Book Adventures - #TankaTuesday #FFFC #tanka #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #WhiteDew #BilboBaggins #Frodo @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! I'm once again combining prompts. The first prompt comes from #TankaTuesday where Colleen Chesebro invites us to use a kigo word from the White Dew season in our poem. I've chosen to use harvest moon, Bilbo Baggins, and Frodo. The second prompt comes from Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge which provides us with the fantastic image below.

My love of fantasy began with The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien. My 7th grade English teacher, Mrs. Hoffman, used to read it to us. She even took us to watch the play being performed by a high school cast. So, with this month including both Bilbo and Frodo's birthday, I had to include them. I chose to write a tanka for this challenge.

(image courtesy of Getty Images)

adventures galore

reading under harvest moon

I enter portal

Bilbo Baggins, Frodo join

unforgettable journey

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#TankaTuesday

Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge

The Breakup - #WDYS #W3 #Quadrille #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! I'm back online after taking some time off to focus on my wants and needs. I experienced several revelations, all of which were good. Since returning, I've been focused on my health, both physically and mentally. That's taking some of the time I used for writing, but it's all about balance, and my health needs to be part of the equation. So, today is my first day with time to write poetry, and I've chosen to combine two prompts.

The first is an image from Sadje's What Do You See? prompt, which works perfectly for the Wea've Written Weekly (W3) prompt. In the W3 prompt, Lisa Paul invites us to write a Quadrille, a 44-word poem, about transitions - beginnings and endings. 

(image credit; Egor Myznik @ Unsplash)

The Breakup

it was never going to last

you and I

dreams of a future

seen through a foggy window

never clearly showing a path forward

the exhaustion of trying

seeped into our bones

both realizing

we couldn't fulfill the other's needs

a bittersweet final goodbye

Would you like to write a poem for either of these prompts? Join us here:

Sadje's What Do You See? prompt

Wea've Written Weekly (W3) prompt

Lunch Date - #WDYS #TankaTuesday #nonet #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! I honestly don't know how I am getting one more poem in before I go offline for the next several days, but I did! I am taking a couple of days off work (which I never do) to focus on some self-care. And part of that is staying offline. So, here is my last poem for this week.

I've combined Sadje's What Do You See? prompt and #TankaTuesday's Poetry Challenge. Sadje provided the photo below, and Willow at #TankaTuesday encouraged us to imagine a color, smell, sound, or image that triggers a memory. I've chosen to write a nonet for this poem.

(image credit; Peter Thomas @ Unsplash)

Lunch Date

salty sea spray permeates the air

lazy waves lap upon the shore

pops of sunset-hued flowers

decorate the terrace

my friend and I laugh

sipping our tea

treasuring

friendly

love

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

Sadje's What Do You See? prompt

#TankaTuesday's Poetry Challenge

Becoming One with Nature - #FFFC #dVerse #Quadrille #haibun #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! Last week was so busy that I only had time to write one poem. This week isn't going to provide me much writing time, either. Thankfully, my busyness is connected to enjoyment, which I've been missing out on because of other life circumstances. My renovation still isn't done, but I'm dealing with that situation. For now, I'm focusing on the positives in my life.

Today, I am combining two challenges. The first is dVerse's Poets Pub - Quadrille #231, which De Jackson invites us to use the word much (or a semblance of the word) in our Quadrille. I've chosen to add an 'l' and use mulch instead. I decided to create a haibun for my Quadrille.

The second challenge comes from Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge, where Melissa shares with us the image below and invites us to let it inspire us.

(image courtesy of Getty Images on Unsplash)

Becoming One with Nature

Hiking is one of my favorite pastimes. Listening to nature's symphony, walking among the giants, and breathing in the soil's richness relaxes me, allowing me to shed negative energy and absorb life's precious gift.

nature's mulch fosters

new life deep in the forest

protected Redwoods

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dVerse's Poets Pub - Quadrille #231

Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge

#RRBC Writers' Conference & Book Expo is happening now! Join us! @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! I have not been able to enjoy writing poetry as much as I usually do. This week has been really busy. I wanted to share this amazing online conference with all of you. It's call the RRBC Writers' Conference & Book Expo, and it's happening now. Authors have set up virtual booths to showcase their works. Feel free to visit my booth here. You may even win a prize by visiting the booths and leaving a comment!

Visitors will find writer workshops, games, raffles, and scavenger hunts to enjoy. Each visitor who leaves a comment in an author's booth or purchases a raffle ticket has the opportunity to win from $5 to $100 in prizes and gifts. This really is a fantastic event, and I hope you will pass by and enjoy it while you can. Click here to start exploring!

Monday Poetry - #WDYS #haiku #tanka #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! Happy Labor Day to my fellow Americans. May you be using this day for self-care, whatever that looks like for you. I went to the beach yesterday for the first time in a long while, and I enjoyed every minute of it until the thunderstorm rolled in around 3:30 pm. Still, my soul was rejuvenated and my body enjoyed the two laps I swam to the buoy and back. Today, I'm getting things done around the house, which clears my mind, and writing this poem. :-)

Today's challenge comes from Sadje's What Do You See? prompt. She shared the images below, and I decided to write a poem for each of them. The first is a haiku, and the second is a tanka.

(image credit; Tanya Barrow @ Unsplash)

avid wanderer

open imagination

through planes, trains, and books

(image credit; Aaron Burden @ Unsplash)

not as colorful

unnoticed in vibrant world

I still have value

flashy colors aren't needed

to add beauty to the world

Would you like to write a poem for either of these images? Join us here.