Surprise from below
Under the murky waters
Rise little critters
Finding the warm sun
Another spring calls them out
Chattering wildly
Ideal environs
Nurture need to propagate
Greets with spring fervor
TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 9 Acrostic Poem hosted by Willow
Val’s Looking at Poetic Chimeras – “write a Senryu that is also an Acrostic.”
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Jen this is a delight!! Very well done!! And your photo makes it ekphrastic as well! Seems you exceeded all the parameters!! Bravo!
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Thank you, Val! 😊
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Wonderful capture
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Thank you, I. J.! 😊
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Absolutely wonderful, JJJ! 🐸 Beautiful 💚
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Thank you, Lesley! 😊
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Surfacing! I love how you concentrated on the critters below the surface. You’re so creative. 🌸
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Thank you, Colleen! 😊
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You’re so welcome.
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Great poem, Jennifer!
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Thank you, Yvette! 😊
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What a delightful acrostic!
Each line bubbles up with the joy of spring—nature’s little surprises surfacing with charm and chatter
Perfect photo!.
👍👍👍
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Thank you, Philo! 😊
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Welcome, my friend.
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