the quarter moon sighed softly,
watching children sleep deeply.
will he ever get to play
hide and seek with them all day ?
~0~0
the sun yawned, ready to fall
after watching concert hall
she didn't want to wake up late,
putting all in grumpy state !
0~0~
the stars are quiet tonight
listening to sounds, so light
a wish, prayer, poet's words,
to sparkle long dreary roads !
Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads : Tanaga poems
A tanaga is a short poem of four lines, each line seven syllables with a single rhyme. Today, other rhyme schemes are used, including freestyle rhyme, but for the purpose of this exercise, let's try to stick with couplets.
So, here's our form:
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picture credit: here
Wonderful, Grace, three lovely poems connected to one another through the picture, and through you.
ReplyDeleteLove how the words and image connect...the last one is my favorite
ReplyDeleteI love that first one, especially with the picture!
ReplyDeleteWow- you did three! I really like all of them equally!
ReplyDeleteLike how you mixed night and day creating their own unique world of sorts. Nice rhyming too, but between me and you, roads and words doesn't really rhyme.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone.
ReplyDeletePat...let me see if I can improve this ~
Wow, Grace, a triple play! Your tanaga are lovely! Thank you for showing us this form!
ReplyDeleteYou sparkled my road tonight, lovely approach to the heavens.
ReplyDeletesparkle those roads grace...these were nice...and sorry for the scare this morning...smiles.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture with words and thoughts to match. You worked wonders with the form.
ReplyDeleteWow Grace, you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this lost art form with us~
welcome to tina´s picstory! ☺
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