Snow - #FFFC #dVerse #TankaTuesday #MarianneMoore #poem #poetry #poetryconnection @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! It's been a cold several days for this South Floridian here, and I don't like it. Lol! I want the warmth of the sun back. I honestly don't know how those of you who live up north can handle the cold. 

Today, I'm combining three poetry challenges. The first is from dVerse's Poetics: New Year Snow where Kim invites us to write about snow. Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #356 provides the perfect photo for this challenge.

And the last prompt is from #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge. Melissa invites us to mimic one of Marianne Moore's complex stanzaic patterns. I chose to follow the 1-3-9-6-8 pattern that she used in her poem "The Fish."

(image courtesy of Logan Weaver on Unsplash)

Snow

snow

falls quickly.

       unexpected guest at our campsite,

       bundled in three layers,

            hoping for better tomorrow

snow

glistens bright.

       brilliant diamonds reflections of sun

       without the vibrant heat -

            perfectly beautiful artwork

Would you like to join one of these prompts? Click the links below:

dVerse's Poetics: New Year Snow

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge

Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #356