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#BookReview: Under Forgotten Skies by Anneliese Dahl and illustrated by J D Pernoste @intheminuses @bookroar_tweets

Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a beautiful book of poetry by an author new to me, Anneliese Dahl >>>

About the Book:

For those who enjoy heartfelt poetry, Anneliese Dahl shares, in this book of short poems, vignettes of humor, loss, passion and magic. Organized in 6 chapters with beautiful illustrations by Pernoste, this book brings you the sensitive heart of a young woman finding her way through life.

My Review:

A Beautiful Book of Poetry

This collection of poetry cannot fail to move the reader. Wonderful illustrations accompany many of the poems. The book is broken into chapters and the work covers things such as loss, anger, whimsy & fantasy, love, passion, and so much more.

Usually, I highlight lines that stand out for me as I read; however, this book is in comic book format on the Kindle app, so I couldn’t notate. This also meant I couldn’t change the text size or book orientation, which made the logistics of the reading more difficult than they would have been with a straightforward eBook.

I ended up taking screenshots of some of the poems and illustrations that moved me …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope these snapshots show adequately just how lovely Under Forgotten Skies is. I’ll be taking a look at the poet’s other books for certain, and this read gets a solid five stars from me.

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NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.

5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.

4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.

3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.

2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.

1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.

I’d love to hear what you think of this review. Thanks for stopping by

 

For anyone interested, here are the Amazon links …

UK … https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08R8XRTB2/

US … https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08R8XRTB2/

 

Harmony is Vocal again! Lifeboat Seven @Vocal_Creators #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

Photo of Dorothy Gibson as she plays her true life role in Saved from the Titanic

Hi everyone. Exciting news today! After quite a long absence from the Vocal platform, I’ve written a fictional piece for the Ship of Dreams competition. This is based on the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic as its 110th anniversary approaches (April 15th). The story is entitled: Lifeboat Seven, and is roughly 2,250 words long. I had a lot of fun … erm … diving deep (sorry!) into this one.

I’d love to know what you think! And would be delighted if you could read my competition entry HERE and leave a like. To like, you’ll need to sign in to Vocal, which is free to do. In the event of a tiebreaker, all reads and likes will be taken into account. Your support would be gratefully received.  I’m super buzzed at having written a bit of fiction again!

Thanks, everyone! Hugs

 

 

#NaPoWriMo: A Poem A Day – Day 6

Hi everyone! Today is day six of the national poetry month competition.

Apologies to those of you who received a post alert for today, which I hit the button way too soon! That one, I deleted as quickly as I could. Thanks for bearing with me! (One of those days ) Here’s my offering >>>

DAY SIX:

[Instructions:] Write a variation of an acrostic poem. But rather than spelling out a word with the first letters of each line, I’d like you to write a poem that reproduces a phrase with the first words of each line. Perhaps you could write a poem in which the first words of each line, read together, reproduce a treasured line of poetry? 

Graphic courtesy of Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/vectors/anxiety-w...

 

Paddle your own canoe

A bit too much

In a nutshell

No dice

 

In the nick of time

Safety in numbers

 

In one fell swoop

Nip it in the bud

Every cloud has a silver lining

Vicious circles

In spades

Tail wagging the dog

A fresh pair of eyes

Better late than never

Left to your own devices

Easier said than done

 

Scales fall from your eyes

Uturn

Face your demons

Fair and square

Easy does it

Recharge your batteries

If at first you don’t succeed

No great shakes

Game on

 

If worst comes to worst

Sail on

 

Once bitten twice shy

Pride goes before a fall

Tables are turned

In the face of the

Other side of the coin

New lease of life

Alive and kicking

Landslide victory

 

Today’s acrostic poem spells the phrase: “PAIN IS INEVITABLE, SUFFERING IS OPTIONAL“. Pain can be psychological, physical, and/or emotional, whereas suffering is always a psychological affliction. I decided to use a phrase to make each line, as well as the beginning letters of the lines, and wanted to show that, often, two heads are better than one. If I’ve learnt anything from life, it’s that while it’s good to be independent, we all need a little help along the way. Also, there’s no point in beating ourselves up for those times we fall down. The important thing is we climb back to our feet. Here’s sending hugs out to the world 

 

 

Have a wonderful day, everyone, and I’ll see you tomorrow with Day Seven on the NaPoWriMo 30 Day Poetry Challenge  

 

© Harmony Kent 2022

 

#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRYCHALLENGE #268 #TasteTheRainbow @ColleenChesebro and #NaPoWriMo Day 5 #MertailPentetope #poetry created by Harmony Kent

Hi everyone! Today, my poetry is doing double duty: it is a fit for both Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge and also for Day 5 of the NaPoWriMo April 30-Day challenge. I had some good fun with this!

SO: from NoPoWriMO: Write a poem about a mythical person or creature doing something unusual – or at least something that seems unusual in relation to that person/creature. For example, what does Hercules do when he loses a sock in the dryer? If a mermaid wants to pick up rock-climbing as a hobby, how does she do that? What happens when a mountain troll makes pancakes?

From Tanka Tuesday: Taste the Rainbow syllabic poem. You do not have to write about a rainbow in your poem. Just include a colour in your poem. As ever, we need to avoid ‘ing’ ending words if at all possible.

You can find Colleen’s post HERE.

I’ve chosen to use a new form, which is intended to resemble a mermaids tail (see the diagram). The form I’ve designed is called The Mertail Pentetope and has 15 lines with the following syllable count: 3-4-5-4-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-3-4-2(gap)2-3(gap, gap)3.  I’ve used em dashes to show where the gaps go in the last two lines. This poem has a title and can be in any rhyme format.

Note: If this already exists in some form, I haven’t found it. 

 

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“A Bolt from the Blue”

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on the rocks

cerulean

beauty holds her breath

cheeks puffed, face pink

ocean whips

her scaled tail

sailor stares

at this

magic

myth

in

suspicion

the mermaid flips

her tail—and asks

“can you hold——yours as long?“

 

As soon as I read the instructions for NaPoWriMo, I wanted a mermaid practising holding her breath, seated atop wave splashed rocks. And this also meant I could use alternate words for blue as well, such as “cerulean” and “sailor” and “ocean”. Did you know there are over 144 words for different blues? Here are a few of what I found … blue, indigo, cobalt, azure, celeste, sky, cerulean, teal, ocean, lapis, navy, berry, aegean, admiral, denim, sapphire, artic, turquoise, powder, electric, beau, baby, air force, little boy, tiffany, steel, Carolina, Turkish, maya, independence, cornflower, Egyptian, yale, Prussian, space cadet, imperial, royal, sailor,  … and on and on …

I hope you enjoyed this new form of syllabic poetry. Have a lovely day!

 

© Harmony Kent 2022

 

#NewBook: Good Liniment by C S Boyack @virgilante #TheHatSeries #Kindle

Hi everyone. Today, it gives me immense pleasure to have fellow author, Story Empire contributor, and friend, C S Boyack, over to visit. Craig has some fun stuff for us as well as what promises to be a fun new read from his wonderful The Hat series. I’ve read and enjoyed the first two books, and you can find my reviews here … The Hat (Book 1) and Viral Blues (Book 2) … I really must catch up with the rest. I have Good Liniment on my ereader and am eager to get to it. I also need to read book 3 (The Ballad of Mrs Malony) and book 4 (Lunar Boogie), which I’m sure I’ll enjoy. I always love the characters and worlds Craig creates, and his stories have a wonderful thread of humour weaving throughout. Anyway, that’s enough from little ole me … here’s C S Boyack to tell you all about Good Liniment >>>

Thanks for having me back, Harmony.

It’s great to have you back, Craig!

I’m here to talk about Good Liniment. This is the latest volume in The Hat Series. Don’t let the word series scare you away, they were all written as stand-alone titles, and you won’t feel lost if you pick any one of them up.

 

Today, I want to remind readers these are supposed to be dark humor. While there is blood and death involved, I always try to add corny things to keep them fun. I don’t often touch upon this aspect on my blog tours.

 

Long-term readers will remember these are the books with silly cartoons inserted along the way. Those will never go away, and there are some in Good Liniment.

 

Night Bump Radio is also a permanent part of this series. It’s a talk radio show that sometimes delivers a helpful clue, but mostly torments Lizzie about an urban legend that sprang up around her nocturnal activities. Readers seem to love the conspiracy theorists that call into this broadcast, and I go out of my way to keep them absurd.

 

Lizzie is a California girl at heart who’s living in the Midwest. She has some of that Left Coast mentality, so of course I went out of my way to have her make a huge faux pas when she first meets the local witch’s coven. It made me laugh and I hope it does you, too.

 

Lizzie’s mother, Star, is an aging hippie woman and I’ve had a lot of fun with her. She isn’t as prominent in this tale, but does make an early appearance.

 

I like absurd characters, so I included a small bit about Kevin who must be the worst vampire of all time. There’s also a part-goblin woman who used to be a pro wrestler. Then there’s Detlef. This headless horseman has an over-the-top personality that I think readers will love. I have plans to put him in a subsequent story.

 

This also comes across in specific animals. There’s another post out there about Noodles, who is a magical creature with a ton of fun about him.

 

While parts of Good Liniment can get pretty grim, there is humor worked into the mix. If this sounds like the story for you, I’d appreciate you checking it out.

 

 

Blurb

 

Someone is murdering members of the local witches coven. They turn to Lizzie and the hat for their unique skills that might help eliminate the killers.

 

A religious zealot might be a monster, but is still a human being. This task isn’t the same as staking vampires or shooting zombies. It isn’t the usual project Lizzie takes on for her night work.

 

This all takes place during a recovery period for Lizzie. She needs to keep her cover band together and find a new way of getting them gigs. More bands and less venues are making finances tight. The hat didn’t make things easier during her absence, by spreading rumors about why she took her sabbatical.

 

Someone killing others over a point of view insults Lizzie’s sensibilities. She has secrets to keep. Her employers have secrets, too. It doesn’t make for a comfortable working environment, but she agrees to do what she can.

 

Convincing her strong willed employers to stay indoors during all this poses another problem. Can she keep them alive long enough to finish her task?

 

Good Liniment is full of magic, magical creatures, and an entire underground community living amongst us.

 

The Hat Series consists of short novels that can be read in a single afternoon. They’re full of snarky dark humor and can be easily read out of order.

 

Purchase Link:

http://mybook.to/Good_Liniment

 

Series Link:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KTQY1XJ

 

C S Boyack’s Social Media Links:

Blog My Novels  Twitter Goodreads Facebook Pinterest BookBub

#NaPoWriMo: A Poem A Day 1 – 4

Hi everyone! Apparently, April is National Poetry Month, and NaNoWriMo has launched a 30 day poem-a-day challenge. I kind of missed the start, and am coming in on day four. So you get four poems in one day from me … phew! That’s some creative energy from me, but a joyful penance so that I can say I’ve written a poem for every day. Hopefully, that will hold true by the end of the month! Anyhooo, without further ado, here are my entries for April 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and today …

 

DAY ONE:

[Instructions:] Write your own prose poem that, whatever title you choose to give it, is a story about the body. The poem should contain an encounter between two people, some spoken language, and at least one crisp visual image. …

The prompt is based on Robert Hass’s remarkable prose poem, “A Story About the Body.”

 

The Stranger Who Came Before My Husband

 

He stalked me online. Wanted to discover all of me. The trouble is, we’re more than words on a page. At last, we met for coffee and pastries. “She said you were an amputee,” he told me with a look dominated by awe-widened eyes, which shone then and shine still now. “I thought she must be mistaken. You do so well.” A rare warm-self-love started low in my belly. I could love this man.

 

DAY TWO:

[Instructions:] Write a poem based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words. Will you choose a word like “aprosexia,” which means “an inability to concentrate”? Or maybe something like “greenout,” which is “the relief a person who has worked or lived in a snowy area for a long time feels on seeing something fresh and green for the first time”?

Here is the Tweet I chose:

The ‘ped’ in words like BIPED and PEDICURE derives from ‘pes’ or ‘pedis’, the Latin word for foot. The same root appears in PEDESTRIAN (literally, someone who walks on foot), IMPEDE (which originally meant to shackle the feet), and EXPEDITE (which meant to unshackle the feet). (URL: https://twitter.com/HaggardHawks/status/1508472280183152641)

 

Solely Me

 

often

on the wrong foot

shackled

thoughts impeded

 

I have one foot

not in the grave—

yet

almost, but not quite

 

I have time

to free myself from

health’s limitations

and expedite my forward motion

 

freed from

fog’s shackles

I leap among dust motes

and float in sunbeams

 

I couldn’t resist the play on words with “Sole”!  

 

DAY THREE:

[Instructions:] This one is a bit complex, so I saved it for a Sunday. It’s a Spanish form called a “glosa” – literally a poem that glosses, or explains, or in some way responds to another poem. The idea is to take a quatrain from a poem that you like, and then write a four-stanza poem that explains or responds to each line of the quatrain, with each of the quatrain’s four lines in turn forming the last line of each stanza. Traditionally, each stanza has ten lines, but don’t feel obligated to hold yourself to that! 

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/glose-or-glosa-poetic-forms

 

 

The poem I chose from is Auguries of Innocence BY WILLIAM BLAKE

 

And the quatrain …

 

A Truth that’s told with bad intent

Beats all the Lies you can invent 

It is right it should be so 

Man was made for Joy & Woe 

 

 

Ends and Means

 

tell it

like it is

your life’s motto

and creed

no matter

whom

or what

your words lead

only to lament—from

a truth that’s told with bad intent

 

some folks will cheer

your honesty

while others will sigh

shake their heads

at such folly

and ignorance

that at the root of good

and evil

is one’s basic intent—which

beats all the lies you can invent

 

the ends

do not

justify

the means

the universe

revolves

on attitude

what you offer

is what you’ll reap

it is right it should be so

 

secrets and lies

truths told

and truths hid

only we can know

what we did

no state can last

forever and aye

for that is not the way

of us mere mortals—when

man was made for joy & woe

 

TODAY’S POEM:

[Instructions:] write a poem . . . in the form of a poetry prompt. If that sounds silly, well, maybe it is! But it’s not without precedent. The poet Mathias Svalina has been writing surrealist prompt-poems for quite a while, posting them to Instagram. You can find examples here, and here, and here. 

**I couldn’t access Instagram without an account, so I went searching online and found this on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/dreamdeliveryer/status/1472552835460046852

Here’s a screenshot of one example prompt poem …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEASONS OF CHANGE

 

Summer, Autumn, Winter, & Spring

Oh the myriad differences they do bring

Not only without

But also within …

That’s the end of my poetry marathon for today. I need to go sit down with a strong cuppa now, lols! I’d love to know what you think, and thanks for sticking with me!

If you fancy adding a line or verse or whatever to my poetry prompt, I’d love to see what you come up with in the comments …

Have a wonderful day, everyone, and I’ll see you tomorrow with Day Five on the NaPoWriMo 30 Day Poetry Challenge  

 

© Harmony Kent 2022

 

#BookReview: My Baby Wrote Me a Letter by Jacquie Biggar @JacqBiggar

Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a great read from fellow author and blogging friend, Jacquie Biggar. Confession: I’ve had this one on my ereader for far too long, lols. Anyhoo … here’s my review–at last >>>

About the Book:

A family’s brush with the past will threaten the fabric of their lives.

Grace Freeman is eight months pregnant, and with her navy husband away on a mission, she craves the security of her childhood home in Canada.
When she finds a letter written by her long-lost mother, it creates a tear in the foundation of those she loves.
Can Grace find a way to bring her family peace, or will a message from the past destroy their future?

My Review:

Short story full of emotion

“It was only ten a.m. and Grace was already exhausted.” … from this intriguing opening line, we’re taken deep into the fabric of a wounded yet close family. Heavily pregnant Grace is packing up to move to the Canadian rockies with her father and three brothers until she gives birth. Her husband is on deployment in a foreign country, and Grace is unable to contact him. In the process of sorting out the furniture and various life accumulations, Grace discovers a long lost letter from their long-absent mother.

What follows is an emotional tale of the effects of abandonment, grief, anger, and–finally–learning and dealing with the truth. Here are some lines I loved …

“No matter how much anger and resentment he’d carried, he still missed her. It was as simple, and as complicated, as that.”

And … “The spruce and pine stretched their noses skyward, breathing air scented by wildflowers, glacier fed streams, and the mildew smell unique to rotting wood and moist earth.”

And … “Ray leaned back and let the kids squabble, contentment giving the melancholy a gentle nudge to the back of his thoughts.”

Although this is a short read, it is packed with family dynamics and emotions. I enjoyed My Baby Wrote Me a Letter immensely, and this short story gets 5 stars from me.

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NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.

5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.

 

I’d love to hear what you think of this review. Thanks for stopping by

 

For anyone interested, here are the Amazon links …

 

UK … https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08R8XRTB2/

US … https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08R8XRTB2/

#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRYCHALLENGE #267 #ShareYourDay @ColleenChesebro #Pi-Ku #poetry created by D Avery @daveryshiftn

Hi everyone!

Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create a syllabic poem based on our day. We were asked to take a snapshot and write a poem.

As ever, we need to avoid ‘ing’ ending words if at all possible.

You can find Colleen’s post HERE.

I’ve chosen to use a new form, Pi-Ku Created by D Avery, which follows the sequence of numbers in Pi. Use the first 21 digits of Pi for the syllable count. The whole number three is the three-syllable title. 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 …

 

Here is my poem and photo:

 

 

After today’s doctor visit …

-What Is This?-

Ouch!

What did I do?

No— 

It wasn’t my fault

Appears my body’s on the warpath

Against 

Itself—nerves, muscles, all

at random it seems

No pattern

Just pain here and there

doctor visits to no avail

Questions and tests produce no results

To progress a treatment plan

Don’t mention my total lack of sleep

nor ask why

Nor judge

I need love

Rest and trial medication 

To test best guess …

Polyneuropathy?

As you may have guessed, part of my day involved yet another visit to the doctor. As well as more morphine, I am to try Lorazepam to see if that will break my disastrous insomnia run. Finally, I’m to try steroids to see if that brings down the pain and inflammation… fingers crossed! It would be nice to, finally, have some idea of what my body is up to, lols  

 

I hope you enjoyed this new form of syllabic poetry. Have a lovely day!

 

© Harmony Kent 2022

 

#BookReview: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley @leilamottley @BloomsburyBooks @NetGalley

Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a great read from a new author, Leila Mottley. This is a stunning read from a 17-year-old debut writer. Amazing. I discovered this book via NetGalley  >>>

About the Book:

A dazzling, unforgettable novel about a young black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system–a debut that announces a blazingly original voice.

Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are barely scraping by in a squalid East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. But while Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent–which has more than doubled–and to keep the nine-year-old boy next door, abandoned by his mother, safe and fed.

One night, what begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger turns into the job Kiara never imagined wanting but now desperately needs: nightcrawling. And her world breaks open even further when her name surfaces in an investigation that exposes her as a key witness in a massive scandal within the Oakland Police Department.

Full of edge, raw beauty, electrifying intensity, and piercing vulnerability, Nightcrawling marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before.

My Review:

GRITTY AND HEART-WRENCHING.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for a free Advance Review Copy of this book.

This is a stunning read from a 17-year-old debut author. The cover and book description intrigued me, and I am so pleased I received a review copy of this book. This is a gritty and heart-wrenching read, which contains some wonderful lines of prose. While the content is heart-wrenching and sad, it is an all too common life for far too many people. The descriptions of the apartment block and Oakland itself make the reader feel as though they are walking those streets and scraping by in the awful apartment right by the side of the main character, Kiara. The characters are excellently portrayed and felt real and alive. I could have throttled the brother, Marcus, for the position in which he left his little sister.

“The swimming pool is filled with dog shit and Dee’s laughter mocks us at dawn.” … From this graphic opening line, we are drawn with immediacy into the life of Kiara and her older brother Marcus, who ends up neglecting his younger sister when he focuses too much on attaining stardom as his uncle did. Abandoned after their father died and mother went to prison, this pair have only each other. Then Dee, the druggy neighbour, disappears and leaves her young son alone. Kiara adopts him and makes sure he’s fed and clothed and has a roof over his head. With no one to rely upon but herself, and unable to secure employment, her life takes a severe downward turn, and she finds herself drawn into a life on the streets, selling her body–something she never thought she would do. Below are some lines I absolutely loved …

“High Street is an illusion of cigarette butts and liquor stores, a winding trail to and from drugstores and adult playgrounds masquerading as street corners.”

And …

“His voice fills up the whole room and it’s like he’s gone to war with the air, leaving me with nothing.”

And …

“Her voice comes straight from the throat, like she’s holding so much more that she’s not letting out.”

I could go on and on. This is, quite simply, brilliant writing. While the topic is heavy, it is treated with sensitivity and honesty, and is well worth a read. Nightcrawling gets a resounding five stars from me.

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NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.

5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.

 

I’d love to hear what you think of this review. Thanks for stopping by

 

For anyone interested, here are the Amazon links …

 

UK … https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08R8XRTB2/

US … https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08R8XRTB2/

#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRYCHALLENGE #266 #ThemePrompt @ColleenChesebro #DropDrip poetry created by @YvetteMCalleiro

Hi everyone!

Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create a syllabic poem based on the themes of Fire and Water, picked by Donna Matthews from last month’s challenge.

As ever, we need to avoid ‘ing’ ending words if at all possible.

You can find Colleen’s post HERE.

I’ve chosen to use a new form, Drop Drip, Created by Yvette M Callerio, which looks like a raindrop. The Drop-Drip has 12 lines with syllables 1-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-2-1. This creates a shape poem that looks like a raindrop. In my head, it looks like a large raindrop collecting on a ledge and falling once it’s gathered enough weight. The form is untitled, and should be paired with a picture, but should be understood alone as well.

 

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Here is my poem:

Fire and Water Fists Image by Iván Tamás from Pixabay

Ukraine Flag and Soldier Image by ELG21 from Pixabay

 

war

fire

water

bravery

love and loss

defiance

hot tears cascade

senseless pointless

raw violence

needs to stop

be kind

love

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this new form of syllabic poetry. Have a lovely day!

 

© Harmony Kent 2022