Autumn's Celebration - #TankaTuesday #Tan-Ku #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! I cannot believe another week has already passed. I don't seem to have a moment to rest. I can finally say that my kitchen is finally done! A project that should have been completed in early June is finally complete. Now, I just have to deal with the nightmare of a contractor to finish the final paperwork and payment. I cannot wait until I never have to deal with them again.

For this week's #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge, Melissa invites us to write a Tan-Ku, which is a poetry form written by two people where one person writes a tanka and the other responds with a haiku. The challenge is to write a Tan-Ku sequence. Melissa provided the first tanka, so I've added a haiku and then began the second set with a tanka. I've put Melissa's words in blue and my additions in black.

(courtesy of @StockSnap at Pixabay)

Autumn Celebrations

fireside marshmallows

melting onto graham crackers

season of the s'more

cheery trick-or-treaters

like king size candy bars

dance around fire pit

Halloween's moon opens gates

spirits cross the veil

crisp breeze blows through hair

a welcomed shift in weather

Gaia repaints leaves

vivid transient canvas

I love nature's masterpiece

blustery evening

leaves roll across the street

crinkling underfoot

Would you like to participate this week? Join us here.