COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #POETRY CHALLENGE 41 – #HAIKU #TANKA #HAIBUN: MUSIC & ART

This week the lovely Fairy Whisper Colleen Chesebro has given us the words Music and Art to huge words to play with!

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This week I am writing a Tanka again, with some music to re-enforce my feelings about Music and Art.

Then secondly a Haiku.

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Music is an art

It lives in the soul and heart

Brightening the dark

Art lives and breathes in music

I am so grateful for it.

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It has always been

Music and Art hand in Hand

Since the world began .

Author: willowdot21

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. Eleven years ago 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 " not quite but with the help of a walking stick and as long as I do not stand or sit in one position for too long, I am still standing! Update 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 50yrs plus this year . Pain and boredom are my enemies now, I have to find 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 ?? I need to update this a little here. I have worked very hard over the years since my accident, I go to the gym regularly, I have a Pilates class and a core class once a week . The guys at the gym and my Pilates teacher cajoled, teased, bullied and encouraged me to abandon my walking stick! :) 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 as strongly 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. View all posts by willowdot21

25 thoughts on “COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #POETRY CHALLENGE 41 – #HAIKU #TANKA #HAIBUN: MUSIC & ART”

robbiesinspiration says:

Jul 11, 2017 at 5:00 pm

You are very talented, Willow. I love these poems.

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1. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 11, 2017 at 5:02 pm
  
  Thank you so much Robbie I just write what the prompt suggests. I have never been told I have a talent until I started blogging! 💜
  
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  1. robbiesinspiration says:
    
    Jul 12, 2017 at 3:58 am
    
    I have found that the blogging community react differently to my writing than my family and some friends. I think other people who write have a greater appreciation of the power of words.
  2. willowdot21 says:
    
    Jul 12, 2017 at 4:58 am
    
    I think you are right there. I find it better not to involve family or friends at all. Thank you for saying you like the Haiku they are one of my favourite disciplines for verse. 💜
  3. willowdot21 says:
    
    Jul 12, 2017 at 5:00 am
    
    I also meant to say I am still getting to grips with the Tanka.💜
Ritu says:

Jul 11, 2017 at 5:19 pm

Wonderful , Willow!

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1. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 11, 2017 at 6:13 pm
  
  Thank you Sis 💖🤗😉💝💖💝
  
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Colleen Chesebro says:

Jul 11, 2017 at 6:00 pm

Well done. It does seem like music and art go together! ❤

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1. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 11, 2017 at 6:11 pm
  
  I really do, thank you for giving me the chance to share with everyone. I do love your Challenges💜
  
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  1. Colleen Chesebro says:
    
    Jul 11, 2017 at 9:17 pm
    
    It’s fun and makes you think. These poems have made me a better writer. ❤️
  2. willowdot21 says:
    
    Jul 12, 2017 at 5:04 am
    
    Yes that’s true it displines us all to think and be creative.💜
Deb says:

Jul 12, 2017 at 12:59 am

Oh love this Willow!! 🙂

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1. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 12, 2017 at 4:59 am
  
  Thank you Deb 💗💜
  
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  1. Deb says:
    
    Jul 12, 2017 at 9:57 am
    
    ☺💖
  2. willowdot21 says:
    
    Jul 12, 2017 at 5:13 pm
    
    💗💜
Judy E Martin says:

Jul 12, 2017 at 10:57 am

You have said it all so eloquently Willow! It is the perfect combination, and thank you for your haiku too! 🙂 💖💖💖

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1. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 12, 2017 at 5:13 pm
  
  I love both Music and Art Sis 💗💞💗
  
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  1. Judy E Martin says:
    
    Jul 12, 2017 at 5:31 pm
    
    I know, Sis. You are a very creative person as well 🙂
  2. willowdot21 says:
    
    Jul 12, 2017 at 5:32 pm
    
    Thank you Sis, your words mean so much to 💗💜
D. Wallace Peach says:

Jul 12, 2017 at 5:52 pm

Lovely poems. I especially love the timelessness in the haiku. They are as old as the human race. 🙂

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1. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 12, 2017 at 5:59 pm
  
  So true and maybe beyond.💜
  
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1. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 18, 2017 at 5:34 am
  
  Thank you Colleen 💜
  
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Sue Vincent says:

Jul 18, 2017 at 5:20 am

❤ x

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1. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jul 18, 2017 at 5:33 am
  
  ☺️
  
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