When things are tough and
change catches you unaware,
remember to stop.
Take time to see the beauty
in those monumental moments.
By Sarah ©2018
Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 104 – Beauty and Monument
They say, you can’t choose
your family, and that much
is certainly true!
Though they drive me mad sometimes,
I can’t survive without them!
By Sarah ©2018
Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt, Week 101 – family and survive
One of my favourites,
this challenge taught me how to
Tanka with your prompts.
Celebrate your achievement –
a muse with a century!
By Sarah ©2018
Author’s Note: A BIG “thank you” to Elsie Hagley at Ramblings Of A Writer, for all your hard work coordinating the Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, over the last 100 weeks. Yours was one of the first prompts I participated in when I started my blogging journey in May last year. I have loved learning how to write Tanka and always looked forward to each Wednesday.
Best wishes for the future Elsie, and I look forward to staying in touch via your blog.
Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 100 – Celebrations and Century
I take up my perch.
Sit and watch the world go by.
I love to cackle,
for I’m easily amused.
All part of my natural charm.
By Sarah ©2018
Weekly Tanka Prompt, Poetry Challenge, Week 99 – Natural and Charm
A walk through nature.
Grounding. Feet connect with earth;
air dances on skin.
Add some breathtaking scenes and
happiness flows from within.
By Sarah ©2018
Cable Bay, New Zealand – Image credits By Sarah ©
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 98 – Happiness and Nature
Adding some flavour
with bouquets of greenery.
Delcious scents waft,
and aromas fill the house.
A promise of what’s to come.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 97 – Bouquet and Greenery
Tirelessly I strive,
to ensure the very best.
Never a kind word;
overlooked for all the rest.
I’m sick of being your work horse…
So I say, “No more”.
It’s now time I walk away.
I will venture out,
stay true, and find my own way.
You will not take my sunshine.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 96 – Work and Horse
The phases of life,
and those who walk beside us,
are reflected by
the ever changing landscape
of the places we call home.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 95 – Landscape and Homes
Illuminated
by starlight, diamonds glitter
upon fallen leaves.
This attempt to romance the
moon, thwarted by dawn’s first blush.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, #94 – Moon and Romance; and also, Olivante Poetry, #NaPoWriMo – Image 26
Shimmering sunshine
glides across the peaceful blue,
masking those who lurk;
sagaciously awaiting
in the darkness of the deep.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Olivante Poetry, #NaPoWriMo 2018 – Image 11; and also, Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 92 – darkness and peace
I was doing well
resisting temptations to
indulge my sweet tooth.
Then along came Easter eggs…
Chocoholic in relapse.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 90 – temptations and relapse
When departing from
this life, make the world better
than when you arrived.
Be more than a moment on
the breeze; and count for something.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 89 – breeze and arrived
Three years you went on,
embracing old age with grace
all while missing him.
The balance has been restored –
time to be together now.
By Sarah
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 88 – balance and grace; and also, Dutch Goes The Photo, Tuesday Photo Challenge, Week 100 – Time
New life for old bike
Sliding new tyres onto rims
Fresh chain is affixed
My derrière bruised and sore..
I forgot about those springs!
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt, Poetry Challenge #87 – Spring and New Life
The cards told me tales
of a future unwanted.
Was this just nonsense?
Uncertainty gripped at me.
Was I now a believer?
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 86 – Tales and Believers
A tightly coiled spring,
I know no joy, no relief
before I’m released.
Oh what marvellous freedom!
…’til I’m snapped back in my box.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt, Poetry Challenge #83 – Spring and Joy
cleaning out the house
full bags bursting at the seams
surprised at amount
thrown away and hopefully
my trash, another’s treasure
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 82 – Treasure and Surprise
Roadworks, traffic, go.
Park the car. Take shuttle bus.
Check in and drop bags.
Gah! Flight delayed! Transport is
an exercise in patience.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Daily Post Daily Prompt – patience; and also, Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 81 – Transport and Exercise
Cars, bikes and buses.
Winding; clinging to cliffsides.
Peaceful forest views,
showcasing nature’s wonders,
along the road to Hana.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Daily Post Daily Prompt – Wonder; and also, Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Poetry Challenge, Week 80 – nature and peace
Shining mineral
shaped and formed by molten rock,
hardened by water.
Mystical, magical, gems.
Crystals; bones of mother earth.
By Sarah ©2017
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 75 – shining and water
Undulating road.
Wooden fingers lace, blocking
sunlight. Shadows hide
watchful eyes. Ears catch whispers.
An uncertain path is life.
By Sarah ©2017
Prompt: Bikurgurl, 100 Word Wednesday – Week 48; and also, Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 74 – eyes and ears
Mornings thick with flies.
Heat radiates lucent waves,
bouncing off the ground.
Top of 35 degrees (C) today!
I wish it was winter still…
By Sarah ©2017
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 73 – mornings and winter, Daily Post Daily Prompt, degree
Alarm drills through dreams.
Grudgingly, eyes peel open;
yet mind stays sluggish.
My daily morning challenge
– not to roll over; hit snooze.
By Sarah ©2017
Prompt: Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 72 – morning and challenge
Such sprawling beauty!
Fields brushed purple, lilac,
baby pink and white.
Surviving; thriving; and wild.
Limitless reach. Earth ensnared.
By Sarah ©2017
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 71 – Beauty and Wild
Restless nights relive
times past; so vividly clear.
Is this real or not?
Purveyor of tricks and dreams;
The mystery of our minds.
By Sarah ©2017
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 70 – mystery and dreams
Preparing calm mind.
Managing stresses of life.
Feeling in control.
When in creeps anxiety;
with unwelcome surprises.
By Sarah ©2017
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 69 – Prepare and Surprises
Uncompromising
snow-filled landscape separates
survival from love.
With loyalties divided,
is this artwork or story?
By Sarah ©2017
Author’s Note:This painting is from the Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tomaki. This is the information plaque about the painting, from the gallery.
Prompt: Daily Post Daily Prompt – Uncompromising; and also, Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 67 – Landscape and Artwork
Image credit Dylan Collette
As consciousness sinks,
and subconscience reigns supreme,
the terror begins.
There’s no beauty in my dreams.
One day I fear I won’t wake.
By Sarah ©2017
Prompt: Ramblings of a Writer, Weekly Tanka Challenge, Week 66 – beauty and dreams
Surrounded by crowds,
valiant gladiators
fight until the death.
All that remains, a whisper;
ancient Roman history.
By Sarah ©2017
Image credit By Sarah ©2017
Author’s note: ‘Il Colosseo’ is the Italian name for the Colosseum (or Coliseum). It is also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre and is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built. It is situated just east of the Roman Forum.
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 64 – surrounded and history
Seductive. Playful.
A furtive glance, then eyes lock,
hinting at promise.
Bestowing a coy smile just
to leave you wonting and cold.
By Sarah ©2017
Image credit Pixabay
Prompt: Ramblings Of A Writer, Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge, Week 63 – playful and cold
By Sarah 