#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 241, #SPECIFICFORM: TANKA PROSE .

It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! This is our chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. Take this opportunity to learn more about the particular form.

This week’s form is: TANKA PROSE.

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The Tree

Dark skies, so cold I pull my coat about me, glad of its warmth. I hear you, calling to me. Suddenly the empty space around me is full of people, strange people. Scared of crowds I make for you, you call and guide me. My fear of crowds heightens my senses. I reach you and feel your strength and your knowledge. At last I am safe.

so deep are your roots
unlike me, shallow, flailing
I’m blown back in time
drawn back through millions of souls.
To you, to love, to the truth.

This is part of Colleen Chesebro’s Tuesday Tanka Challenge.

Just Saying PARALYMPICS: Day Seven.

There was more record-breaking swims from the British athletes as the team won five medals across four finals at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Day seven proved to be a successful one in the pool, with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals won.

Reece Dunn made it a hat-trick of gold medals and four overall as he broke another world record in the Men’s SM14 200m Individual Medley final. 🥇

Bethany Firth took second place in a time of 2:23.19 to add another silver to her S14 200m Freestyle medal. 🥈

Louise Fiddes won bronze 🥉

Stephen Clegg set a new British record and personal best time in the Men’s S12 100m Freestyle final, clocking in at 53.43 seconds. 🥉

Hannah Russelladded a bronze medal to her gold as she finished third in the Women’s S12 100m Freestyle final.🥉

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 373 LINE and Toe.

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This is part of Ronovanwrite’s Weekly Haiku Challenge.

a line drawn in sand
riffle butt and vicious toe
so much blood will flow.

The video below is about Lybia but it just as easily could be Afghanistan.