Originally posted on theindieshe: I have written a Butterfly Cinquain Dark shore, Lingering light, Crimson sky now mellowed, Turn clear aquamarine waters, Aglow, Serenely caesious dazzle, Pale and dark silhouettes, Keenly await, New Day. Via :https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/31/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-171-specificform/

Originally posted on Tea & Paper: Twilight Stopping each breath The shadows of her thought Reflected by the candlelight Helpless A stolen moment of self-truth Growing dense in her veins Hunting her soul Entrapped

Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: it’s spring the sprint is on peony shoots rise up garden is coming alive, now nature bold in its infinite wonder flaunting its ugly side agile microbe – a plague Pat R 3/31/20 For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge where the Specific Form this time around is a cinquain Butterfly…

Originally posted on K.: April– new translations of ancient intervals gathering darkness to exchange for light A cinquain for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday challenge.

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: First rose Yet to open Summer’s grace in waiting Unformed beauty still becoming Spring’s gift All that will be is held within Latent potential blooms Growing from earth To light Butterfly cinquain for Colleen’s poetry challenge

Originally posted on Tales Told Different: Colleen’s challenge A cinquain challenge Sweetness subtle but deep lips that tease, eyes that lure delicate words dipped in honey Sensual Love me reach out, touch me for my heart is open and all my body surrenders Captive Bewitched enslaved, entranced bastard feelings return emotions hitherto disowned reclaimed Moon,…

Originally posted on Let Me Tell You the Story of…: Budding From withered shoots, New plants remember those Which died before and and take their Mantles. This was written for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday #171, write a cinquain. Today, as we sit in hushed houses and watch our gardens grow in the back, I chose…

Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings: Frederic Edwin Church, “Beacon off Mount Desert Island” ? Looking Out the Window ? Red sky dawns blush-tipped, a warning to sailors– yet I delight in night’s demise, day breaks. ? I’m combining prompts: a Crapsey Cinquain for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday prompt and a seeing red…

Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: 1. “I want to read one thing you’ve written recently. Send me something you’re super proud of.” 2. “What made you want to become a writer? I want to hear your story.” 3. “Can I buy your book/Pledge $1 to your Patreon/Tweet out a link to something you published…

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: red meets dusky red cardinal feeding its mate new life beginning This haiku is my response to Seeing Red!, from Sarah in Poetics at dVerse Poets Pub. April is National/Global Poetry Writing Month, and this also meets the Early Bird prompt at napowrimo.net, which is to write a poem about your…