Sing a Song of Fishies
June 28th, 2008 . by Joyce
The writing prompt this week at One Single Impression is MELODY, suggested by Barb at WillThink4Wine. The poetic form which Barb employed is called TANKA, and is written as follows:
- Line 1: 5 syllables
- Line 2: 7 syllables
- Line 3: 5 syllables
- Line 4: 7 syllables
- Line 5: 7 syllables
I’m going to give Tanka a try as well, using the prompt, MELODY:
We think it’s funny
How much Dad loves his fishpond.
Takes umpteen photos
Spring, summer, autumn, winter;
Our laughter, a melody.
How fun! I love it! Isn’t it funny how much joy we get from Dad’s idiosyncricies? My Dad’s a peach!
Yikes! Bare feet on the ice doesn’t look very comfortable!!
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TANKA_Thanks for a tank-full of fun_ Our laughter, a melody..not a shadow of a doubt..Thanks..
Joyce,
This reminds me of my dad and his pond. Boys are boys are boys! This is a lovely poem, and the images are fun. Thanks.
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What fun, both the tanka and the photos! (And such a sense of the love underlying it all….)
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If I didn’t have a deadline, I’d try to write a Tanka (first I’ve heard of this). Thanks for visiting my site. I hope you come back again.
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