Roberta Writes – Tanka Tuesday and Bird of the Week

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Tanka Tuesday and Bird of the Week

Melissa has provided a choice of a painting by Romare Bearden as inspiration for this week’s Tanka Tuesday poem. You can join in here: https://tankatuesday.com/2026/04/28/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-62-romare-bearden-4-28-26/

This is the painting I chose:

Picture caption: Calm Sea by Romare Bearden

This is also my entry for Don’t Hold Your Breath blog’s Bird of the Week Challenge. You can join in here: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/common-myna-birds-of-the-week-invitation-clxvi/

Southern Masked Weaver (Tanka)

reeds adorned with nests

stretching for miles and miles

Southern Masked Weaver

energetic males building

twenty five woven nests each

  • Southern Masked Weaver
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