A riderless horse...

10/9/2020

Each week author Suzanne Burke surprises writers with a photo prompt and invites a story or a poem or just a comment or two. Her image this week is the one below, one rider with two horses.

This is Suzanne's 20th week of providing a Fiction In A Flash Challenge. My response is a Tanka poem of 5/7/5/7/7 syllables.

Perhaps you’d like to join me in this effort. If so, just click on the link above and you’ll be guided to Suzanne’s blog site and her instructions. As well, you'll meet writers from around the globe.

My contribution:

23 Comments

Suzanne Burke link

10/9/2020 14:49:34

A thoughtful and moving Tanka, Gwen. Thanks so much for joining in again. I'll be featuring this on my blog shortly. ❤

Gwen M Plano

10/9/2020 19:01:57

Thank you, dear Soooz. Your prompts are excellent and this one led me down a path I did not expect. ❤

Vashti Q link

10/9/2020 16:36:35

A lovely and touching Tanka, Gwen. <3

Gwen M Plano

10/9/2020 19:04:12

Thank you, Vashti. You are the master poet, I'm still learning. ☺

Kathleen Pooler link

10/10/2020 03:03:17

A haunting reminder of life—grief, loss, hope, Gwen.

Gwen M Plano

10/10/2020 04:43:10

Thank you for commenting, Kathy. When I saw the prompt, I felt the polarity of life. It's amazing how an image can evoke both. ❤

John Howell link

10/10/2020 06:35:10

Beautiful, Gwen

Gwen M Plano

10/10/2020 08:25:37

Thank you, John, for this and your comment at Soooz' site.

Harmony Kent link

10/10/2020 06:39:11

A beautiful and moving piece. So heartfelt. Love it,
Gwen 🙂💕

Gwen M Plano

10/10/2020 08:26:58

Thank you, Harmony. The image is haunting and evocative. ❤

Staci Troilo link

10/10/2020 07:58:57

So much comes to mind in so few words, Gwen. Beautifully done. Wishing you all the best. ❤️

Gwen M Plano

10/10/2020 08:27:29

Thank you so much, Staci. ❤

D.L. Finn

10/12/2020 00:35:12

You brought this picture to life , Gwen. I felt the heartbreak of the horse showing up without its rider.

Gwen M Plano

10/12/2020 08:38:08

Thank you, dear Denise. It's a powerful image. ❤

Jill Weatherholt link

10/12/2020 04:38:22

Beautifully written, Gwen. Thank you for sharing. xo

Gwen M Plano

10/12/2020 08:39:16

Thank you, dear Jill. It's fun to try to write poems from a prompt. ☺

Mae Clair link

10/12/2020 07:41:44

A beautiful take on the prompt, Gwen. The photo is so evocative of mood, and your Tanka captures that so well.

Gwen M Plano

10/12/2020 08:42:23

Thank you, Mae. Soooz has created quite a stimulus for writers. Her prompts are excellent and offer fledgling poets like me a chance to try to fly.

Jan Sikes

10/12/2020 09:41:27

A beautifully expressed Tanka, Gwen! Great response to the prompt!

Karen Ingalls link

10/12/2020 09:43:47

You captured the essence of the photo prompt with a beautiful and touching Tanka.

Teagan R. Geneviene link

10/13/2020 14:17:28

That's lovely Gwen. It goes so well with the spirit of the photo. Hugs on the wing.

Pat Furstenberg link

10/17/2020 07:52:07

That riderless horse - such a moving Tanka, Gwen :)
The image reminds me of 'Gone With the Wind" :)
Kind regards,
Pat

Jacqui Murray link

10/17/2020 08:32:33

I love that picture. I read a lot of Old Westerns and that is iconic--the lonely rider with his pack horse. I've used one similar in posts.

Thank you for the memories.

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