Originally posted on theindieshe: Life I have written Tanka and my synonyms for Comfort and Worn are Happiness and Jaded Life Mesmerising A plethora of choices Jaded souls spellbound Happiness shrouded in grey Souls surf in a deep hushed lull. Via: https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/10/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-168-synonymsonly/

Originally posted on willowdot21: Here are your two words selected by?Ruth Scribbles, from last month’s #SyllablesOnly challenge: COMFORT & WORN This week I have taken inspiration from when our eldest was three, he was ill and in hospital. My husband drew a picture of him sleeping in the hospital bed, clutching his beloved blanket. Ever…

Originally posted on Padre's Ramblings: Stephanie Harvey@stephanieharvey The Tanka Tuesday challenge this week is to write a syllabic poem using synonyms for COMFORT & WORN. Familiar old chair Moulded to accommodate I’m safe and secure Padre A senryu is a 3-line unrhymed Japanese poetry form that is  structurally similar to haiku but addresses human life…

Just lovely! Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 168 #SynonymsOnly Here are the two words selected by Ruth Scribbles, from last month’s #SyllablesOnly challenge: COMFORT & WORN   My Armchair Soft comfort Worn out, threadbare Like me, it’s timeworn Yet happiness lives there relief for my aching back…

Originally posted on Stine Writing: You were here for me every step of the way, no matter how treacherous or uncomfortable you were. You provided me with comfort and safety, a safe place to express my deepest fears and darkest hurts. You were herewhen I needed you mostproviding comfort, a warm shoulder,like an old worn…

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: Comfort falls in moonbeams, sun dapples on water, in the who who of nightwind owls, asking. It sinks with a sigh into well worn chairs, fills the eyes of the old dog by the fire. ? A second butterfly cinquain. It was supposed to be for Colleen’s challenge using…

Originally posted on Annette Rochelle Aben: Colleen Chesebro challenged us with using synonyms only for the words COMFORT and WORN. I chose to use FAMILIAR and FADES. Join us in the fun! https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/10/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-168-synonymsonly/ ? As I slip into The familiar excuses Their strength fades away I am encouraged to change To create a better life…

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: On days like this when the wind is chill and the sun seldom peeks through the clouds, I wrap myself in a shabby cotton sweater. I am a butterfly in a blue cocoon, safe from the world and harm. It’s an odd looking sweater, with snaps as opposed to buttons,…

Originally posted on Tales Told Different: Colleen’s Challenge Night sky of wonder strewn with delights and desires birthing endless stars Orion flexes a dazzling display to woo an aloof and shimmering Cassiopeia, bathing the dark sky in a sintilating sparkle of beauty. But none of it trickles onto the mundane earth below Down beneath that…