Hello, beautiful readers! This week's #TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge has us writing an Ekprhastic poem on a beautiful photo of a rose that Terri Webster Schrandt captured and then filtered. Colleen Chesebro invites us to use the rose as our inspiration.
I've chosen to write an American cinquain. This poetry form has five, non-rhyming lines with a syllable structure of 2-4-6-8-2. The poem should build drama and turn somewhere within the fifth line. So, this is what I created.
Untended
petals
silky, soft flesh
open, vulnerable
yearn to be touched but neglected
wither
Would you like to try to write an Ekprhastic poem? Come join us here! Colleen gives plenty of help and pointers on how to write a poem.
Do you want to read other amazing examples of poems written about this picture? Click here.
What do you think of when you see this picture? I'd love to hear from you.
I love your sad and beautiful poem 💜
ReplyDeleteThank you, Willow! :-)
DeletePoignant and beautiful, Yvi. Hugs, Harmony 💕🙂
ReplyDeleteThank you, Harmony! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteYou wrote a cinquain, too! 😊 This is lovely, a poignant metaphor.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Merril! The form seemed so fitting for this picture, didn't it? :-)
DeleteYou evoked a lot of emotion from a very few words. Lovely. Is a Crapsey cinquain different from a regular cinquain?
ReplyDeleteI have no clue, Luanne. I'm still learning. Colleen would be the best person to answer that. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteAfter reading Colleen's newest post explaining the difference between a Crapsey cinquain and an American cinquain, I believe I wrote an American cinquain. See her explanation here: https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2023/02/09/the-crapsey-cinquain-the-american-cinquain/. :-)
DeleteHi Yvette, I'm using my work computer, hope the comment goes through. Beautiful poem. We all need care and love, without it we dry, you captured well the image.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elizabeth! I appreciate you seeing the reference to humans within the poem. :-)
DeleteOh this is excellent! We’ll done, Yvi. 🌹🌹🌹
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm so happy you liked it. :-)
DeleteSo beautiful, they do wither without that touch.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denise! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
Delete(Jules) Roses are so different. I had wondered why perfume was so expensive - mainly because at any given hour the same rose will give off a different scent!
ReplyDeleteLovely Cinquain.
So true, Jules! Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteTouch is so important. We do wither without it.
ReplyDeleteYes, we do, Kerfe! Thanks for stopping by today. :-)
DeleteBringing out so many feelings with so few words . . . the mark of an excellent poem! Well done, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mark! I'm happy you enjoyed it. :-)
DeleteA tender poem, Yvette, and heartbreakingly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Diana! That means a lot to me. :-)
DeleteThis is so beautiful and poignant, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
David
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Thank you, David! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteSad and true, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Marjorie! :-)
DeleteNice. I'm tempted to join the poetry group.
ReplyDeletePlease, join us! It's so much fun, and everyone is encouraging and supportive. :-)
Delete(Jules) People like flowers can wither... Sometimes just a small kindness is the start to a full bloom :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, Jules! That's why I always smiled at people I cross paths with. You never know how that smile will affect his/her day. Thanks for stopping by! :-)
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