Water Souls

Posted byJJJ Interactive BooksPosted inPoemTags:, , , , , , , , 
Shhhh…

A moment of peace;
I take in the smell of the brackish water;
A little taste of mud and salt upon my lips.

I see you looking;
Eyes - shades of blue, green, brown, violet, and amber;
Contentedly rooted at the river’s shoreline.

Kindred water souls;
Born of purity and in seek of wisdom.
Taking some time to reflect upon the water.

Becoming fluid.
Here - acceptance flows along with the current,
And judgment swiftly vaporizes into mist.

Prompted by #TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 323, 6/6/2023 and Twiglet #328.

My photo of Water’s Soul
by Jaume Plensa. Newport, Jersey City.

Haiku:

Ubiquitous hush
As blue water laps the shore
Pure tranquility

Published by JJJ Interactive Books

Books, poetry and photography.

24 thoughts on “Water Souls”

  6. Very nice… I love the color blue. Did you add a syllabic form to your freestyle poem? I know you’re new to this, so here’s a little bit to help you out. Here are the forms: https://wordcraftpoetry.com/tanka-tuesday-poetry-cheat-sheet-for-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenges/. We all use a syllable counter to write with. I like this one: https://www.traveldailylife.com/syllables/. If you need some extra help, let me know. I’m happy to help. 🩵

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

      1. We use forms in this challenge. So, if you write a poem that doesn’t have a syllabic form, we consider that to be a freestyle poem. Then, my dear friend, you need to add a poem from the list I suggested. Syllabic poetry is all about county syllables. 💜

        Liked by 1 person

  10. Pingback: #TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 324, 6/13/2023 – Word Craft Poetry

Leave a comment