Colleen’s Challenge ~ #Poetry

Picture credit: Britta Benson. This photograph was taken inside St. Cecilia’s Church (built in 1739), Heusenstamm, Germany. 

Born
conjoined
lived as one
haunted, they cry
for a better life
hiding in dark spaces
they dream of how they might be
if only they had been born as one
in a world of possibilities
their crying can still be heard to this day…

©AnitaDawes2022

Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge ~ Purple Calendar

#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 283: #Tastetherainbow-“Chakra” Color Poetry


My
purple
calendar
hangs on my wall
the days are crossed off
telling me you forgot
no red roses sent today
our special day lost in the mist
I ask myself; do you still love me?
too many days forgotten, make me blue


©AnitaDawes2022

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge ~ Music

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 280, 7/12/22, #SpecificForm: Lanturne or Lanterne

A lanterne is a cinquain form of poetry, in which the first line has one syllable and each subsequent line increases in length by one syllable, except for the final line that concludes the poem with one syllable (1-2-3-4-1). Its name derives from the lantern shape that appears when the poem is aligned to the center of the page.

Music

sound
gentle
Soft whisper
Words, drum, strings, flute
play

©AnitaDawes2022
Image by Ylanite Koppens from Pixabay

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge

Image by Chris Martin from Pixabay

Deep
inside
my mind’s eye
I see green clouds
I lie on blue grass
with purple candy floss
the day spins into wonder
memories float out into space
caught inside multi coloured bubbles
I found my happy place, inside my mind’s eye…

©AnitaDawes2022

#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 279: #Tastetherainbow-Color/Weather Poetry

Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge…

Last month, Colleen asked Sally Cronin to select a syllabic form for us to learn more about. Her choice was the butterfly cinquain.

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

Anita’s first butterfly cinquain!

Taste the Rainbow ~ #TankaTuesdayWeeklyPoetry…

Image by JaymzArt from Pixabay
Taste the Rainbow

Stay
here in
my glass globe
shake the changes
rainbow lights flashing
we dance under moonlight
taste the color of magic
we will stay in here hand in hand
safe inside, old age will pass us by
as we slide around the circle of light

©AnitaDawes2022

#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 268: 4/5/22 #Tastetherainbow-Color Poetry

Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge…

#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 266, 3/22/22, #THEMEPROMPT

This month’s theme is:

FIRE & WATER

The
clock struck
midnight twice
storm winds blew hard
the old house rattled
thunder had us hiding
lightning lit the tree flame red
hours later, rain took the flames back
slowly creeping from under the table
silence returned, filling the house with peace…

©AnitaDawes2022

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge…

#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 262, 2/22/22, #THEMEPROMPT

Are you ready for a #TankaTuesday theme prompt? Ken Gierke (Rivrvlogr) from last month’s challenge picked the theme:

TRANSITIONS

Take
a drab
rainy day
paint a rainbow
in all that you do
see the smiles in their eyes
hear the leaves whisper thank you
as you pass by each mighty tree
see the fairies wave as you pass them there…

©AnitaDawes2022

Colleen’s Weekly Challenge… #Poetry

#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 261, 2/15/22 #PHOTOPROMPT

Diana Peach selected the image for this week’s photo prompt. It’s an image from Pixabay.com, compliments ofPretty sleepy.”
Time
held in
twisting fate
life in waiting
spellbound, ticking slow
my screaming soul searching
for time to turn itself back
let the door open, take the leap
find that fast ticking clock, steal the key
I control time, now I stand on mountains…

©AnitaDawes2022