Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 127 #SynonymsOnly

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I

attend

Sunday church

my soul transcend

sins everywhere

the walls run thick with tears

heads bowed in silent prayer

seeking forgiveness given here

candle lit, penance paid, sins vanish

I chase my shadow across the Rubicon

The die is cast, whose favour will it fall

my soul hangs in balance of payment

I track the desert wilderness

I seek the one who can help

to return me from hell

call me from exile

the hunt over

my own guide

I live

now

AAAAA


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  1. Violet Lentz Avatar

    This is exceptional Anita!

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  2. Colleen Chesebro Avatar

    Anita, these double Etheree are definitely your word tool! Excellent emotions expressed and I loved how you could express how your religion lifts you up. Excellent!! <3

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Colleen…

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  3. D. Wallace Peach Avatar

    Powerful poem, Anita. I was entranced.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      So glad to hear it, Diana…

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thanks, Jacquie…

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  4. robertawrites235681907 Avatar

    This is beautifully written, Anita.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Robbie…

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  5. H.R.R. Gorman Avatar

    I love how the double etheree leads to this intense middle section then calms back down to a finality in the short lines at the end! Wonderful religiosity, as well.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Anita thanks you so much for your understanding…

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