Category: syllabic poetry

#TankaTuesday

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can we dig deeper?
to excavate dormant dreams,
to nurture the love
that still waits at the crossroads,
eager to hone harmony.

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can we wriggle out? 
can the snowy shackles melt?
walk a mile with me
better beginnings beckon
lustrous love lingers in hearts.

© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen and Robbie for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. The challenge this week is to write a poem that “features one or more forms of alliteration.”

Alliteration has been one of my favorite literary devices.

My new poetry book is dedicated to such blogger buddies for inspiring me to learn and write syllabic poetry. If you like poetry, please click on the link to look inside 

My new poetry book

#TankaTuesday

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shrouded in dark robes
I watch the buds celebrate
green moments of joy
each one, a grim reminder –
golden days never tarry.

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night fairies calm me
starry nights scatter silver
darkness melts at last
pink horizon scares shadows,
promises a path of primroses 

***

© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. This week, the challenge is “to use color as a metaphor, and write a poem connected to your favorite season.”

When darkness envelops you, favorites get diluted. However, I’ve tried to write two Tanka poems.

My new poetry book is dedicated to such blogger buddies for inspiring me to learn and write syllabic poetry. If you like poetry, please click on the link to look inside 

My new poetry book

#TankaTuesday

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thorny path ahead
yet my resolve remains firm
when shadows stumble
wisdom chooses to follow us
each step is fearlessly bold 

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one step at a time
we meander through life’s path
with unsteady steps
slippery stones delude us
cobwebs can’t trap the brawny
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen and Yvette for an inspiring prompt this week. Tread with Trepidation is the theme this week for writing syllabic poetry (any form).

My new poetry book is dedicated to such blogger buddies for inspiring me to learn and write syllabic poetry. If you like poetry, please click on the link to look inside 

My new poetry book

#Haiku #WDYS

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A page from Seasons and Crystals

paragon of poise,
image of Mother Nature
breathing restfulness.

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clasping trees glimmer
in the misty morning breeze
a glorious sight.

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Mother Nature’s shears 
protect one and all alike 
with serene blessings.

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joyous moments pause,
memories peep from the seats
little reminders.

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drenched in divine, 
we walk through the paths of life
an exquisite joy.

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a dreamy silence
envelops the land of love
love lores imbue it.

© Balroop Singh

An excerpt from My new poetry book, these haiku perfectly fit Sadje’s photo prompt #WDYS – 351.

Thank you.

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#TankaTuesday #WDYS

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mirth drenched moments 
that could never lose luster
dainty daffodils
pour passion with the dew of
eternal togetherness.

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moments cling to me
walls swallow echoes of past
spring whispers linger
ticking clock reminds me of
the time’s tyranny. 

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memories numb me
swallowed by the tide of time.
I study each wave
and step into the glum hours
to slide on the silky edges.
© Balroop Singh

Written in response to Willow’s challenge to write a Tanka with a memory and a season.

Thanks to Sadje for an inspiring photo prompt that inspired memories of special moments. #WDYS – 347.

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