July 30, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde
1970 – Amazon Crescent, Kitwe, Zambia, Africa. My dearest Mum after she picked flowers from her garden and arranged them in the hallway.
Here’s some inspiration for you: take something from your lounge, your kitchen and/or your bedroom and write a Haiku or Tanka about them.
Then post the poem in the comments if you’re game, please.
#PoetryChallenge #HaikuPoem #TankaPoem #FrancesMacaulayForde
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Well, this is good timing. I wrote a tanka last night inspired by a picture in a photo album in my bedroom:
Velma stands wary
newly wed, emigrated
Candia homestead
reclaimed fields, splintered clapboards
speak of loss, the story’s end
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Most opportune – thanks for sharing, Liz.
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My pleasure, Frances!
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