The Versesmith

 Tanka Tuesday  Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 318 " This week, using the painting as your inspiration, please write either a syllabic poetry form or..." The Expected One 1860 painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Museum: Bavarian State Painting Collections) I have written a triple tetractys.  The tetractys was invented by Ray Stebbing and is a five line poem with the syllable count of 1/2/3/4/10.  It can be written with more than one verse, but with an inverted syllable count in each verse.  So, mine is 1/2/3/4/10/10/4/3/2/1/1/2/3/4/10 My belov'd, All Sorrow shall be my name ere we meet again in heaven.  Belov'd! I crouched, posy sweet at hand, a surprise to win your love, to pledge my troth.  Oh! Belov'd! A startle. A short stumble. A long tumble down the perilous rocks. ©2023 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved #tankatuesday #tankatuesdayno318 #syllabicpoetry #syllabicpoem #tetractys 

  Tanka Tuesday #291   "Here we are for another #TankaTuesday poetry challenge! Are you ready for a theme prompt? Sangeetha from Mindfills blog selected this month’s theme:" The Nature of Lightning I chose a Tetractys.  The Tetractys is an invented* form of at least five lines with syllables 1/2/3/4/10.  It may be written with more than one verse, inverting the syllable count.  That's where I made my error.  I wrote a Double Tetractys, 1/2/3/4/10/10/4/3/2/1, then instead of starting the next verse with 1, I started with 10 by mistake.  So, this is not the Triple Tetractys I'd planned it to be. © Lisa Smith Nelson   Bright lightning at midnight divides the sky, dazzling my bedroom as a summer noon. My dog awakes and looks to me confused. Too soon to rise. Night returns. He lays, sighs.   I lay awake some hours more to listen for the thunder, and to count seconds 'tween. ©2022 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Res...