early sunset
harvest moon rising
dancing leaves
wonderful colors
a treat for the eyes
The first full moon (of two) this October is the harvest moon which typically
appears in late September. Many places (particularly in the northeast US)
are reporting fall colors weeks ahead of the norm.
This tanka is my response to three different prompts:
→ Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #158: Harvest Moon
→ Carpe Diem – 8th Anniversary asks for a festive haiku or tanka.
→ Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge
No. 197, #SpecificForm: Tanka
Also shared with Open Link Night #275 at dVerse Poets Pub
Photos
Harvest Moon, 01 October 2020,
Full Moon with Missouri’s Capitol, Jefferson City, Missouri – 01 October 2020
The dome is bathed in red light to honor the firefighters
who gave their lives to serve our community
(click on images for larger view in new tab)
rivrvlogr 
I saw that lovely moon this evening full and bright. Great poem Ken!
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Thanks, Dwight. 🙂
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A treat indeed! (K)
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😀
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Very, very beautiful!
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Thank you, very much!
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Just a few moments ago in California I saw it rising orange. Was a little jealous you got to get it first. 🙂
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I’m glad I could pass it along.
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Your photo of the capitol building is so good! The reason for the red dome not so good 😦
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Thank you.
From a news article: “The lighting coordinates with the annual memorial weekend of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation…” Also, for National Fire Prevention Week.
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You’re welcome.
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Thank you for sharing.
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A treat for the eyes and the senses too! A great Tanka!
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🙂 Thank you, Ingrid.
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Beautiful lines Ken
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Thank you, Paul.
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🙂
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Beautiful, Ken!
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Thank you. 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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and this poem is an added treat as well!!!
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Thank you!
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Cloud cover when I went to bed, but when I got up, around 2AM to pee, it was like daylight out there.
Nice write, KG
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Timing is everything!
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #1 (10/2/20): Ken Gierke’s latest #tanka for my current #Haikai Challenge!
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Thank you for sharing, Frank.
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You paint the picture beautifully, Ken! And that golden moon is breathtaking.
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Thank you, Dora. I’d hoped to capture a photo of that tone for a Harvest Moon.
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There is a beautiful playfulness to this, the dancing, the treat, the wonder. It brought a smile and resonates in a treasured place. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Victoria. Autumn is my favorite season.
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Very lively, nice one Ken.
Pat
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Thanks, Pat.
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It most certainly was! 😀 Evocative write.
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Merci!
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A lively tanka. I’m not ready for these early sunsets but the light of the full moon is magical. Your second photo is wonderful.
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Thank you, Mish. Actually, I had to layer that image due to different exposures. Otherwise the moon was washed out. Gotta love digital photography. 🙂
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Nice tanka Ken!
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Thanks, Ron. 🙂
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I saw it too. Lovely harvest moon rising!
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Shared experience! 🙂
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I envy those colors… I fear that it will little colors for us this year.
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My particular area has subdued colors – we don’t have a lot of maples. Back in my hometown area in western New York State with all its maples, it’s almost a guarantee. In fact, they started changing 2 weeks early, this year.
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What a lovely capture of the autumn harvest moon both in poetry and photography! Just beautiful! ❤
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Kudos to all your firefighters – my family is full of firefighters – volunteer and compensated.
They also work with Hazmat – A gent who has helped one of our children who teaches such classes is going to Russia and will be taking along the local Hazmat patch as a gift to honor Chernobyl.
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Thank you to those essential people in your family, Jules.
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Thank you. 🙂
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