
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY!
It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! This is our chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. But let’s do something different this time.
- First, choose your favorite syllabic poetry form. Write your poem.
- Next, give your poem some different characteristics to make it something different. You can change the syllable count, rhyme scheme (add or get rid of it), anything you want to create a new form. Write this poem.
- Give your new syllabic poetry form a name.
I have chosen to do a cinquain. My twist is it rhymes on each line.
The American cinquain is an unrhymed, five-line poetic form defined by the number of syllables in each line—the first line has two syllables, the second has four, the third six, the fourth eight, and the fifth two (2-4-6-8-2). They are typically written using iambs.
I call my rhyming Cinquain a Ringquain.

Father to Son.
Wisdom
Father to son
Beauty of the heart won.
Love and guidance all mixed with fun.
Is done.
THIS IS PART OF COLLEEN’S TUESDAY TANKA.

Jun 29, 2021 @ 16:49:32
Great job, Sis!!! 💜
Jun 29, 2021 @ 16:57:22
Thank you 💜
Jun 29, 2021 @ 16:52:14
Yay, Willow! This was great fun. It’s so fun to get creative like this. Not the same old thing. I need to spice it up more often. LOL! 😀
Jun 29, 2021 @ 16:55:31
I loved it Colleen 💜
Jun 29, 2021 @ 16:57:47
I did too. I thought it was great fun. It got me thinking in different ways!
Jun 29, 2021 @ 17:00:08
A exercise for the brain 🧠 ☺️💜
Jun 29, 2021 @ 17:25:32
It’s good for us. 😀 Doesn’t seem like anyone but about four of us wants to meet online to read poetry. If that’s the case, it should be easy to set up. I’ll let you know. ❤
Jun 29, 2021 @ 17:29:24
That’s a shame it’s so few but if we can make it work it may well grow 💜
Jun 29, 2021 @ 19:13:38
Exactly! 🥳❤️
Jun 29, 2021 @ 19:33:47
💜💜
Jun 29, 2021 @ 17:59:15
Love and guidance mixed with fun! Clearly, both father and son are wise. Great job, Willow
Jun 29, 2021 @ 18:10:48
My youngest and his eldest 💜💜
Jun 30, 2021 @ 00:30:42
😃
Jun 30, 2021 @ 05:44:03
💜💜
Jun 29, 2021 @ 21:24:44
That was my favorite line, “love and guidance mixed with fun.”
Jun 29, 2021 @ 19:33:25
Thank you 💜, that’s how my son raises his children, that’s how we tried to, too.
Jun 29, 2021 @ 19:33:46
🙂
Jun 30, 2021 @ 02:30:56
That was my favourite line too!
Jun 29, 2021 @ 19:25:06
Very nice, Willow. I like your rhymes and your sentiments.
Jun 29, 2021 @ 19:32:28
Thank you Susan I do try 💜
Jun 30, 2021 @ 09:53:28
Nicely done. 🕊️
Jun 30, 2021 @ 11:54:14
Thank you 💜
Jun 30, 2021 @ 11:19:28
Simply love your sentiment, Willow.
Jun 30, 2021 @ 16:15:37
A lovely poem, Willow.
Jun 30, 2021 @ 17:56:17
Thank you 💜
Jun 30, 2021 @ 18:44:24
Beautifully done, Willow!
Jun 30, 2021 @ 17:48:22
Thank you 💜
Jul 01, 2021 @ 01:12:31
Most welcome, Willow. ❤️
Jul 01, 2021 @ 04:51:20
💜
Jul 01, 2021 @ 04:40:42
Lovely and succinct.
Jul 01, 2021 @ 04:46:52
Thank you 💜
Jul 01, 2021 @ 04:47:47
Youngest son, eldest grandson.
Jul 01, 2021 @ 21:23:08
Cute poem!
Jul 01, 2021 @ 21:38:28
Thank you 😊❤️
Jul 03, 2021 @ 04:51:09
Nice twist to add rhyming and a great message 🙂
Jul 03, 2021 @ 05:17:18
Thank you, the thought was inspired by the photo taken by my daughter in law of my youngest son and his eldest son… The photo is only of their hands but it says so much.💜
Jul 03, 2021 @ 16:57:33
It’s a beautiful photo that does capture the amazing and loving relationship of a father and son 🙂
Jul 03, 2021 @ 17:06:29
I am so proud of all our sons but our youngest and his wife have such a beautiful way with their boys .💜
Jul 03, 2021 @ 04:54:35
I really liked this Willow. Well done. 🙂
Jul 03, 2021 @ 05:18:33
Thank you Marjorie I am pleased with it 💜
Jul 05, 2021 @ 05:53:30
Thank you 💜
Jul 05, 2021 @ 16:55:14
Great fun Willow.. ♥
Jul 05, 2021 @ 16:58:32
Yes indeed