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Spirits of the flow
wave offerings to the wind,
tranquil feathered souls
glide upon ripply waters,
embrace life’s undulations.
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A tanka (5-7-5-7-7 syllables) for RonovanWrites Haiku Challenge #72. The prompts words to be used in our poems are ‘life’ and ‘give’ or their synonyms.
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This image is staying in my mind’s eye!! Great.
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That is great. Thanks 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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A great Tanka Janice. They are very difficult to create and this is fantastic. You have more patience than I .
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Thanks Denis. I have to say it started out as a haiku but I ended up with extra lines of 7 that I wanted to use so I decided to go for a tanka.
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This is lovely. I am always amazed when I see birds jlust …floating…on top of ocean water. Even with snow there.!
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Trying to take pictures made me appreciate how fast they and the water were moving!
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Amazing!
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Hello Janice! Beautiful Tanka and image. 😀
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Thank you Vashti! 🙂
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