Category: Poems

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday: BEWITCH and TREASURE

Tanks a million

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

This week the challenge was to use synonyms for BEWITCH and TREASURE.  I used CAPTIVATE and PRIZE.

Feint smile, alluring

eyes captivate, draw him in

temptations sweet prize

Door knock, stark reality

sticky magazine pages

 

 

 

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/07/10/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-92-bewitch-treasure-synonymsonly/

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge: CHANCE and UNITE

My mind didn’t stray far from the obvious on this one. This one’s for you Donny.

Oh for the sweet chance

to see him re-united

with his dear mother

 

 

 

 

https://ronovanwrites.com/2018/07/02/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-208-chanceunite/

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday: MAGIC and GREEN

Tanks a million

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

This week the challenge was to use synonyms for Magic and Green.  I used Enchanted  and Pastoral.

Pastoral delight

enchanted billows rising

clouds swirl and mind freed

then succumbs to the munchies

eats an entire pizza

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/07/03/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-91-magic-green-synonymsonly/

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday: GIVE and RECEIVE

Tanks a million

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

This week the challenge was to use synonyms for Give and Receive.  I used bestow and Welcome.

Silver falls the rain

welcome reprieve to parched land

cooling gift bestowed

heads covered people scurry

because it makes their hair curl

 

 

http://colleenchesebro.com/2018/06/26/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-90-give-receive-synonymsonly/

 

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday: DRY and WET

Tanks a million

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

This week the challenge was to use synonyms for Dry and Wet.  I used Moist and Arid.

 

MOIST.  Clammy and damp.

Dripping and saturated

wet, humid, steamy

Congrats, most cant read past MOIST

Oh, better use ARID too.

 

There was no way this was going to be anything other than in appropriate.  I often try to be serious with these but this was too difficult to not go where I should not.

 

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/06/19/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-89-dry-wet-synonymsonly/

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday: PRAISE and Excite

Tanks a million

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

This week the challenge was to use synonyms for Praise and Excite.  I used Eulogise and Rouse.

Spring oft eulogised

Roused from dark, rich mother earth

cold grip, slow released

mostly I see dog walkers

leaving their crap on the paths

I would point out that the crap belongs to the dogs not the walkers.  In no way am I suggesting dog walkers poo on the pavements.  I mean they might, but I never saw them.  Well apart from that once…but they never had a dog.  And it was winter and about 2 in the morning after a night out and all the toilets were closed.  So probably not the same thing.

 

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/06/12/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-88-praise-excite-synonymsonly/

 

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge: TYRANT and HOPE

Oh come on how was this going to end any other way. Seriously?

Pissy tanned tyrant

I do so hope you get aids

of the prison type

 

 

https://ronovanwrites.com/2018/06/11/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-205-tyranthope/

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday: HURRY and LAST

I missed last week’s prompt because of reasons so nice to be getting back to a Tuesday tanka again. On a Wednesday.

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday.  This week the challenge was to use synonyms for HURRY and LAST.  I used DASH and FINAL.

Heart broken and lost

a final embrace, farewell

and once more alone

into her pillow she cries

as he dashes to Tinder

 

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/05/22/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-81-hurry-last-synonymsonly/

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday: BELONG and DREAM

Tank you very much

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

I don’t take many things seriously as you probably know but I am going to make a concerted effort to do Colleen’s challenges properly when I do them. I have scant regard for the correct use of haiku and tanka and often do such beastly things to them but I think it is also important to show appreciation for the little blighters because they are so fabulous when done right.

This week the challenge was to use synonyms for BELONG and DREAM.  I used OWNED and FANTASY.

 

 

By you, my heart owned

A fantasy unfulfilled

object of desire

but I cant come near you now

bloody restraining order

 

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/05/08/colleens-2018-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-82-belong-dream-synonymsonly/

 

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday: SING and CELEBRATE

Tank you very much

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

I don’t take many things seriously as you probably know but I am going to make a concerted effort to do Colleen’s challenges properly when I do them. I have scant regard for the correct use of haiku and tanka and often do such beastly things to them but I think it is also important to show appreciation for the little blighters because they are so fabulous when done right.

This week the challenge was to use synonyms for SING and CELEBRATE.  I used CROON and TOAST.

 

 

Lights dimmed, spotlight’s glare

Croon to number forty two

a toast at night’s end

In his head a superstar

the lord of karaoke

 

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/05/01/colleens-2018-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-82-the-may-day-edition-sing-celebrate-synonymsonly/

 

What do you see?

A moment of your time please…

I seem to be having a few problems with WordPress at the moment. Just yesterday I was told that I no longer had a follow button on my website because I had chosen to add a widget. What sort of world is it where you would have a Blog but not have the option for somebody to follow it? Honest. Today though I’m just wondering whether you would mind leaving me a comment if you read this post as to what you saw when you were trying to get to it. Is it like everybody elses blog where you see a link in the reader and you click on it and you’re taken to the piece that I have written? Or, more annoyingly, do you see a link similar to the one in the header and below which asks you to follow a link to view the post.

A seemingly unnecessary second click to get to the peace that I have written. If you wouldn’t mind just letting me know what you saw and maybe whether you were in the reader or finding my post another way say perhaps through an email . It would be most appreciated because the WordPress happiness engineers seem to be really struggling to help me with this.