Good morning and welcome to Colleen’s Tuesday Tanka Challenge. For this week’s prompt Colleen suggests: “This week, a new Ekphrastic prompt is introduced, inspired by Japanese Season of Clear and Bright. Choose a painting for inspiration and create a poem with kigo words.” Colleen then goes on to tell us her news: “I have two anniversaries this week! First, it’s been 10 years since I first started blogging on WordPress! WOO HOO!! And, I’m still here. LOL! 😂🥳 Next, our 39th wedding anniversary is today! 🥳 🥂 🍾.
To celebrate, let’s do something different, since we’re in the third week of the Japanese Season of Clear and Bright…How about an Ekphrastic prompt?”
For the Northern Hemisphere:
For the Southern Hemisphere:
Congratulions Colleen on your Wedding anniversary I hope you and hubby have a wonderful day! Also congratulations on your 10th Blogiversary! 🎉🎉🎊🎊🥂🍾🌈💜💜
I have done a double Etheree and my Kigo words are Spring Mornings, Dappled light and shade,Spring flowers, chill winds, April Rain,April showers.
From Facebook: Artist – Kaoru Yamaha
Spring Mornings Oftentimes Dreaming of warmth Dappled light and shade I have the colours, true Spring flowers and skies of blue Yet chill winds reach through to my bones Daydreams of Tuscany will abound Within sun and heavy April showers Tease my brain, chill my heart and thermostat . I long to walk bare armed yet still warm Flipflopping along toes singing Every inch of me alive History ouzing out Of walls and pavements Ghosts of seasons Past. Washed by April Rain
Female, wife, full time mother and Grandmother. I am not as happy go lucky as I used to be but I am still bubbling along on simmer! I have three handsome sons all grown and flown.The youngest married with a beautiful wife and two sons of his own. Back in 2010 I was working, running a home, driving and socializing then bang in a split second all that was gone. I had an accident at home. I broke my back, not for the first time, I had broken it 10 years previously as well. Unfortunately this time I had broken it really badly and it was truly messed up so I had to have two operations. I was told before each operation that the outcome could mean I spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Still as some guy once wrote "I am still standing " yes "better than I ever was " I no longer use the walking stick . I had lots of friends before the accident but when things like this happen, you loose most of them. Their lives move on and mine stood still and so they left me behind ...I know that is just the way life is but it hurt and always will. Then I looked around and saw those who were still there for me, these friends are the roses in my garden they need to be tended well. They are the diamonds in the dust. I will of been married 53yrs this comming year. I have found different ways to approach life, use my pain befriend it almost...yer right , well that is what they tell me at the pain clinic ROFLMAO ...... if only I could! I have found an outlet for my fears, frustrations and night terrors . I have started writing poetry if that name can be applied to my writing. I hope I do not come over as a moaning winger. I hope I am past all that. I also hope that you might see how the poetry is moving from very dark through the grey and hopefully in to light.
My back is no longer straight it is C shaped because of the injury and I have lost two and a half inches in height but my Pilates and Core teachers have helped me to stand up as straight and be as strong as possible. Pain and depression are still hanging on my arm but I have weapons to use against them and if I say so myself I cope well.
I have made lots of new friends, real diamonds. I am also very grateful for all the support and help I have encountered here on Wordpress. Hugs and welcome to everyone who visits.
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52 thoughts on “Colleen’s Tuesday Tanka. Kigo No.29.”
Willow, beautiful painting and awesome photo you took of those two rainbows! Love your poem. It says it all!
Hope you have a rainbow in your life every day, especially if that pot ‘o gold is at the end! 🤗
We’re having a gorgeous sunny day with really warm temperatures. I’ve been puttering around the yard since this morning, and now I need to take Tylenol! It’s worth it to have been able to be outside for awhile.
It’s great to hear your out in the yard enjoying the warm. Here we have beautiful blue skies and sun one minute then next heavy rain black skies and hail! Followed by sun… There’s no warmth …but that’s the nature of April here we can even have snow?? Stay safe and happy 💜💜💜
Lovely, Willow. I would love to do all those things too. It’s such a romantic looking place! 🙂 I love your visual words, flipflopping around, bare-armed and comfortable. It’s a perfect dream, isn’t it?
It’s a real dream, we have the sun , the blossoms and flowers, blue skies and yet it’s freezing…. The high wind, hail and rain keep us wet and cold !!! April is fibbing to us pretending spring is here! 💜💜
I get that, Willow. We came down to Scottsdale on Monday, and it’s perfect weather here this week. It is supposed to get hot – instant summer tomorrow. Prescott is more like what you are experiencing. 😦
Oh! I long for warmth 💜💜
Come see me in Scottsdale. It will be too hot by the time you get here, though! 🙂
Lol I would love to 💜
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You’ve done this beautifully sis. Love the double rainbow shot.
Washed by April rains – lovely!
Thank you ⚡💜💜
Loved this, Sis!💛
It’s so cold and wet isn’t it Sis? But the sun shines and the skies are so blue 💙💜💜
We had rain, wind and hail within an hour, with blueskies and sunshine inbetween, yesterday!
It’s sunny now xxx
We did yesterday too and now again the same today 💜💜
Happy Anniversary; both of them.
The Anniversaries are Colleen’s not mine 💜
Sorry 💕
Absolutely no worries 💜💜
Beautiful spring double Etheree, Willow! I hope the rain, rain, go away, Willow wants to play.
Yes indeed I do Miriam and I beg for warmth 😄 💜💜💜
I know the feeling, Willow. Our winter is dreary.
It can’t last forever…. Can it ? 💜💜💜
I’m sending some sunshine your way, Willow 💞 💖
Thank you so much 💜💜
Willow, beautiful painting and awesome photo you took of those two rainbows! Love your poem. It says it all!
Hope you have a rainbow in your life every day, especially if that pot ‘o gold is at the end! 🤗
We’re having a gorgeous sunny day with really warm temperatures. I’ve been puttering around the yard since this morning, and now I need to take Tylenol! It’s worth it to have been able to be outside for awhile.
Ginger🦋
It’s great to hear your out in the yard enjoying the warm. Here we have beautiful blue skies and sun one minute then next heavy rain black skies and hail! Followed by sun… There’s no warmth …but that’s the nature of April here we can even have snow?? Stay safe and happy 💜💜💜
Closing my eyes and feeling those April rains cleansing me and my world!
Enjoy but be warned some of the showers are hail 💜💜
Great, colorful pictures. Thank you.
Thank you for reading 💜
Lovely, Willow. I would love to do all those things too. It’s such a romantic looking place! 🙂 I love your visual words, flipflopping around, bare-armed and comfortable. It’s a perfect dream, isn’t it?
It’s a real dream, we have the sun , the blossoms and flowers, blue skies and yet it’s freezing…. The high wind, hail and rain keep us wet and cold !!! April is fibbing to us pretending spring is here! 💜💜
I get that, Willow. We came down to Scottsdale on Monday, and it’s perfect weather here this week. It is supposed to get hot – instant summer tomorrow. Prescott is more like what you are experiencing. 😦
Oh! I long for warmth 💜💜
Come see me in Scottsdale. It will be too hot by the time you get here, though! 🙂
Lol I would love to 💜
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You’ve done this beautifully sis. Love the double rainbow shot.
Thank you Sadje I took the Rainbow from the car, hubby was driving at the time 💜💜
It’s such a good shot. And you’re very welcome
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Oh so lovely, Willow! Your double Etheree is perfect for that beautiful painting.
Thank you Dale I am dreaming of warm weather 💜💜
The sun is shining here but it’s only 9-10… I’ll take it, though! 🧡🌞💜
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I love how your double etheree captures the moment, Willow, and the rainbow photo is beautiful. 💟
Thank you Eugi I just would like some warmth 💜💜
You are welcome, Willow. We have plenty of warmth here at 78F.🧡
I’ll get my hat and coat 🫣💜
Ok! 💖😀
Wow! Perfect photos for your lovely poetry.
Thank you Jennie 💜
How beautiful – and clever too, Willow.
Thank you so much for reading Chris 💜💜
Lovely… I did go to Italy once – During a drought! But there were very nice parks 😀
May warmth embrace you for real after this Most beautiful warm poem. Blessings, Willow
Thank you for reading Selma and your “warm ” wishes 🙂.. the sun has to come soon to wet wet England. 💜💜
And it will. Xo
It will 💜💜💜