#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRYCHALLENGE #260 #SpecificForm @SyllabicPoetry @ColleenChesebro #Abhanga
Hi everyone! ๐
Today, Iโve joined Colleenโs weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for a series of Abhanga verses.
Colleen explains: We write Abhanga in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme scheme is abbc. It is customary to title your poetry.
You can find Colleenโs post HERE.
Entitled: Cyclic
dull pain in my forehead
all night awake Iโve lain
the day isnโt the same
insomnia
โฆ
tired eyes ache and blink
while my brain slogs through fog
huge yawn stretches my gob
oh for some sleep
โฆ
itโs different again
when you slumber in peace
and life feels like a breeze
rinse and repeat
I hope you enjoyed this Abhanga set. This is the first time Iโve explored this poetic, syllabic form. Given my fatigue today, this topic seemed rather apt ๐
Have a lovely day! ๐
ยฉ Harmony Kent 2022
Sometimes sleep comes easy. Well somewhat easier in retirement anyway…
except when we have to get up early to take our grandson to school! ๐
Very nice set.
It does make a difference when you donโt have to drag yourself out of bed before youโre ready! ๐ Thanks, Jules ๐๐
For being tired, your creativity has not suffered! I only hope that you found some sleep and feel refreshed. Harmony, I’ve had a week. I can’t thank you enough for keeping the challenge alive on Twitter for me. You are simply the best. Thank you. <3
Sorry youโve had a week. Hope things settle for you. Thanks for your kind comments. Hugs ๐๐
I suffered terribly with insomnia as a teenager. Still do sometimes. Poems captured that topic well, Harmony ๐
Thanks, Marje. Sorry youโre a sufferer too ๐๐
Incredible writing, Harmony. Insomnia is such a thief, and you’ve managed to expose its nature. I’m in awe. ๐
Thanks so much, Gwen ๐๐
This is so relatable
Thanks, Indieshe ๐๐
I know your feeling, many nights awake. Your poem depicts it well.
Thanks, Elizabeth ๐๐
I can relate, Harmony! Sometimes sleep is evasive. I love your Abanga!
Thanks, Eugenia ๐๐
Well done, Harmony. I found this form a little more challenging.
Thanks, Robbie ๐๐
Lovely poem, Harmony. I’m so sorry you’ve had insomnia and I do hope it improves.
Thanks so much, Joan ๐๐
You did this form beautifully, Harmony. Sorry about the sleep and hoping you feel better and rested soon xo
Thatโs great! Thanks, Denise ๐๐
I’d say try Melatonin but there’s some controversy over it lately.
Believe me, Iโve tried everything possible at one time or another โฆ desperation and all that, lols ๐. Thanks for your kind recommendation, though! Thanks, Jacquie ๐๐
I hope you can get some rest, Harmony. The poem was great.
Thanks, John! ๐๐
What a beautiful way to express a true life experience, Harmony. I love this and I pray that you feel better soon. That last line is golden!
Fantastic. Thanks so much, Jan ๐๐
Two thumbs UP! A grand first effort and living proof that remarkable inspiration can come from anywhere. Carry on!!
Yay! Thanks so much, Annette ๐๐
I’m sorry you’re feeling so crappy and missing out on that sleep, Harmony, but you clearly aren’t lacking for creativity as a result. I’m amazed this is your first attempt at this form, because that poem is fantastic. I especially love the last stanza and am wishing that’s all you have in the days (and nights) ahead!
Aww, Mae, thank you so much! You just made my day ๐๐
I had a nasty headache yesterday. (Thank God it wasn’t a migraine, though.) This poem definitely resonated with me. I like the form, too.
Nicely done. (And I hope you’re feeling better.)
Just succumbed and downed two paracetamol, which I try not to do! Thanks, Staci. Glad youโre better today! Hugs ๐๐
I’m feeling quite tired myself, so I connected quite well with your poem. Lol! Great poem, Harmony! ๐
Sorry youโre tired as well, Yvi. Hugs ๐๐
So true. Those sleepless nights accumulate.
For sure! Thanks, Kerfe ๐๐
Twice consecutive errors.
Harmony. There has been an unexpected error: about my reply. Oh darn!
Anyway. Lovely words. Hope this pain/fog is not real.
May there be peace everywhere.
WithIN and withOUT. I bless you
Sorry for your trouble, Selma! WP is failing a lot these days, ugh.
The pain/fog is high today, but it will pass. Thanks so much for your kind words and support, my friend ๐๐
The poem itself feels cyclical, like the sleep-wake cycle. Ugh, insomnia sucks. Here’s wishing you peaceful and restorative sleep, Harmony.:-)
Thanks so much, Priscilla ๐๐