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TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 320, May 16th

💼 Work & Play 💃🏼are the two opposite words we work with this week for the
Synonyms Only challenge at the Word Craft Poetry Website hosted by the
wonderful Colleen M. Chesebro. I hope you like the traditional haiku (includes
a kigo) I created for you.

💼 Work & Play 💃🏼

Young farmhands
jovial their frolic
tilling fields

 © selma

It was in March 2021 when I first took the leap and joined my first-ever syllabic
poetry challenge at Word Craft Poetry, and it was there that I began to feel
the beauty of the WordPress Community. And it so happens that week was
Synonyms Only Week, so with a little nostalgia, I contribute a short one today.
Thanks, Colleen, and the lovely community there. You guys rock!

Friends, anyone can join in this challenge, and I encourage you to click on the link
to get all the pointers you need on how to write syllabic poetry. You will not be
disappointed–I promise you that! See you inside? *wink* I hope so.

Thanks for reading. Happy middle of May–May the force be with you.

Selma Martin
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        1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

          Oh, my, thanks so much for saying that. This lights me up like a Christmas tree. Thanks. xoxo

  3. Kathryn LeRoy May 16, 2023 Reply

    Aww. Another brilliant image of life in words. Well done, 🙏

    1. Selma Martin May 16, 2023 Reply

      Thanks. Kathryn dearest. So glad you liked it. Blessings xoxo

    1. Selma Martin May 16, 2023 Reply

      It sure is. Have a lovely Tuesday, my friend. Hope it’s nice and warm.

  5. Ellie Thompson May 16, 2023 Reply

    I really like your haiku, Selma. The words you have chosen are perfect. You have a great talent for poetry. I always enjoy your writing. Take care, and have a wonderful day. We have glorious sunshine here. I don’t know how long it will last, though, so I’m trying to enjoy it while I can 🌞🌷💞

    1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

      Ellie, you are sweet for saying that to me. And funny thing is that I think YOU have an amazing talent for poetry. May the sun shine bright in your area and may the lovely words flow. Know that I am not avoiding you, but for some reason I cannot seem to do well with my time these days. Blame it on the season of change. Bless you dear one. All the best in everything. xoxo

    1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

      Like you do. I read your post on being a teacher. I know you love your job. I bless you, Yve. xoxo

  7. LuAnne Holder May 17, 2023 Reply

    What a fun idea that fields could be tilled by farmhands frolicking. I tend to think of work more than play in tilling but you made me see a different perspective. Thanks.

    1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

      Yes, it’s an inside job, methinks. And wouldn’t it be great if there was less complaining and more enjoyment in the jobs we are assigned to (or choose ourselves) I thank you so much for your lovely words, LuAnne. I bless you. I wish you miracles. xo

    1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

      Gwen, your words bless me. I blessyou back. xoxo thanks.

  9. Colleen M. Chesebro May 18, 2023 Reply

    How lovely, Selma. Thanks so much for your recommendation of Tanka Tuesday. We have fun, don’t we? 🩷

    1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

      That we do! And I am so happy when I can participate… thanks for all you do, dear Colleen. I bless you.

  10. balroop2013 May 18, 2023 Reply

    Lovely thoughts Selma. When work becomes fun, life is blissful.

    1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

      Blissful indeed. And work is what brings and enhances our livelihood. I wish for everyone to enjoy what they do. Blessings, dear Balroop. Thanks for visiting me. xo

  11. Bridgette May 19, 2023 Reply

    Really beautiful work and sounds like a great group of creative writers.

    1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

      Thanks for sayin that about my poem and the community there is really a welcoming one. Perhaps one day you will honor us with your presence. xoxo

  12. msjadeli May 19, 2023 Reply

    Nice one, Selma. I got a visual of a couple of Amish farmers ploughing the field with their horses.

    1. Selma Martin May 19, 2023 Reply

      Lisa, dear Lisa. That is a glorious image. I love it. Thanks and thanks.

  13. Luanne May 20, 2023 Reply

    I love how poems like this bring us back to our farm roots.

  16. Marsha June 7, 2023 Reply

    Short, sweet and works for me! I like the syllabic poems. They are not as stilted as some of the rhyming, metered poetry we grew up with, but they are from the heart. 🙂 Well done.

    1. Selma Martin June 12, 2023 Reply

      Marsha, your words are the empowering affirmations I need. Thanks so much for visiting and leaving me such lovely a comment. I’m so happy for this. I bless you. xoxo

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