Writer. Feminist. Historian. Person.
a promise broken
(like the bouquet of a rose,
as sweet as sugar,
veiling the sting of the thorn)
leaves a bitter bite
Inspiration for today’s tanka comes from Ronovan Writes and Sue’s Photo Prompt.
Sorry to Sue for taking her beautiful photo to a bit of a dark place, but that’s where the combo of sugar and bitter and roses led me!
I
aimless and sleepy
you idle the day away
gathering wool thoughts
II
wool-gathering thoughts
to spin daydreams for blankets
indulging your mind
III
to indulge your mind
and gather woolly respite
will sustain your soul
This 36 word ode to the awesomeness of idle thought is inspired by Sammi’s weekend challenge to share our thoughts on wool-gathering in exactly 36 words and Linda’s SoCS challenge.
And of course no ode to day dreaming would be complete without a shout-out to my favorite day dream believers.
we speed to the end
unaware of the magic
held in the moment
Thanks for the inspiration to Linda and her JusJoJan challenges!
And to No Facilities for the word prompt. I took some liberties and used “testify” as an idea (bearing witness) not the actual word.
Thanks also to Ronovan Writes for the words magic and man, which I morphed in to “we” (based on the assumption that man = human = we) because it sounded / felt like the right word.
cathartic tears flow
memories lost in the stream
but forlorn no more
Thanks to FOWC and Enthralling Journey and JusJoJan host Linda for the inspiration.
letting go today
falling into the unknown
and finding balance
Today’s Just Jot January prompt of BALANCE courtesy of JP at Wide Eye Wondering is remarkably timely! I am in the midst of buying/selling/moving … and my stress level has been super high. Just seeing the word made me stop and think. Today I shall let go of some of that stress! I do NOT need to be in control of everything!
Today’s assignment: Go to yoga. Be thankful. And breathe.
Tina Stewart Brakebill 