Denim

Colors masked In denim blue jeans Casual Travel wear Attempting to play it cool Flamboyance tempered Fuchsia stains On favorite jeans Reminders Of good times Joyfully wild and carefree Denim stories shared TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 21, hosted by Melissa. Melissa challenges us to write a shadorma series based on one of Alma Thomas’ paintings.Continue reading “Denim”

Vantage Point

Eyes observeFrom trees newly greenVast landscapeEarthbound one Coveting its vantage pointWishes she could fly A shadorma written for Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 33. “Shadorma consists of a six-line stanza (or sestet). Each stanza is written as 3-5-3-3-7-5.” I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXIII

Together

TogetherIs how strong bonds formWe uniteOne for allLifting each other higherSo none shall falter.TogetherStrength is born through loveHate does waneAcceptingEach other’s differencesRemoving armor. W3 Prompt #63: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Murisopsis prompts us to write a Shadorma on the topic of strength. “A shadorma is a poem comprised of six-line stanzas withContinue reading “Together”