A Tanka
concrete jungle thrives arteries stream with cultures microorganisms teem busily from bugholes colonize shifting surface
W3 poetry prompt
This poem was written for Jaideep Khanduja’s W3 prompt, which was:
Urban Landscapes
- Form: Tanka (5-7-5-7-7 syllables);
- Must include:
- The phrase โConcrete jungleโ
- The poetic device of personification
- Goal: To bring attention to the beauty and complexities of urban landscapes through the traditional Japanese poetic form of the tanka.
- Feel free to use the free image of New York City to the right (click on it for the full sized version)
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
This city is alive in so many ways– love it!
๐๐๐ป Sarah ๐๐ป๐
That’s a very clever tanka!๐ซ
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Deepthy ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
We have a lot of bug holes compromising the structures of many of the valued Brutalist tower blocks here! ๐ Concrete loves wildlife ๐๐งก
๐๐๐ป Lesley ๐๐ป๐
This just swarms with energy and busyness- like a city!
๐๐๐ป Deanna ๐๐ป๐
And Iโm reading this as if the city was a giant infection incubating bugs!! ick!
๐๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐
I love the word picture you created with this one.
๐๐๐ป Molly ๐๐ป๐
Great imagery David ๐
๐ค๐๐ป Ange ๐๐ป๐ค
Brilliant descriptors โ๐๐ซ๐
๐ค๐๐ป thanks, D. A. ๐๐ป๐ค
arteries stream with culturesโexactly! (K)
๐๐๐ป Kerfe ๐๐ป๐
I think both
Colonies of Cultures
In a host Country
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ excellent ๐
Thank you Poetโค
Nicely done David
๐๐๐ป Sadje ๐๐ป๐
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