Witch's Brew
Tanka Tuesday Halloween Poetry Challenge: Witch's Brew Poetry
Colleen tells us "Witches
and their potions are synonymous with Halloween. Let’s create a
spellbinding poem. (longer syllabic forms work best). You can
write freestyle, but you must include a syllabic form too!
Write a syllabic poem about a witch brewing a potion. Include vivid descriptions of ingredients and their effects.
You can make the poem a rhythmic chant or incantation, enhancing the magical feel of your words. The idea is to have fun, so humor works!
Feel free to use end rhymes on forms that don’t usually have them. Please let us know the form and if you’re using end rhymes. (The use of end rhymes is optional).
For this challenge, if you’re using end rhymes on forms that don’t usually have end rhymes, you’re creating experimental syllabic poetry.
Or, write from the perspective of an ingredient, expressing its fear or excitement at being used in the brew."
A very good thing were are encouraged to "have fun" with it this week! I have written a chōka with a tanka as the envoy. Neither form typically rhyme, but here they do. I have alluded to two pieces of literature, one more obvious!
dog no longer speaks
all he ushers forth are squeaks
three legged lizards
were thirteen mighty wizards
wolf has a toothache
the slimy lump was a snake
dear frog wears a cast
celebrated jumps are past
surely we've done what she asked
to brew her potion
her All Hallows’ Eve notion
we sacrificed our best
life or limb, we gave her all
so she had booze for the ball
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Wow, fabulous, Cheryl. 🎃
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's fun to have fun with it sometimes!
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