Roberta Writes – Tanka Tuesday and Sunday Stills, Textures #poetry #sunset #wildlife

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Terri’s Sunday Stills photo prompt is textures. You can join in here: https://secondwindleisure.com/2023/10/08/sunday-stills-can-you-feel-the-textures/

Colleen’s 24 seasons syllabic poetry challenge continues. You can join in here: https://tankatuesday.com/2023/10/10/24-seasons-syllabic-poetry-challenge-no-3-10-10-23/

Sun King

Sun

King Pin

Dominates

Arid bushveld

Sucking up moisture

Red dust accentuates

his violent rays; Giving

him multiple hazy haloes

Each a badge of regal dominance

Ensuring slaves remain subjugated

Kigo words = violent rays; arid

Sun fun

Animals gather at watering holes

Gulping great drafts of cooling liquid

Elephants rubbing shoulders with

giraffes, rhinos and zebras

Tolerating sharing

Water sprays upward

Followed by dust

Protective

Sun screen

Helps

Kigo word = sun screen

This is one grubby ellie:

Contributor

Delicate fragrance

Beckons hard working insects

Roses contribute

To nature’s great tableaux

Adding colour and nectar

Kigo word = roses

One for the road:

It’s a cheetah!
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72 thoughts on “Roberta Writes – Tanka Tuesday and Sunday Stills, Textures #poetry #sunset #wildlife”

  9. Such beautiful photos and poems, Robbie! So what kind of season is that then? I thought you might be spring, but it sounds hot. We are fall, but I have no idea how to write about “cold dew” when it’s 100 degrees out, and I am wearing a sun dress in the house in air conditioning and still sweating.

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    1. HI Luanne, South Africa has spring in that we get lots of flowers. From a heat perspective, it goes from 0 to 100 in a few days. We don’t really have distinct seasons. It’s more like 2 months of winter and 10 months of summer. We are in great need of rain which should be starting soon. There was a heat wave last week.

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  16. The whole post merges together so well. The poetry sells the photos and the photos sell the poetry. I dabbled with a similar line in one of my books a couple of weeks ago, only mine involves sound effects and videos.

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  17. Wonderful poems and images, Robbie. I could feel the heat in their first two. I’d be cooling off in the mud with the elephants. 🙂 What an amazing thing to witness in your travels. Thanks for sharing the fun photos and video. The roses are a gentle counterpoint, and the final photo of the cheetah is a treat. Hugs.

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    1. Hi JoAnna, thank you. The first two poems written about our trip to Madikwe Game Reserve. It is semi desert in that region so very dry now before the rains come. The last poem was written about my garden at home. We have been watering and our rain has at least started.

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