#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRYCHALLENGE #264 #Create Your Own @SyllabicPoetry @ColleenChesebro #TheHarmonyTripytch
Hi everyone! 🙂
Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create our own syllabic poetry.
As ever, we need to avoid ‘ing’ ending words if at all possible.
You can find Colleen’s post HERE.
I’ve developed a 9 line poem in syllables that go up in threes. I’ve called this form The Harmony Triptych. It is titled and has a syllable count of 3-6-9-12-15-12-9-6-3, and a rhyming pattern of abacdcaba. It can be on any theme. For best visual effects, it should be centred.
To attempt to ensure I didn’t inadvertently copy a current form, I checked this comprehensive poetry index: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/example-index/
Here is my poem:
Seasons Lost
rain splatters
in horizontal wind
umbrellas wrong way torn to tatters
whatever happened to March winds, April showers
May flowers, summer sun, and all things in their proper season
for ages, whichever the month, the dark sky glowers
clouds race gales as storm batters
against nature we’ve sinned
it matters
I hope you enjoyed this new form of syllabic poetry. Have a lovely day! 🙂
© Harmony Kent 2022
This is a really fun one, Harmony – I like it! Particular – how the 1st and 3rd sections rhyme…
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David
Thanks, David 💕🙂
That is absolutely amazing, Harmony! I love, love it!
Wow! Doing my happy dance 💃 Thanks so much, Jan. I’m thrilled 😁 💕🙂
Harmony, this is a powerful poem and brilliant new form. I’ve added it to the new page of forms! Thanks for joining in and all you do. <3
Awesome! Thanks, Colleen 💕🙂
We have indeed turned the world, all our seasons, upside down.
For certain, Kerfe 🙂
That’s the wonderful thing about spring weather, turn around and it will change! 🙂
Enjoyed your new poetry form, Harmony- so talented!
Thanks so much, Jacquie! 💕🙂
Weather is hard to predict, difficult to control and humans will continue to attempt to do both.
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For certain, Jules 🙂
Such a powerful poem, Harmony. As others have said, you always make your writing and creativity seem effortless. Well done, friend! <3 Thank you for sharing with us!
Aww, thanks so much, Mar! That’s kind of you to say. … I keep trying to get notifications from your blog, but so far WordPress isn’t playing ball. I’m looking for work arounds. Hugs 💕🙂
I love the name of your form. Great poem also!
Thanks so much, Ruth! 💕🙂
Wow, Harmony. I enjoyed this form and the added challenge of the rhyme scheme. It seems like it would be hard, but you made it look effortless. And the message resonates too. 🙂
Yay! Awesome. Thanks, Diana 💕🙂
Wow! Harmony, that’s just outstanding. Absolutely one of your best. I’m in love with it, and awed that you can deliver such a strong message in so few words. Bravo!
Oh, wow! Fantastic. Thanks so much, Mae 💕🙂💃
This is a wonderful poem, Harmony. Such an important topic too.
Thanks so much, Robbie 💕🙂
Very clever name, Harmony! You poem is great, and I love the message within it. 🙂
Thanks so much, Yvi! 💕🙂
I love the name of your symbolic poem, Harmony 🙂 Beautifully said and written!
Awesome! Thanks so much, Denise 💕🙂
This is really cool! I enjoyed the message and the format.
Yay! Thanks, Annette 💕🙂
The wages of neglect. Well done Harmony.
For sure! Thanks, John 💕🙂
Creative and evocative, Harmony. I’m so tired of winter. And we’re getting snow (again) on Friday. Sigh.
Sospiro! Stay safe and warm, hun. So pleased you liked the poem. Thanks, Staci 💕🙂
I enjoyed this [oem. It seems like winter is making a come back.
Sure does! Thanks, Molly 💕🙂
It does matter, and your poem captures that fact powerfully. I love it, Harmony. Bravo! 💗
Thanks so much, Gwen 💕🙂
Thats an really irresistible new form. Beeing honest, the metrics looks to me like similar to Einsteins formula. Lol Thanks for sharing your answer to the challenge, Harmony! Have a beautiful week! xx Michael
That’s great! Thanks, Michael! Have a beautiful week, too 💕🙂
VERY cool, Harmony! I loved this one, and it packs quite the punch with that last line.
Yay! Thanks, Marcia! 💕🙂💕