frozen quintessence
empyrean domain drains
into glaucous grapes
The frosted look of the concentrated essence (quintessence) is nothing but the melted (drain) colors of the sky (empyrean domain) that have taken shelter inside the glaucous-colored grapes in a frozen form.
More syllabic poetry on colors here -> A-Z Haiku Tautograms.
In response to Colleen’s ‘#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge #268’.
swirling aurora
smaragdine sky theater
stellar optic trance
In response to Colleen’s ‘#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge #263’.
Dusk cocoons the day as sparkling stars speckle. Solstice sky rains snugly fractal kisses. Velvet white veils cozy quilts on ground. Snowmen smile at boisterous beasts.Continue reading
There was an owl, and a mail sometime later, with a prompt to get home soon. It was once home, and will always be. But barely did it strike then that your voice nor my name will ever be heard thereon. The why was never answered and it’ll remain so.
A new star studded to the dark sky. It began to burn fiercely with that fuel of the pain it left behind on the earth. It is still as bright as the first day even after years, as if the fuel never depleted and is far from running out.
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broke my wings
blew me away
extinguished my flame
left behind pearly teardrops.
Now, it hits even harder but
takes me high
fuels my desires
enkindles the flares
leaving behind fierce feelings.
As each day ends, I wish I could dive into my chaos energetically rather than drowning pathetically and then watch the movement of water that overpowers me transferring a portion of its energy as our sweet little deal followed by taking a stand against the welcoming winds under the bed of stars preferably boarding over a gently swaying boat that sails over an ambient oceanscape as a lonesome point that is lost in this vast universe born only to find all beauty in the vanishing ripples that reflect the milky white planetoid pumpkin which has mood swings that do not match with mine and afterwards slowly slip into the arms of sleep right in the shimmering open arbour that remains unbarred while listening to the magical stories of umpteen galaxies that hang over and the mellifluous voice of surrounding waves that kiss me good night one by one until that philander with bright dancing rays barges in on my pleasant utopian or sometimes wild dreams forcing me to open my eyes after bulldozing all fantasies written and directed by Nox.
Word Count: 180
Sentence: 1
The writing above is an example of the usage of the literary device ‘Polysyndeton’. Nox is the Roman goddess of the night.
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her territory
illuminates beneath the
starry sparkling skin
as his caliginous cloak
catapults strings of silver
The tanka pictures the scene of a meteor shower. The territory is that of the planet Earth and the cloak belongs to the sable sky.
The poem can also be conceived as an expression of love, wherein the act of a man who appears hard on the outside (dark cloak) opening up his soft inner self (silvery streaks) to his beloved would illuminate her world that is already sparkling with the bond they share.
While gazing at stars, he told, “Whatever you wish, it will come true”, as if he was her shooting star.
Inspired by Bulbul’s ‘Twenty Words Tuesday #38 – Wish’.
Featured Image:
Yuting Gao from Pexels.
free fleeting feather
flies rolling out rainbow trails
fugitive footprint
In response to KL Caley’s ‘Weekly #writephoto Prompt’.
Featured Image: Photo by A Kehas.
crepuscular rays
popular daze of blue streaks
musical light show
stellar stars steal the party
as pendulous pearl proceeds
This tanka depicts the twilight scene when crepuscular rays take control of the sky after the sun sets. Alongside the chirping music of birds and the dynamic shades of light rays, stars arrive stealing the show with the moon that appears as a pearl in an unseen pendulum.
In response to ‘Eugi’s Weekly Prompt’ – Twilight.
Also submitted to Colleen’s ‘Tanka Tuesday #233’.
Featured Image:
Photo from ParallelVision from Pixabay.
waft of swishy wind
fluffy curls of wispy clouds
flamboyant bunny
rushes on the sky canvas
only to obliterate
Inspired by Ronovan’s Haiku Prompt Words – Air and Wisp.
This tanka is also submitted to Colleen’s ‘Tanka Tuesday #228’.
Featured Image Source: Pinterest.
hypnotic beauty
feeds my hunger in dark dome
one cold winter night
pulling me to a new world
immersed in her wilderness
This tanka is written from the perspective of an adventurer experiencing Northern lights for the first time. The verse uses this elusive journey as a metaphor for fondness or passion in love.
Inspired by Colleen’s ‘Tanka Tuesday #227’.
Featured Image:
Photo by Jonatan Pie on Unsplash.
Because I could not stop for death, He stopped before me Choosing the dark dock In a deep valley Amidst the lofty mountains And started pouring out his anguish By crying out tears Until the sun shone again!Continue reading
magician strolls sky
exotic garden of night
tenderness unfurls
bosom of moon blossoms bloom
nocturnal love glows in dark
This is my first attempt at writing a Tanka.
➟ Tanka – Brief History
Tanka (a poetic form with 5/7/5/7/7 syllables) poems are ideal dictions of intimate and deep emotions and act as secret letters expressing love, gratitude, self-reflection, or desire. Unlike haiku, Tanka lets ample visualization with the use of metaphors, personifications, and similes.
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With beauty and beast, an architect battles. Rising to heights, there's beauty; the cloud covers of the ether. Plunging to bottom, there's beast mode; the ceaseless crowds of busy humans.Continue reading
scarlet rays burst fire
warning beacon silhouette
cool water embers
With firey rays of the sun adorning the backdrop of Continue reading
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