Monday, February 16, 2026

False Murals - #FFFC #tanka #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro


Hello, beautiful readers! Today is a holiday for me, so I'm enjoying a relaxing day at home and catching up on my 'to do' list. For this week's Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #360, Melissa provided us the image below. There was such a contrast in the background and foreground, and I felt such melancholy. So, I wrote a tanka for it.

(image courtesy of @Takashi Sakamoto)

wishful images
happy murals decorate
rundown town's falsehoods
why dream of a better life?
time will fade away the lies


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5 comments:

  1. “time will fade away the lies”

    I love that line.

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  2. I like 'why dream of a better life?' - it can be understood differently by every reader and therefore very thought-provoking. Great write Yvette 👏

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  3. This is a very thoughtful piece Yvette 💞

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