Saturday, November 1, 2025

Autumn's Celebration - #TankaTuesday #Tan-Ku #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro


Hello, beautiful readers! I cannot believe another week has already passed. I don't seem to have a moment to rest. I can finally say that my kitchen is finally done! A project that should have been completed in early June is finally complete. Now, I just have to deal with the nightmare of a contractor to finish the final paperwork and payment. I cannot wait until I never have to deal with them again.

For this week's #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge, Melissa invites us to write a Tan-Ku, which is a poetry form written by two people where one person writes a tanka and the other responds with a haiku. The challenge is to write a Tan-Ku sequence. Melissa provided the first tanka, so I've added a haiku and then began the second set with a tanka. I've put Melissa's words in blue and my additions in black.

(courtesy of @StockSnap at Pixabay)

Autumn Celebrations

fireside marshmallows
melting onto graham crackers
season of the s'more
cheery trick-or-treaters
like king size candy bars

dance around fire pit
Halloween's moon opens gates
spirits cross the veil

crisp breeze blows through hair
a welcomed shift in weather
Gaia repaints leaves
vivid transient canvas
I love nature's masterpiece

blustery evening
leaves roll across the street
crinkling underfoot


Would you like to participate this week? Join us here.