from a fitful dream
I wake staring at night sky
on this sleepless night
in the cool darkness, a peace
a setting free of worries
Pat R
3/24/2020
For Tanka Tuesday over at Colleen’s where the theme is “Night Sky”
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Chaos – A Gogyohka
(This photo is the prompt)
chaos came to pass
funky monkey business strive
that’s how we got here! –
a mass reversal needed
I’m going to need more wine!!
Version #2
chaos came to pass
after nimble fingers tipped the scale –
that’s how we got here!
we are now in need of a mass reversal
I’m going to need more wine!!
Pat R
3/18/20
For Tanka Tuesday where the prompt is the above photo. To view more entries go here
Solace – Tanka Tuesday
gazing at the moon
in the cool of this spring night-
moment of solace,
lower edge looks nibbled on,
a bit tattered, much like me
Pat R
3/14/20
For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday at her Weekly Poetry Challenge where the prompt words are Comfort & Worn and we are using synonyms. I used Solace & Tattered
Love & Harmony
at the ocean’s edge..
eavesdropping on harmony
of wind and waves – I’m
tucked into their rhythm, that
hypnotic sway sounds like love
Revision:-
at the ocean’s edge
wind and waves move in concert –
as we greet the day
I’m tucked in their rhythm, that
hypnotic sway, such passion
Pat R
2/12/20
For Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge over at Colleen’s using synonyms for Love & Harmony
I used “Passion & In Concert” for more responses check here
For some reason I forgot about the ‘synonyms’ part of the challenge.
So I rewrote it and decided to post them both.
Heather Blooms
It drizzled all day today. The sky is entrenched in that winter gray. I decided to go see what was going on in the garden. It was still asleep, mostly. With hints of green in the pots at the garden’s edge. Nothing is defined though, could all just be wild things as far as I could tell.
A seagul cries. I look skyward just in time to see it soar across the gray and see its partner answer, then follow it.
My eyes move to the bare branches of that small tree. It gets those fragrant white blooms that entice many birds in the spring. I think it starts out wiith berries. Its the water cooler of the back yard. I still don’t know what it is but it smells heavenly. It smells like spring.
among strewn decay
crisp tall grass and withered vines-
fragile heather blooms
Pat R
2/06/20
For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday, poet’s choice this week.
And for Open Link Night over at dVerse Poets Pub
Circle of Life
lurking behind
four year old eyes,
an old soul –
ancestors drift
on the wings of time
Pat R
1/30/2020
For Colleen’s Poetry Challenge. where the prompt is the theme, “Circle of Life”. I’m trying a form,
a Gogyohka
Dawn – A Tanka
a hush starts the day
morning bids farewell to dawn –
here on the ocean
waves once bathe in twilight pay
homage to the rising sun
Pat R
1/14/20
Calm & Present
For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday where we’re to use synonyms for the words Calm & Present. I used Hush & Here.
