WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY!
Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry?
Here are your two words for this week:
FALL & GIVE
HERE’S THE CATCH: You can’t use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY!
Check the thesaurus for different meanings of these words. The word fall is a homonym.
PLEASE support the other poets by visiting their blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too.
This challenge is for Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Haibun, Etheree, Nonet, Shadorma, and Cinquain poetry forms. Freestyle rhyming poetry is not part of this challenge. Thank you. <3
For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in one of the forms defined below. Click on the links to learn about each form:
CINQUAIN & the variations on Cinquain-Wikipedia
Here are some great sites that will help you write your poetry and count syllables
This site even has a link so you can install the extension on Google Chrome.
For Synonyms and Antonyms. When your word has too many syllables, find one that works.
Find out how many syllables each word has. I use this site to compose my poems. Click on the “Workshop” tab, then cut and paste your poetry into the box. Click the Count Syllables button on the button. This site does the hard work for you.
THE RULES
I will publish the Tuesday prompt post at 12: 03 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Phoenix, AZ). That should give everyone time to see the prompt from around the world. I publish the RECAP on Monday and it will contain the poetry from the Poet of the Month and any Honorable Mentions.
You have one week to complete the Challenge with a deadline of Sunday, at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) Phoenix, AZ, U. S. A.
The rules are simple
Follow the schedule listed below:
Please do a LINK-BACK to this challenge by copying the https:// address of this post into your own.
As time allows, I will visit your blog, comment, and TWEET your POETRY. I have also been sharing some of your poetry on Facebook.
If you add these hashtags to your post TITLE on your blog (depending on which poetry form you use) your poetry may be viewed more often:
#Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma
You may copy the badge I have created to go with the Weekly Poetry Challenge Post and place it in your post. It’s not mandatory:
I’m struggling to find time to write poetry at the moment which saddens me greatly Colleen but today I managed it. Here’s my link: https://mjmallon.com/2019/09/29/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-146-synonymsonly/
I know, Marje. I’m glad you’re here. Only do what you can. Self love and care is the order for the day. ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you Colleen. And yes we all have to listen to our bodies. <3 We writers work so hard!
So true! Take care of you! ❤️
Here’s mine: https://tracikenworth.com/2019/09/27/colleens-tuesday-tanka-poetry-challenge/
Hi, Traci ❤️
Hi Colleen- Sharing my butterfly cinquain in case the ping-back does not work. I hope you resolved your WP issues! https://charmedchaos.com/2019/09/26/summers-surrender/
No, I think they are theme related so until I upgrade I’ll have to work around. <3 Thanks, Linda.
No share buttons Sis. I’ll share the long way around <3
They were there earlier. I worked with WP on this today. I’m sick of this!
🙁
Wonderful prompt Colleen and will get on it…hugs ♥
Thanks, Sally! I’m thinking too. 🤔
https://joem18b.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/haiku-214/
A shadorma:
https://rivrvlogr.com/2019/09/24/willed-to-the-future-shadorma/
Thanks, Ken.
Butterfly cinquain…again.
https://janedougherty.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/autumn-wings/
LOL! Your signature style. 😀
It’s getting to be a habit, isn’t it 🙂
LOL! Nothing wrong with that. 😀
Just practicing 🙂
Jane, I’d like your opinion on any other ways to keep this challenge interesting and fresh. Please be frank and share your thoughts. Email me when you have time. Thanks so much. <3
I’ll get back to you 🙂
Thank you! I appreciate your thoughts. <3
Hi Colleen! Here is my poem for the week, a haiku: https://trentsworldblog.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/the-role-of-humans-haiku/
Thanks, Trent! 😀
https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/bloated/
Here is my attempt: https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/autumns-promise/ Thank you for the opportunity
Thanks, Padre
It’s probably me, but I don’t seem to find the share buttons, Colleen…
I don’t see them either.
These themes are killing me. I copied my template with the WP copy feature which obviously doesn’t work. 🙄
They’re gone. I’ll be upgrading this blog soon. ❤️
I’m afraid I’ll be sitting the challenges out for a little while sis. School beginning and exhaustion have kicked in and I can’t focus, so I am trying to sit back and relax myself, which means stepping back from the blog for a little while. I’ll still be reading and commenting though! <3
Excellent, Sis. ❤️ You take care of you. 🥰
Thanks Sis, <3