Writer. Feminist. Historian. Person.
Wanted: All Wizards
With Foolish Incantations
And Sage Spells To Spare
To Gather All Your Powers
And Align The Stars Again
This fun little tanka was brought to you thanks to the inspiration of FOWC (power) and Putting My Feet in the Dirt’s fabulous phrase “foolish incantations” which seemed to go hand-in-hand with Sue’s photo prompt.
Thanks y’all!
the silent keep waits
and as the moon exploded
the sacred stood free
Thanks to the following for the inspiration.
Scott Daily Prompt (keep) and FOWC (free) and One Daily Prompt (sacred) and Putting My Feet in the Dirt (as the moon…)
the road tempts onward
but deep down in the dungeon
memories unspool
Thanks to Sue for her Photo Prompt. It inspired thoughts of our lives lived through time and what that means as we age. That thought connected in my mind with this great phrase–deep down in the dungeon–from Putting My Feet in the Dirt. And the haiku was born.
Thanks for reading and be sure to visit their sites for more info and some more fabulous work.
he lives for today
to exist in the moment
a mirror image
of who he once was, could be
an instant captured, pending
It’s tanka time! Thanks to the following for the challenging but fun prompts! Check out their sites for details.
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Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge (exist/today)
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Putting My Feet in the Dirt (a mirror image of who he once was)
She sat on the breakwater and hoped the sound of the waves would soothe her. His words hadn’t. “In between the clover and the dampened earth.” That’s how the minister described it. Sounded poetic. Nicer than “here’s where we buried her body.” But that was reality. Ma was dead. And no pretty words were going to change that.
PHOTO CREDITS TO MY FAVORITE HUSBAND
I’ve been a bit morbid lately. Perhaps I’m feeling my own mortality. Or maybe it’s the side effect of living in Trump’s world. But thankfully my own mum is alive and well, so this really is fiction. Therefore much thanks for the inspiration to the following:
Sammi Scribbles Weekend Prompt which was to use the word “breakwater” in exactly 58 words (accomplished!)
And to Putting My Feet in the Dirt for the beautiful phrase “in between the clover and the dampened earth.”
And to Linda’s SoCS challenge using the word or partial word of “ma.”
Visit their sites if you haven’t. They are FAB!
Tina Stewart Brakebill 