#Poetry Challenge #Synonyms Only

Published on by balroop singh

like an unmoored boat, I drift
to soothe my fragmented nerves
your vows echo around me
but rogue waves threaten

*** 

I hold my head high to see 
a shadow that follows me
a wonderful illusion
that keeps me alive

***

an eternal bond that soothes
a timeless pledge that persists
despite earthly boundaries
can love be confined?
© Balroop Singh

This week, Lisa is the host for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge. The challenge is ‘Synonyms Only.’ That means we will be using synonyms for the given prompt words: promise and comfort.

I’ve highlighted the synonyms I used. I chose to write a string of dodoitsu.

A dodoitsu is a Japanese form of poetry that is sometimes performed as a folk song. It has 26 syllables: 7 in the first, second and third lines, and 5 in the last line. (7/7/7/5). No rhyming. No title.

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27 thoughts on “#Poetry Challenge #Synonyms Only”

  1. I really like how you use an unmoored boat drifting as bringing soothing (until the waves of course!), because so often drifting is seen as a negative. Drifting can be refreshing, letting our minds rest.

  7. I love the deep thoughts and emotions in this poem, Balroop! I love especially the last stanza. Love is eternal, it knows no boundaries. It’s not confined by time and space, heaven and earth!

  9. Love can never be confined . . . and your love emanates from this beautiful poem. ❤️

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