.webp)
Hello, beautiful readers! I completely missed participating in last week's #TankaTuesday 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge. I had something to do every day after school, and I'm sticking to my commitment to go to bed at a decent time so I can get eight hours of sleep every night. Sleep is vital to health, and I treasure it. My weekend was spent visiting my parents at their new beachside condo about two hours away from me, so I just didn't have time to write.
This week hasn't been any less busy - still had something to do every day after work, but today has given me a few moments to rest, so I decided to play with poetry. For this week's challenge, Colleen Chesebro invited us to write a tanka prose for the new season of White Dew. She shared a list of kigo words that would go with this season, and to my pleasant surprise, Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins' birthdays are in this season, so I knew instantly what I would write about!
A tanka prose is a combination of one paragraph and one tanka on the same subject. There are two different kinds - preface (explanation) or poem tale (episodic narration). My kigo words are bolded and italicized.
(courtesy of @StockSnap on Pixabay)
I first fell in love with JRR Tolkien's fantasy world when my seventh-grade English teacher, Mrs. Hoffman, read The Hobbit to us. Her animation and excitement throughout the story made me fall in love with the world despite giving me a gripping fear of spiders that still resides within me. After that story, I couldn't get enough and eventually devoured The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now, The Rings of Power airs on Prime, and I am hooked! The battle between good and evil has always teetered on a thin line within this world, especially since evil calls to each character so uniquely. But the hobbits - they truly are the epitome of what all people should try to exemplify.
Middle Earth hobbits
living off the land with joy
accepts adventure
danger, evil run amok
Bilbo Baggins' pure heart wins
Would you like to try your hand at writing a tanka prose? Join us here.
Oh I loved TLOTR trilogy too. And the movies. A lovely tanka prose Yvette.
ReplyDeleteSadje
Thank you, Sadje! If you have Amazon Prime, you should check out The Rings of Power. It's fantastic!
DeleteOh, I loved this so much, Yvi. What a great bit of tanka prose. ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Colleen! I"m so happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteThis made me smile Yvette. My daughter used to pace around the living room when I was reading the Hobbit aloud to her. Too much excitement! Happy memories.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear that, Kerfe! It's such an amazing book! I'm sure she treasures those moments with you. Thanks for sharing that! :-)
DeleteVery cozy tanka prose, Yvette. Bilbo's home looks inviting.
ReplyDeleteHis home is very cozy. lol! Thanks for visiting, Lisa! :-)
DeleteHi Yvette, this is a lovely poem and memory. I saw Hobbiton in 2016 when we visited New Zealand. It was great fun.
ReplyDeleteThat is on my bucket list! I can't wait to go there. Thanks for sharing, Robbie! :-)
DeleteHehe, I'm so nerding with you on this, Yvette. Wish we could have a debate about the nosiness of hobbits and their fear for change or difference. But all in all they are a likeable bunch. Rings of power sn 2 is such a tonic for me as a Tolkien nerd. I wish it were like a 20 episode season.😫
ReplyDeleteI'm completely with them on fear of change (lol), but yet they still find the courage to face it. I wish the season was longer as well! Thanks for nerding out with me, Jude! :-)
DeleteThis lovely, I enjoyed Tolkien too and even now he draws me in as does your Tanka prose 💜💜
ReplyDeleteYou would love the new show, Willow! I hope you can check it out. Thanks for sharing, Willow! :-)
DeleteAm not so good at prose. Poetry is my thing. I enjoyed your tanka prose. Will give it a shot. Thank you for your lovely comment.Rall
ReplyDeleteYour poetry is beautiful, Rall, and I have no doubt you can write a wonderful tanka prose. Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteBest. Tanka. Prose. Ever! I love that it's Tolkein-inspired, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
I'm so happy you enjoyed it, but I doubt it deserves that accolade. Lol! Thanks for making me smile, David! :-)
Delete(Jules) All the best to your folks on their move. My one Gramps (He should rest) had a condo on the first floor near the beach... Not enough room for us to stay with him... but I always have wanted to live close enough to hear the ocean and walk the shoreline...
ReplyDeleteFantasy is wonderful. I read a series of books about Teen Wizards... the older they got the less powerful they became. Still they and the elder wizards worked together to make the world a better place :)
Cheers to good pure hearts!!
That series sounds fantastic, Jules! What is the name of it? Thanks for passing by. :-)
Delete(Jules...) I have not read all the books by Diane Duane, but they start with;
ReplyDelete"So you want to be a Wizard." I think I read the first four or five. :)
Great! I'll look into them. Thanks Jules! :-)
DeleteOh my, Yvette, I had the EXACT same experience. The Hobbit turned me from a non-reader into a reader, and eventually into a writer and author. I "blame" it all on that book. A lovely tanka prose. Have a lovely day and wonderful week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThat book transformed me in so many ways! I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one. Thanks for sharing, Diana! :-)
DeleteI love this tanka prose, Yvette:) I am a fan like you and devoured those books. I still like to reread them when I can. I have been meaning to watch the new prime show. Glad to hear it's good. Sending hugs xo
ReplyDeleteThanks, Denise! I think you'll enjoy the show. I'm loving it. :-)
Delete