evening sunlight
welcome brilliance arrives
with a break in the clouds
as their shroud dissipates
evening sunlight
This poem is my response to Colleen’s#TankaTuesday 2/8/22 #Poetry Challenge No. 260, #SpecificForm: Abhanga. Abhanga is a form commonly used for devotional poetic composition although it has also been used for cynicism, satire and reflective moods. The elements of abhanga are as follows:
• stanzaic, written in any number of 4 line stanzas.
• syllabic, 6-6-6-4 syllables each
• rhyme pattern … x-a-a-x, where x does not rhyme
• often internal rhyme is employed
…and yes, I stretched the rule about rhyming
Photo: 5:08 pm CST ~ 08 February 2022
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A lovely image, both photo and words. (K)
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Thanks, Kerfe.
It was just before dinner when I saw the prompt. I looked out the window, saw the photo waiting for me, and wrote. I love when that happens.
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Always welcome.
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🙂
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! xx Michael
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And thank you, Michael.
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So beautiful, Ken 💕🙂
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🙂 Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I love when the clouds break to gift us with more beauty. Great poem, Ken! 🙂
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Thank you.
It feels great to capture a moment.
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Evening brilliance in image and words. It’s like magic when that happens.
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Yes — all in the timing!
Thank you. 🙂
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You’re welcome. 😊
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truly beautiful, Ken.
what you did with the rhyming word in the 3rd line is so clever!
-David
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😀 Thank you, David.
I know I bent the rules with that line, but I thought it was worth it.
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I love it when you can look outside and capture a magical moment. Beautiful piece, Ken.
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One of Nature’s rewards. Thank you, Eugenia.
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Beautiful picture and words 🙂
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Thank you. 😀
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What a stunning photo and Abhanga poem. I like the way you worked the third line—the rhyme is still there! I think it’s quite stunning!
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Thank you, Colleen. A little poetic license. 😜
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Sometimes that is the most fun! 😀
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Ken, it’s your turn to pick the theme for this week. If I don’t hear from you by Monday (2-21) at noon, I’ll pick a theme. Hope you are okay. Let me know. Thanks. ❤
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Time flies when you’re having fun! I’ll get right on that.
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Sounds good, Ken. 😀
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