A poem -- Listen

2/25/2025

Hello, blog friends!

It's #TankaTuesday, and I've some wonderful news. Colleen Chesebro, our poetry guru, is back with a new prompt. She invites interested writers to create a taiga, which is a new from that uses a black and white image, paired with a syllabic poem.

My contribution is a Butterfly Cinquain -- a nine-line syllabic form with the pattern 2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2. I hope you like it.

I hope you have a wonderful week. ❤️

30 Comments

violet link

2/26/2025 03:23:07

Beautiful Cinquain. The adaptation to the phot is perfection.

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 04:50:06

Thank you very much, Violet.

Priscilla Bettis link

2/26/2025 06:29:26

Wonderful poem, Gwen. I love how you used "come now" as both the two-syllable center of the poem and the Volta.

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 09:18:16

Thanks so much, Priscilla.

Timothy W. Dittmer link

2/26/2025 08:24:13

Great poem, Gwen, and it certainly is right for the picture.

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 09:19:27

Thank you very much, Tim. The photo inspired the words.

Jan Sikes

2/26/2025 08:59:18

This Cinquan is so beautiful. I could feel the flow, the flapping of the silky wings. And those last two lines...Love them!

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 09:20:08

Thank you, Jan. I'm so pleased you liked it.

john howell link

2/26/2025 09:57:42

I love memories, Gwen. This poem is perfect because it reminds us to use memories to forge a new path. Well done.

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 10:27:25

Thanks so much, John. I'm happy you liked the poem.

Liz Gauffreau link

2/26/2025 10:56:48

I love your taiga! It feels very spiritual.

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 12:09:46

Thank you, Liz. I thought it spiritual as well.

Daniel Antion link

2/26/2025 11:59:45

Very nicely done, Gwen!

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 12:10:16

Thanks so much, Dan!

Colleen link

2/26/2025 13:19:22

Gwen, this is beautiful. So the taiga is a tanka written on a black and white image. We chose the black and white image because of printing costs for the Sunflower Tanka Anthology. But, I enjoyed your butterfly cinquain. Black and white photography is so expressive because of the light and dark tones. ❤️

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 14:08:36

Thank you so much, Colleen. I'm happy to be back under your tutelage. ❤️

Thomas Wikman link

2/26/2025 13:31:39

The picture and the beautiful poem are great together. For me it brought back childhood memories.

Gwen M. Plano

2/26/2025 14:09:19

Thank you, Thomas. I'm so pleased you enjoyed it.

D.L. Finn

2/26/2025 23:25:00

I love this, Gwen. So beautiful. Xo

Gwen M. Plano

2/27/2025 13:31:44

I'm so pleased you like it. Thank you, Denise. ❤️

Yvette M Calleiro link

2/27/2025 04:30:33

Beautiful poem, Gwen!

Yvette M Calleiro :-)
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

Gwen M. Plano

3/2/2025 10:01:35

Thank you, Yvette. I'm so pleased you liked it.

Suzanne link

2/27/2025 12:36:44

Your cinquain is very lifting, lovely

Gwen M. Plano

2/27/2025 13:33:02

Thank you so much, Suzanne.

Freya Pickard link

3/1/2025 08:53:16

Perfect Butterfly Cinquin Gwen!

Gwen M. Plano

3/2/2025 18:33:38

Thank you so much, Freya. 😊

D. Wallace Peach link

3/2/2025 15:40:47

I'm so glad Tanka Tuesday is back! And your poem is beautiful, Gwen. A lovely statement of faith. Hugs.

Gwen M. Plano

3/2/2025 18:34:31

I'm happy it's back as well, Diana. Thank you for the kind words. 😊

Balroop Singh link

3/2/2025 16:21:19

Tanka Tuesday keeps us connected, Gwen. I am so glad to be here to read your lovely poem. I feel the urge to go up those stairs and follow your advice. 😊

Gwen M. Plano

3/2/2025 18:35:46

You are so right, Balroop. Tanka Tuesday keeps us connected. Thank you for the kind words. 😊

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