Friday, March 17, 2023

#TankaTuesday Weekly #Syllabic #Poetry Challenge #spring #green #poem #poetrycommunity #senryu #shadorma @YvetteMCalleiro


Hello, beautiful readers! For today's #TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Contest, Colleen Chesebro is all about the season! She has challenged us to write a poem using the synonyms of spring and green.

I came up with two different poems, slightly related but from different spectrums of the idea. 😄 Spring is a time for romance, but for many who are insecure, it can also be a time of jealousy. So, I chose to touch upon both. 😊

The first is a senryu, which is a 3-line poem using a 3-5-3 syllabic pattern that focuses on the human emotions. I've bolded and italicized my synonyms.

envy will consume
appreciate all beauty
grow your confidence

The second poem is a shadorma. Shadormas have six lines with a 3-5-3-3-7-5 syllabic pattern with no set rhyme scheme. 

(courtesy of @OmarMedinaFilms on Pixabay)

First love

fresh and raw
a budding romance
his first kiss
now lovestruck
oh, the possibilities!
two hearts lit afire

And with that, I wish you all a St. Patrick's Day!

Do you remember your first love? Do you remember it fondly? I'd love to hear about it.

Would you like to join us this week is creating a poem? Join us here.

26 comments:

  1. Yay, you made it! I love how light-hearted your shadorma is. Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀💚

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    1. Thank you, Colleen! This week has been nonstop! Luckily, I found a little bit of time yesterday to spit these two out. :-)

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  2. Envy can destroy!!

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    1. Yes, it can. When we can recognize that envy is showing us a part of ourselves that we need to work on, we can pause and begin the work needed to infuse ourselves with more love. Thanks for stopping by today. :-)

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  3. Both poems are lovely, people need to be careful with envy and first love, they can bring lots of distress.

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    1. Yes, they can, Elizabeth! Lol! Thanks for sharing your thoughts today and for visiting. :-)

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  4. You did come up with two unique takes on the prompt, Yvette. A great message in the first and the second has all the makings of a romantic spring. <3

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    1. Thank you, Diana! I appreciate you visiting and commenting today. :-)

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  5. I love the way spring comes alive in the form of budding love. Well-done Yvette.

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    1. Thank you, Balroop! I'm happy you enjoyed my poems. :-)

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  6. These are both so beautiful, Yvette.
    -Jude-

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

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  7. Both poems are great, and I got a lesson in some different forms.

    My first love memories are fond at this point, but at the time it was a twisting spiral of highs and lows that put my emotions is ecstasy and turmoil

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    1. Oh, those first love memories! They truly are a roller coaster of emotions. Thanks for visiting and sharing today. :-)

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  8. Good advice in the first and then such a sweet love poem! Well done, Yvette!

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    1. Thank you, Luanne! I appreciate you stopping by and sharing. :-)

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  9. So true about envy. And first love is the best!

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

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  11. A lot of wisdom in the first one and I loved the emotions in the second :) Happy belated St. Patty's Day and Spring, Yvette! Xo

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

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    1. Thank you, Robbie! I'm happy you enjoyed them. :-)

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