Your smile intrigued me
Lost in curiosity
I dived in your heart
Unearthed your deepest secrets
And reburied them with mine.
Emma H, age 27, 08/02/2018
Tanka
Inquisitive – A Tanka
Curious crocus
Emerges from the darkness
Coaxed by golden sun;
Bravely facing winter’s end:
Promise of springtime respite.
Emma H, age 27, 31/01/2018
Connected – Triple Tanka
Through our soft-lit screens
We enter a cyber world
Detached and lifeless,
In our incessant search for
Constant connectivity.
There is no escape
From the merciless clutches
Of technology;
We become mindless robots
Devoid of love and friendship.
These connections forged
With clicks and wires and networks
Cannot sustain us;
Happiness is only found
When we talk, touch, listen, live.
Emma H, age 27, 31/01/2018
For Colleen’s weekly Tanka Tuesday challenge: “Bond & Seek”. You can take part by following the link below!:
Guiding Light – A Tanka
Headlamps slice through fog
Like sun’s crepuscular rays
Cutting swathes through cloud;
Nature, our greatest teacher,
Guides us down life’s gloomy road.
Emma H, age 27, 01/02/2018
Fantasy – A Tanka
Heroes and villains,
Fantasies and legends penned
From my mind to yours;
Who needs reality when
You have imagination?
Emma H, age 27, 24/01/2018
Tanka written for Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge: “Myth” & “Write” (synonyms only!). To take part in the challenge, please follow the link below:
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 68, “Myth & Write,” #SynonymsOnly
Frostbitten – Tanka
Sharp icicle teeth
Bite and tear at fragile blooms,
Death stalks the garden.
Plants succumb to icy barbs
As frozen petals harden.
Glist’ning ‘neath the frost,
Dressed in glittered finery,
Flowers splendid still;
For all the death Winter brings,
Beauty reigns despite the chill.
Emma H, age 26, 14/11/2017
Overnight – Double Tanka
Woken with a fright –
Sky-shattering explosion
Rocks the pitch black night;
Raging rainstorm overhead
Pummelling the helpless earth.
The morning after,
The saturated land sighs,
Breathes gossamer mists
Veiling periwinkle skies,
As sleepless commuters rise.
Emma H, age 26, 23/08/2017
Night Light – A Tanka
A hide-and-seek moon
Flits between pools of darkness:
Nocturnal beacon;
Like a lighthouse in deep night,
It warns of shadowed danger.
Emma H, age 26, 03/11/2017
Refreshment – A Tanka
Raindrops in Morse Code,
Dotted and dashed on fogged panes,
Soft patter soundtrack;
From the confines of these walls
I crave the rain’s cool caress.
Emma H, age 26, 13/09/2017
Love Bite – A Tanka – #writephoto
Crescent moon love bite
Scars the night’s indigo skin,
Dominating view.
Framed by leafy silhouettes,
A vision in black and blue.
Emma H, age 26, 14/11/2017
Written for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto – “Luna” photo prompt. To take part or read other entries, you can follow the link here:
Thursday photo prompt – Luna – #writephoto
Sue has posted some beautiful pictures recently for #writephoto but I’ve been too low on time and motivation to get round to writing the stories I have in mind! Therefore, this week, I thought it best to stick to a short and simple tanka. Thanks Sue for the lovely lunar image.
