Wednesday, March 8, 2023

#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge #tanka #poetrycommunity #poem #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2023 @YvetteMCalleiro


Hello, beautiful people! Colleen Chesebro's #TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge shared the following photo from Terri Webster Schrant's collection. We are asked to use the poem as inspiration. 

As today is International Women's Day, I chose to write a poem honoring women. I wrote a tanka, which is a five-line poem with the 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic format. It is untitled and does not rhyme. I see so many similarities between a woman and a waterfall. My poem just mentions a few. Enjoy!


powerful and fierce
life flourishes from within
strong, serene women
emotions hidden in mist
falls create calm confidence

Would you like to participate in this week's challenge? If so, it's free! Click here to join us.

Do you celebrate International Women's Day? I'd love to hear from you below.

36 comments:

  1. Yvette, this is lovely. I love the extended metaphor--you are so right.

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  2. Wow! I love where your thoughts took you Yvette. What an apt metaphor! 🤙 - Balroop.

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  3. Beautiful, Yvi. Hugs, Harmony 💕🙂

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    1. I'm so happy to hear that, Linda! Thanks for visiting today. :-)

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  5. I especially like "life flourishes from within".

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  6. Emotions hidden in mist ....is so beautiful.

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    1. Thank you, Reena! I'm happy you connected with that line. :-)

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  7. I love the idea of the spirit of woman in the watery mists.💜💜💜

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  8. A perfect sentiment lovely :)

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  9. I love the poem and the way you used a waterfall to describe women. I've always felt the pull of flowing water.

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    1. I do as well, Susanne! I love visiting waterfalls. Their energy is incredible! Thanks for stopping by. :-)

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  10. (Jules) We are Invincible! (((Hugs)))

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  11. I like how you integrated the elements and included women as part of them.

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    1. Thank you, JadeLi! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)

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  12. That's lovely comparison, Yvette. :)

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    1. Thank you, Aishwarya! I'm happy you enjoyed it. :-)

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  13. Yvi, I LOVE the metaphor between the waterfall and women! This is excellent!! 💚

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    1. Aw, thank you, Colleen! I'm so happy you like it. :-)

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  14. A great take on the prompt, Yvette

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  15. How amazing women are. And I love how you likened women to the waterfall. Excellent. Xoxo, Selma

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    1. I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your thoughts, Selma! Women truly are spectacular, aren't we? ;-)

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  16. A really great poem for women's day and the prompt.💜

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  17. I like the imagery in your poem!! 💕 RuthScribbles

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    1. Thank you, Ruth! I appreciate you stopping by! :-)

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  18. (Jules) Lovely verse, we all learn through experience.
    Oft we have to fall and pick ourselves up - and take one step at a time :)

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    1. Yes, we do, Jules! Thanks for stopping by and sharing! :-)

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