This week, Sally Cronin provided our poetry challenge theme prompt. She selected, “the night sky.” What a fabulous theme! In this topsy-turvey world we live in, remember to keep striving for the good.
Tonight, the sky is awash with dark featherlike clouds whose wispy edges obscure the sparkle of the celestial show. Saguaro cactus, the sentinels of the desert, stand erect as if to guard against my innermost thoughts and fears: Covid-19 has now spread throughout the world.
How will this all end? We are merely pawns in the hands of a man who promised to protect us, and he has not kept his word. I feel myself choke as fear knots in my throat.
Above, a bright star tumbles toward the horizon. Without thinking, I reach for the light.
the new world order our souls remain connected searching for answers our spirits find each other to create new hopes and dreams
An avid reader, Colleen M. Chesebro rekindled her love of writing poetry after years spent working in the accounting industry. These days, she loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction.
In addition to poetry books, Chesebro’s publishing career includes participation in various anthologies featuring short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. She’s an avid supporter of her writing community on Word Craft Poetry.com by organizing and sponsoring a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, where participants experiment with traditional and current forms of Japanese and American syllabic poetry.
Chesebro is an assistant editor of The Congress of the Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology & Gitty Up Press, a micro-press founded by Charli Mills and Carrot Ranch.
In January 2022, Colleen founded Unicorn Cats Publishing Services to assist poets and authors in creating eBooks and print books for publication. In addition, she creates affordable book covers for Kindle and print books.
Chesebro lives in the house of her dreams in mid-Michigan surrounded by the Great Lakes with her husband and two (unicorn) cats, Chloe & Sophie.
View more posts
22 thoughts on “Searching for Answers, #TankaProse”
The cactus plants do look like sentinels. There are bad people (like that man), but there are also many good ones.
Yes… that’s how I feel. It’s disturbing on one front, but I keep looking for the good in the situation. I think we all have to do this. How are you doing, Denise?
A wonderful tanka Colleen with a powerful message.. I hope that this will pass soon and that in the aftermath people will make better choices about everything, including those they choose to lead us..♥♥
The cactus plants do look like sentinels. There are bad people (like that man), but there are also many good ones.
LikeLike
True… that’s why I never give up hope and reach for the light. It’s all we can do. ❤
LikeLike
🥰
LikeLike
Merril is right, there are more good people than bad. May those spirits unite and prevail. (K)
LikeLike
Yup! Stay in the light, Kerfe. We got this! ❤️
LikeLike
I just finished watching the news. I’m going to take your advice and write some poetry. In the meantime, I’ll hang onto your tanka.
LikeLike
Thanks so much, Liz. We’ll get through it together. ❤️
LikeLike
🙂 I started two new tankas last night.
LikeLike
Yay! I hope you’re going to jump into this challenge. 😍
LikeLike
🙂
LikeLike
Never give up hope Sis. The goddess and lady karma are on it. Beautiful poem ❤
LikeLike
Yup. That was my message. Reach for the light. ❤️
LikeLike
❤
LikeLike
Yes! We as people remain connected even when our bodies can’t touch. Fantastic message.
LikeLike
Thanks, Dr. G. That was my message! 😍
LikeLike
Perfect message, Colleen. I love the line, Without thinking I reach for the light.
LikeLike
Yes… that’s how I feel. It’s disturbing on one front, but I keep looking for the good in the situation. I think we all have to do this. How are you doing, Denise?
LikeLike
Doing well once I processed it. Looking for the good. Hope you are doing well too xo
LikeLike
I’m trying to find my groove. I’m working through it. ☺️
LikeLike
A wonderful tanka Colleen with a powerful message.. I hope that this will pass soon and that in the aftermath people will make better choices about everything, including those they choose to lead us..♥♥
LikeLike
I wish that more than anything. So many blindly follow, as if they’ve forgotten how to think for themselves. I always hold hope. ❤️
LikeLike
♥
LikeLike