An Abhanga
following her birthday
young, joyous memories
bounce at her Gymboree
never to age
her purple sequin dress
amidst giggles and shouts
left no possible doubts
whose special day
Abhanga?
We write Abhanga in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme scheme is abbc.
#TankaTuesday
The above was written for Colleen M. Chesebro’s ‘Tanka Tuesday’ prompt: Poets are to choose their own forms and colors to feature in their syllabic poems.
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
Birthday happiness! Yay!
๐ Ken ๐
That’s so sweet. I loved it, David! ๐
๐ค๐ Yvette ๐๐ค
A birthday captured in verse! I remember those days when there was joy at another birthday…
๐๐ Muri ๐๐
Oh i feel the lovely
Button smartee
Sequins
Feeling in this festive Abhanga
Gymboree praise song
๐four lines, with syllable counts ofย 6, 6, 6, 4, and lines 2 and 3 rhyming.๐
Spoton
Love it
๐๐ Abi ๐๐
Aww, thatโs lovely, David. ๐ฅณ๐โค๏ธโค๏ธ
๐๐ Jeff ๐๐
An fun sparkly poem of lots of love and joy to your sweet daughter in purple David!
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โฅ๏ธ๐ค Cindy ๐คโฅ๏ธ
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Absolutely beautiful.
๐ค๐ Misky ๐๐ค
Wonderful memories, David, and beautifully described ๐๐
๐ Harmony ๐ ~ thank you!
Bet you’re talking about your little girl. She just celebrated a birthday? How very precious. And to her parents congratulations. A job well done. Be sure to keep watching cause she will shoot up before the grays start to show on you. Enjoy every moment. (I know you are/will/always.) happy birthday.
Too late to avoid gray hair โฃ๏ธ
How could it not be wonderful when it included purple sequins? (K)
I knowโฃ๏ธ
How wonderful! Many happy returns of the day to the little angel! ๐๐ฅณ๐๐ถ๐
๐๐ Punam ๐๐
Happy birthday baby girl.
๐ค๐ Yassy ๐๐ค
A beautiful and joyus celebration of a child’s birthday ๐
๐๐ Willow ๐๐