Here is Colleen Chesebro’s TANKA TUESDAY Weekly POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 244. It’s an Ekphrastic photo prompt with the image chosen by Merril. D . Smith.
I went with a tanka format 5/7/5/7/7.
humanity stripped
world tilted and distorted
exposed to the pain
haunted by heavy mistakes
I live in my misery
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Powerful and depressing.
The picture reminded me of depression, so that’s where I went.
I’m thankful to never have suffered depression. It would be horrid not to trust your own mind.
I’m around it so, I can see what it does. It is painful.
Love this one Denise. It kind of speaks to my mood of late! Happy Autumn! 😀
Thanks, Eden 🙂 That picture reminded me of depression and of our humanity being stripped away slowly. Happy Autumn!
Sad. But you did a great job.
Thanks, Joan 🙂 I think Harmony did better finding a postive to that picture.
I’m always intrigued by how different authors see the same photo or word prompt and come away with different stories or poems. That’s what makes each of us unique.
I love seeing the different interperations everyone comes up with too, Joan 🙂
Prelude of Halloween, being trapped and scary. You did a great job, Denise.
Thank you, Miriam 🙂 Yes, it is scary season now that fall has arrived. Although, we start Halloween here a bit earlier… lol
It’s not too early to start Halloween, Denise. My granddaughter was wearing Wonder Woman costume when going out! 🙂
How cute, Miriam 🙂 Mine want to be Dorothy and the Good Witch from Wizard of Oz. I believe they want me to dress up as the wicked witch…lol
This is a fun time of the year for the kids. My daughter’s neighborhood was very creative for trick or treating last year because of Covid. One neighbor used a tube to give candies from the upstairs window. 🙂
Love that idea:)
I thought so!
Relevant and on point. Very evocative. I love what you did with this, Denise 🙂
Thank you, Harmony 🙂 I couldn’t pass this image up to work with.
Kind of sad, but hits home, too.
Thanks, Craig. The picture had that sadness feel to it.
Wow. That’s so heartbreaking and gut-wrenching. Nicely done, Denise.
Thank you, Staci 🙂 There is a lot of emotion to capture in this image.
Wow! That last line gave me shivers. Well done, Denise!
Thank you, Jan 🙂 We do bring on a lot of our own misery I believe.
When I first saw this image, I thought of the skeleton representing Covid, hunting us down through our neighborhoods. I think you captured the darkness well, Denise. 🧡
I can see him resprenting COVID too. We can let any darkness overtake us if we allow it.
That is so compelling, Denise. Beautifully done. Hugs on the wing!
Thank you, Teagan 🙂 Hugs right back to you!
Powerful, Denise. “World tilted and distorted” — you’ve captured the image and our collective situation. When the humanness of humanity is stripped, what do we have left? We all need to hold tight to love. From my perspective, it is our only hope. 💗
Thank you, Gwen. I do feel like we are losing ourselves in the name of fear and hate. I agree love is the way to heal this mess. I’m starting to see more glimmers of it lately and feel encouraged. xo
Misery indeed. When some refuse to get vaccinated and cause even those who have been ‘shot’ to get Covid and then have to have the family separated for 14 days… and the children cry for their parent who for their safety must leave home.
It is difficult to live in a free society and have rules that are either lax or can’t be enforced. That can created prejudice for those who comply or don’t. And that isn’t including all the other societal ills already existing….
You make a good point Jules of the separation within our society and how the virus has compounded that. My heart goes out to the families who have been effected and pulled apart right when they need each other. I like to think we have a choice in whether we dive into that misery.