A “Waltz Wave” poem
fall
blanket
fall
across
brush, branches
backyards
fall
athwart
those mighty
sovereign mountains
with down of
welkin
fall
autumn
to winter
and fall
fall
perceived
land
#TankaTuesday
This week, for Tanka Tuesday, Colleen encourages us to write syllabic poems inspired by this photo by her friend, and photographer, Terri Webster Schrandt.
โWe have so much snow in Eastern Washington this year! This is a view of my house from down the street. The small mountain peaks that you see are just north of us a few miles. Not really high in elevation (just under 3000f). but after two winters here, Iโve never seen them like this.โ
-Terri Webster Schrandt
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)
Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!
[โฆ] ben Alexander [โฆ]
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I so love your way with words, David! โค
Yvette M Calleiro ๐
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
๐งก๐๐ป Yvette ๐๐ป๐งก ~ you are very kind
David, you used such impressive words!!! I have to look up a couple, but that’s fun to learn new words. I love the alliteration with the word fall. This is a stunner!
๐๐๐ป Colleen ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks
Ooo, a new-to-me form! I’ll check it out.
๐ค๐๐ป Linda ๐๐ป๐ค
I love this poem! ๐น
Please may I steal this form?
Iโve also got to find somewhere that I can use the word athwart in! Please, may I?
๐ค๐ Lesley ๐ ๐ค ~ thanks!
Neither the poetic form, nor the word are mine!
~David
Athwart! ๐
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my favourite word of the month!
Just be careful where you put the ‘W’ ๐
“fall / autumn / to winter” simply beautiful
๐๐๐ป Lisa ๐๐ป๐ ~ thank you
Lovely words and I do love this form I must do one soon ๐
๐ ๐๐ป Ange ๐๐ป ๐ ~ you’ll rock it!
Lovely.
๐๐๐ป Dolly ๐๐ป๐
โwith down of welkinโ
Magical soft material, it almost feel warm, if I didnโt know better.
Love winterโs Santorini blue and white in Washington
Athawrt, feels like an old word, perfect for this scenic old world setting. I think.
โค๏ธโ๏ธ Abi โ๏ธโค๏ธ
โค
Stunning winter land(e)scape
Fall athawrt
For this time of the year
Nicely done and the photo is so iconicโฆWinter in rural USA!
๐งก๐๐ป Karima ๐๐ป๐งก
Great words with Colleen’s friends beautiful picture David!โฃ๏ธ.
๐๐๐ป Cindy ๐๐ป๐
Perfect and evocative ๐
๐๐๐ป Willow ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks
๐โค๏ธ
It’s a beautiful scenery.
๐ค๐ Michaรซl ๐๐ค ~ I agree!
Would you consider writing a syllabic poem for the photo? If you do, you can share it here for the prompt:
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2023/01/10/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-302-1-10-23/