The Ekphrastic poetry workshop I attended on Wednesday was an inspiring event, and here I have written a tanka about a clay figurine as depicted in my Featured Image above.
Over at Weekly Prompts, the monthly Colour Challenge for May is: Mellow Yellow. Please go and visit their fabulous site by clicking >> Here . Below is my “Tanka” response to their ‘Colour Prompt’ ..
Naked I stand before Him Stripped of common decency Debased, I kneel crying Sad words fall like rain Tanks are still rolling Over the Ukraine My Tanka’s are scrolling Down their bloody drains
Tanka #1. Sad Sky
False words smudge old clouds Gray clouds hang under sad sky The sad sky decries “Children are our butterflies And please stop the warring lies”
Tanka #2. Broken Biscuits
Life is imperfect Like broken war-time biscuits Re-connection waits Reconciliation stops Life’s sweet shortbread’s unopened
Tanka #3. Abandoned
May the stormy winds Calmly abate in Europe And bring peace quickly Do not forget the children We cannot abandon them
Epilogue
Cover me Give me beauty Inspire me Calm me Save me From that deadly bee Above the Black Sea
Featured Image Above; and the two images below, are photos from Derrick Knight’s recent post “Pool Patterns”, and you may visit his article by clicking on this link >> https://derrickjknight.com/2021/12/16/pool-patterns/
Hello dear readers and followers, as you may know, I now write for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my Tanka “In The Blink Of An Eye”, is in this weeks edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … please click on the link below and visit my poem/Tanka, at Coffee House Writers … >> https://coffeehousewriters.com/the-blink-of-an-eye/
A special thank you to Ingril of > https://experimentsinfiction.com/ , for recommending I watch the movie “The Diving Bell And The Butterfly”, and my Tanka below is a brief summary of my thoughts about the movie …
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In The Blink Of An Eye (a Tanka) Once again, Ivor brings alive inspiration of the heart and mind. Written byIvor Steven Est. reading time1 minute