Beaded sweat gathers in pools of salty droplets on smoldering earth Here in the valley of death where known life evaporates Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © In response to Frank Tassone's Weekly Haiki #147 - Smoldering Image by esudroff from Pixabay
Milky Thunder moon Moves slowly across the sky Casting light on earth Illuminating the night Chasing away summer storms Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © in response to Frank Tassone's Weekly Hakai Challenge #146 Buck Moon also known as Thunder Moon Photo by Joonas kääriäinen from Pexels
A gritty wind blows between derelict buildings Long forgotten homes of the disenfranchised souls who lived there singing the blues Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Frank Tassone is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with a five line Japanese Poetic form. I have chosen a Tanka. Word Prompts Forgotten - Word of the Day The Blues - RDP
Confused and lonely
Searching for somewhere to hide
Away from horror
I need to shut out the noise
and ugliness that haunts me
I can feel your pain
Come here where you will find peace
Speak your words to me
So your wounded soul may heal
and your heart begin to rest
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to MLMM's Saturday Mix
Today we were prompted to write
a Somonka. The somonka is a Japanese form.
In fact, it’s basically two tankas written as
two love letters to each other (one tanka
per love letter). This form usually demands
two authors, but it is possible to have a poet
take on two personas.
Staring at the moon
Looking for answers to life
Like a lover scorned
The soulful cello awoke
Your essence was there once more
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Photo by Dominik Scythe on Unsplash
In responce to OctPoWriMo Challenge Notes – a Tanka
The challenge suggested using notes that we keep to prompt our writing. I always have the sound of the cello in my head and had made some notes about how it made me feel.
Sea sand and sunshine
Calling me to the coastline
To breathe the fresh air
So salty and refreshing
Vacation away from here
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #45