She
Gave us
Everything
When she performed
She turned many heads
A treat for eyes and ears
The motion in her ocean
Validated the existence
Of people’s prurient interests
And of course, got her thrown in jail as well
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/05/11/tanka-tuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-225-synonymsonly/
If you didn’t
Cross your T’s
And dot your I’s
Everything would look like L
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
Chirping smoke alarms
Never make noise at twilight
They wait until dark
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
As a child…
I remember someone asking me
Of I knew what I wanted to grow up to be
And I couldn’t think of anything you see
Until I thought about being a tree
A place for all those homey nesters
And a place for weary traveling resters
A haven for curious wisdom questers
Giving and receiving love, so free
Then…
From deep inside, I smiled with glee
I must have known all along, I was meant to be a tree
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
Sally Cronin chose the words for this week’s #TankaTuesday Challenge from Colleen Chesebro. EAGER & HOPE (synonyms only) – I chose to create an Abhanga using the words: AMBITION and ANXIOUS.
Her ambition was to
Bring most men to their knees
Anxious they should be pleased
She learned to cook
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/03/09/tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-216-synonymsonly/
