Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Family - #TankaTuesday #FFFC #seox #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro



Hello, beautiful readers! The school year is starting to wrap up and my home life is chaotic with the reno, so I don't have as much time on my hands as I usually do (which is already very little...lol). Today, I'm combining two prompts. The first one comes from #TankaTuesday. Willow invites us to write a seox, which is a poem with six lines and a 3-7-6-5-4-3 syllabic pattern. The second prompt is from Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge. She provides us with the image below and asks us to let it inspire us.

(image courtesy of Daniel K Cheung on Unsplash)

family
influence on child's journey
nature versus nurture
both play vital role
life's greatest gift
or burden

Would you like to write a poem for one of these prompts? Click the links below:


22 comments:

  1. That's a brilliant use of both the prompts, Yvette. Lovely poem!

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  2. This is adorable. I agree with Balroop. You got them both!

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  3. Lovely post Yvettesuch a beautiful verse to go with such a great photo 💜💜

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

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  4. Yes, we can burden or gift anyone on their journey. Your poem is a reminder of the awesome responsibility of being a parent or an educator.

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  5. Sometimes parenting can feel like a burden, but the love we share with our children makes it all worth it.🥰

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    1. I have always seen my son as a blessing. He is my miracle. Thanks for visiting, Melissa! :-)

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  6. It's so true, none of us exist in isolation. Both children and parents influence each other.

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    1. Yes, they do. Thanks for stopping by, Kerfe! :-)

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  7. I think we feel the burden more when we're kids, but at my stage in life, family is gift. Great poem, Yvette.

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  8. I agree that family is very important, Yvette. A lovely poem.

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  9. This is beautiful, Yvi. I love how you concentrate on the family unit. ❤️

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  10. So true about the family playing an important role and 'nature versus nurture'.

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