General Poetry posted September 15, 2014


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crisp air

by Jannypan (Jan)

crisp air
invigorates our senses

breathe in

the undeniable fragrance present
as nature's perfume fills your being



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
Pays one point and 2 member cents.


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