The Versesmith

  Tanka Tuesday No. 281 Today's ekphrasic prompt comes from Willow Willer .  My choice of syllabic form is a reverse nonet. ©Willow Willers Let's travel together, run off alone, take the Eurostar. Meet me at the station, you know just where I will be, standing below The Meeting Place at London St. Pancras Station.   ©2022 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved #tankatuesday #syllabicpoetry #syllabicpoem #nonet #reversenonet #poetryform #ekphrasis #ekphrasticpoetry #ekphrasticpoem #St.PancrasStation

Tanka Tuesday No. 257 This week we are offered this photo as inspiration, The Crystal Ball by John William Waterhouse.  Follow the link below to read about this piece.  One interesting fact from its past; a previous owner had the skull painted out! The Crystal Ball by John William Waterhouse My future set within her crystal ball, she alone will read. Interpret signs of love. Please, just that, no bitter woe! If pain or sorrow float therein, with deceptive smile, tell me sweet lies. ©2022 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved  # Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 257 #reversenonet