Excitement Builds – Haiku

The following was inspired by Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 182 #PhotoPrompt   Image by Huda Nur from Pixabay   Awaiting Freyja My heart full of love and joy Beautiful kitten © Susan Zutautas 2020  

Herb Garden – Tanka

Growing herbs this year Basil, Oregano, Thyme and Curly Parsley Basil is my favorite Can’t pass without inhaling   © Susan Zutautas 2020   Written for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 180, #Poet’sChoice.

Lost Love Senryu

The following poem was written in response to Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 174 #PhotoPrompt. Jude, from Tales Told Different, selected the photo for this month’s challenge. Feeling bewildered  Grieving, heartbroken, lonely Promises broken   © Susan Zutautas 2020    

Fantasizing – Senryu

The following senryu was written for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 173 #SynonymsOnly The two prompt words are: Idea & Fancy.   Daydreaming galore Fancy balmy oceanfront Far-flung idea   © Susan Zutautas 2020    

Spring – #CinquainPoetry

The following cinquain was written in response to Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge. I chose to write a reverse cinquain. Falling … Soaking the ground Nourishing the grasses Vegetation growing quickly Springtime © Susan Zutautas 2020        

Nightfall – #Gogyōka

The following poem was written in response to Colleen’s 2020 Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge. This week’s prompt, The Night Sky.  This week I decided to try something new to me, a Gogyōka poem.   Darkened at the end of the day Luminous stars light the sky The moon above shines brightly North Star will

Vino – #Haiku

The following #haiku was written in response to Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge.    Unfilled consumed frill Pendulous exhibition Intoxicating © Susan Zutautas 2020  

Comfortably Worn – #Haiku

The following #haiku was written in response to Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 168 #SynonymsOnly”  The two words selected by Ruth Scribbles, from last month’s #SyllablesOnly challenge: COMFORT & WORN.     Traveled and well worn all the places we have seen bringing me comfort © Susan Zutautas 2020    

Twilight Moon – #Senryu

The following senryu poem was written for: Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 167, #Poet’sChoice   Looking up I see the moon peaking at twilight darkness soon to come © Susan Zutautas 2020  

Clearly Deserted #Tanka

  Image Credit; Hoi An- Unsplash The bike you see in this picture tells me quite a bit. This is what I see: Used perhaps by a poor tradesman to haul his tools from one job to another. It could belong to a homeless person as I can see a few stakes and a tarp.