Hello, beautiful readers! Robbie Cheadle has begun a weekly activity to practice syllabic ekphrastic poetry. She's calling it "Spin the Bottle" poetry. She will be using images of South African flora and fauna. The one above is a beautiful watercolor painting that she painted. It is in the inspiration for this week's poem.
I first came across Bird of Paradise flowers when I lived in Panama in my tween years. They were everywhere, and I found them so interesting. In Florida, these flowers also thrive. The flowers themselves don't last very long, but the plant thrives and blooms again. I've chosen to write a tanka poem, which consists of five lines with a syllabic pattern of 5-7-5-7-7. The third line tends to be a pivot point, creating two poems in one.
flower's short life span
shows vulnerability
bird of paradise
vibrant colors attract all
embrace and cherish beauty
Would you like to write a syllabic poem to this beautiful painting? Join us here.
This is a lovely tanka, Yvi. I bet these grow in Miami.
ReplyDeleteYes, they do, Colleen! I've seen them in some people's landscaping. Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteLove the tanka form and the poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rall! I'm happy you liked it. :-)
DeleteBeautiful tanka, Yvette! I love these flowers.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denise! They are lovely. I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteYvette... Yes, this is Jules.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your verse.
I am attempting to restart my Blogspot Blog... I may need your help in the future. WP has really mucked things up again. I did attempt a post.
here;
https://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/
I'm going to have to take it one day at a time in order to see how I can do something similar to how you have your WP just for commenting.
I clicked on the link, but it says that it's only open to invited readers. I will help you as much as I can. Reach out to me whenever - calleirobooks@gmail.com. :-)
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