General Poetry posted September 14, 2014


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Tanka contest

Pristine air fills lungs

by DALLAS01

Pristine air fills lungs
replaces humidity
energy abounds
dad snaps rake into action
while mom cheers from the sidelines.



tanka writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
write one tanka about: autumn .... withOUT using the words: autumn, fall, leaves, harvest, halloween, or thanksgiving

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rules for THIS contest:

~ 5 lines in the short/long/short/long/long syllable count of 31 or less

~ two grammatically-connected lines in lines 1&2 and lines 4&5

~ line 3 (a fragment) is the pivot line and must be able to be read with both the first two lines and the second two lines

~ present tense
~ personification allowed
~ very minimal punctuation
~ capitalisation for proper names only

~ NO....
*NO word-end additions of -ing or -ly
*NO rhyme
*NO alliteration
*NO author's notes
*NO pictures/artwork


*tanka do not have titles, for this contest the posted title must be: first line of poem

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*see details in announcement for examples

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