Writer. Feminist. Historian. Person.
sun lit memories
of wine stained molten kisses
warm the bitter nights
as lips once burnt by fire
still smolder in the mind’s eye
Image Credit: ©2020 Padre Ramblings
This wonderful photo sparked memories of hot European days and nights, so thanks to Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday for the photo and to Putting My Feet in the Dirt for offering a great prompt (molten kisses) to go with my mood.
to spark devotion
and banish cacophony
the birds joined their calls
and sang a sweet melody
in unity with the trees
Thanks to Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Synonyms Only Challenge
Our words for today are “love” and “harmony” and my synonyms are “devotion” and “unity.” ‘Twas fun but hard!
to defy ennui
a message in a bottle
washed ashore today
bearing the bones of our past
as starkly bleached harbingers
This bleak message was written as a response to the image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay courtesy of the wonderful Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Photo Challenge. Click for details and other contributions.
For some reason, this week’s photo reminded of this old movie! I think it’s more likely she’ll be covered in rising oceans not sand, but still ….
unhampered by doubt
my spirit defies limits
soaring to new heights
This bit of wishful thinking was inspired by Colleen’s Synonyms Only Challenge. I used “spirit” for nature and “unhampered” for clear. Check out the details and other contributions here.
as we spin a tale
the beauty of youth turns foul
burning in plain sight
Thanks to Colleen’s Poetry Challenge for the opportunity to shout into the wind about climate change!!
Today’s challenge was to write a poem using synonyms for the two challenge words. I used “beauty” for pretty and and “foul” for ugly.
Tina Stewart Brakebill 