inventing with pen and ink
Casting daydreams with shadows
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A Tanka for World Water Day 2016
A Water Tanka
Waves of change engulf
Ancient springs once flowed freely
Transitional times
Exploring technologies
Rivers of hope will converge
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Tanka for World Poetry Day 2016
A Poets Tanka
Preserving moments
Observations caught in time
Echoes in silence
Thoughts reflecting melody
Searching for flawless rhythm
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A Poems Tanka
Perceptions narrowed
Overseers of lost dreams
Emotions set free
Momentary reflections
Silence fills the emptiness
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Blush Tanka
Breathtaking beauty
Lost in the moment of thought
Unleashing feelings
Sensual songs serenade
Heated emotions released
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Poppy Tanka
Pausing in honour
On a field of memory
Past voices whisper
Poignant melodies cry out
Yesteryears echo through time
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Tanka for Today
Shout austerity
Cash hoarders and exploiters
Privatisation
For business prosperity
Also called vulgarity
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Tattoo Tanka
Souls never parted
Poems inked on tender flesh
Memories cherished
Ephemeral words searching
Beauty in contemplation
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Radio Tanka
Racing with the light
Adjusting the antenna
Dreams to realign
In through airwaves after dark
Old time sounds of an era
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Magic Tanka
Here is my poem for this weeks prompt for Facebook Group: Poetry in Motion. Using the words THOUGHT and MAGIC as well as a photo.
Mysteries of thought
A time-worn aporia
Games of sensation
Illusions from a warlock
Conjured moments of drama
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