Robbie’s Inspiration – Tanka Tuesday seasonal poetry #poetry #TankaTuesday

I missed last week’s Tanka Tuesday because I was travelling. It is difficult for me to answer comments and keep up with blogging when abroad especially as I have to run after TC long legs all the time (I also surreptitiously stop for photograph opportunities and have to run twice as fast to catch up with the back of his head before he notices – tee hee!) He walked 100,000 steps which means I walked close to 200,000 in five days.

Anyhow, the point of the above was to say I have two weeks of poems to share. The first is about Joburg autumn and the second lot are about European late spring.

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Tinted hair (Haibun)

Magnificent, its leaves vivid red, the deciduous tree draws the eye. It’s evergreen companions, Melanie’s compared to the vivacious Scarlett, belle of the ball, are drab in last season’s dusty green. Beauty is a brief and transient quality, wars have been fought over Venuses. Over time, their hair greys and their skin wrinkles. Just as the red leaves will fall, be raked into piles, and taken to the bonfire.

“I like your hairstyle”

Said evergreen to oak tree

“The red tint suits you.”

Picture caption: oak tree with red leaves interspersed with yellow

Cactus warriors (shadorma)

Fat, red spears

Glitter in sunshine

Readying

To battle

With approaching winter’s cold

Fight for survival

Northern Hemisphere Robbiefied kimo poems

Canal water ripples gently downstream

Sun paints a central streak of light

Runs and flows into surrounds

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Slipping and sliding, water flows downstream

Ripples race peers under bridges

From one to seven they sprint

Picture caption: Seven bridges over a single canal in Amsterdam. I just love the light on the water.

Remember to look up when you’re touring

Warm sun catches golden circles

Reminder of times long past

Picture caption: Intertwining circles in solid gold on top of an ancient building

Picture caption: The gold intertwining circles are on top of the building that once served as the Dutch East India Company head office. Now it is an ordinary office building.

These kimo poems are Robbiefied because they include movement. David says a kimo poem should not include movement. But rules are made to be broken – smile!