Tanka Tuesday - Collective Animal Nouns Tanka

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 Tanka Tuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 332 

"This week's challenge invitation is to explore the world of collective animal nouns."

"Select one of the animal collective nouns and write your syllabic poem using the collective noun."

one more skein of geese

black stitches against grey sky

honking their way south

I glance up to watch them pass

harbingers of cool weather


©2023 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved

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  1. Gwen PlanoAugust 11, 2023 at 4:40 AM

    Harbingers for sure! Beautiful poem, Lisa. ❤️

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    1. LisaAugust 14, 2023 at 6:36 PM

      Thank you. It's interesting to watch (and hear) the geese going one way or the other!

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  2. Balroop SinghAugust 11, 2023 at 9:31 AM

    A beautiful tanka! I like the metaphor - 'black stitches' - so innovative!

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    1. LisaAugust 14, 2023 at 6:37 PM

      Thank you very much. I thought they looked a bit like it, and went with the "skein" too.

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  3. Colleen ChesebroAugust 13, 2023 at 9:12 AM

    Lisa, this is fabulous! I'm ready for autumn!

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  4. JadeLiAugust 13, 2023 at 2:20 PM

    I also love "black stitches against grey sky."

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