Robbie’s Inspiration – Tanka Tuesday and W3 number 152 #poetry

This week we are writing  ekphrastic poem with the Tanka Tuesday host, Willow. I have used Willow’s photograph above. You can join in Tanka Tuesday here: https://tankatuesday.com/2025/03/25/tanka-tuesday-no-5-ekphrastic-photo-poem-3-25-2025/

Anupama’s prompt guidelines for the W3 prompt are as follows:Challenge:Reimagine emotions as objects;What if feelings took shape? Anger could be a blade, sharp and biting. Loneliness might be an echo in an empty room;Poetic form: Any;Length: No more than 12 lines.

You can join in W3 challenge here: https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/03/26/w3-prompt-152-weave-written-weekly/

I put these two challenges together.

Tangible emotion (shadorma)

Happiness

Distilled as colours

In a glass

Translucent

Uplifting and inspiring

Almost tangible

My latest poetry book, Burning Butterflies: Poetry About Southern Afican Flora and Fauna, is available on Amazon for pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Butterflies-Poetry-Southern-African-ebook/dp/B0F2SDF2GW

I was excited to see this notification from Amazon: