#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRYCHALLENGE #258 @SyllabicPoetry @ColleenChesebro #ThemePrompt #Etheree
Hi everyone! ๐
Today, Iโve joined Colleenโs weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for poem based on the concepts of Memories:ย Sweet and Sour. Iโve written a stacked (or double) Etheree, which has ten lines in each stack in the following syllable count โฆ 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
You can find Colleenโs post HERE.
Entitled: New Girl on the Block
Wine
Fine talk
Company
Led to believe
We were best of friends
Spent most days together
Found a lot of common ground
Drawn into the inner circle
We five went on summer holiday
Wine, loose lips, destroyed any illusion
Shocked, even your oldest friend gaped askance
Could you truly mean what you had said
To the strangers sat next to us
When asked how we had each met
Pity the disabled
Unattached woman
Faith undermined
Truth from drink
Fine talk
That
I hope you enjoyed this double Etheree. I tried to explore the sweet in the first half, and the sour in the second, and overall, take a look at how friendships are not always what they seem.
Have a lovely day! ๐
ยฉ Harmony Kent 2022
Found the episode so true and relatable!
Awesome attempt!
Thanks so much! ๐๐
Oh, man!! I know how this feels! It’s almost like a betrayal, don’t you think? Hugs to you, Harmony. <3
It sure is. Thanks, Colleen. Hugs ๐๐
This combination exists. You wrote a great likeness of some people I know. Just so good. Thanks for sharing. xo
Thatโs great that you connected so well with it. Thanks, Selma ๐๐
I have found through the years there are those I can, and those I cannot trust.
I attempt to say far away from those with ‘loose lips’. ๐
For sure! Thanks, Jules ๐๐
Iโve known people like that.
Yup!
Your poem portraited the theme perfectly, Harmony. How sad when the sweetness of the friendship turned sour when betrayed. It’s powerful and well done.
It is so sad. Happy you enjoyed this. Thanks, Miriam ๐๐
You did a wonderful job with the prompt, Harmony. That was creative how you divided the sweet from the sour. It left the poem with a clear sense of disillusionment with that friendship. Not everyone is who they seem. ๐
So pleased you enjoyed this. Thanks so much, Diana ๐๐
Fantastic, Harmony! It’s funny how friendship can seem so perfect until they aren’t. ๐
For sure. Thanks, Yvi ๐๐
Well done as always, Harmony.
Thanks so much, Mar ๐๐
Good show of what friendship is and isn’t. I think we all have known someone like that in our lifetime. Loved this Harmony and it made me mad at that person ๐
So happy it moved you. Thanks, Denise ๐๐
I think this is very good, Harmony. I know people exactly like this.
Thanks so much, Robbie ๐๐
Some lessons are harder than others. Well done.
They sure are. Thanks, Ken ๐๐
Well done Harmony! <3
Thanks, Debby! ๐๐
What a powerful journey! The hopes and dreams — and then the reality. Fantastic take on the prompt, Harmony. ๐ค๐
Yep, we rarely get one without the other. Thanks, Gwen ๐๐
A powerful pair of etherees. It is sad when you find out your friends aren’t true friends… ๐
It sure is. Thanks, Veera ๐๐
i found this poem to be very powerful and filled with honesty. Thank you for sharing.
Youโre welcome and thank you! ๐๐
Wham, bam! You penned quite the stirring piece here, Harmony. Well done you.
Thanks so much, Annette ๐๐
Whoa! Incredible, Harmony. From the highs to the lows. Great job!
Lifeโs ups and downs, eh? Thanks, Jan ๐๐
The sour part hurts! It’s hard to find genuine people/friends, but when we do, they’re precious!
For certain! Thanks, Priscilla ๐๐
It’s a shame not all friendships can be trusted. Powerful stuff, Harmony. Sad, but poignant.
It sure is a shame. Lifeโs too short. Thanks, Staci ๐๐
Wow, Harmony. It’s like we were there and couldn’t un-hear what was said. Terrific.
Thatโs so good to read. Thanks, John ๐๐