Tanka #3

Phillip Knight ScottSeptember 17, 2019PoemsCOlleen, photoprompt, poem, Poetry, prompt, tanka, TankaTuesday

I stared in wonder
as the sky swallowed trees whole
starting at the roots
before working its way up.
The birds didn’t mind either.

Written for Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 145 #PhotoPrompt using the photo above (duh). A Tanka follows the 5/7/5/7/7 syllable structure and is written in the first person.

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6 thoughts on “Tanka #3”

cs hopkins says:

September 17, 2019 at 11:20 am

Love this. I’m just now learning about Tanka and different forms of poetry, but from what I see, this is a perfect Tanka for the picture!

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Colleen M. Chesebro says:

September 17, 2019 at 2:26 pm

Well done! As the seas continue to rise, I know we will see this vision more often. ❤

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1. Phillip Knight Scott says:
  
  September 17, 2019 at 2:37 pm
  
  Unfortunately I think you’re right 😦
  
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ivor20 says:

September 17, 2019 at 5:07 pm

You’ve created an impressive image Phillip…

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Elizabeth says:

September 18, 2019 at 8:06 am

Good take! The sky going up instead of the rain coming down!

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1. Phillip Knight Scott says:
  
  September 18, 2019 at 8:31 am
  
  Thanks, Elizabeth!
  
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