This was written for the Simply Snickers prompt this week – write a poem with the words “day” and “discover”. I chose a tanka. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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day after rainstorm
trees destroyed, branches broken
the rains missed a rose
I discover it, upright
defiant to the storm’s winds
Written 6/22/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
I really like this. Not everything can get destroyed during bad times. You just have to look and find what’s still okay.
Exactly. Thanks, Noah, for stopping by.
-Nicole
A beauty.
Thank you, Cynthia.
-Nicole
gorgeous.. words and photo….
Thank you, paisley.
-Nicole
ravenswingpoetry, what lovely simple Tanka. The beautiful words you have woven at the end are simple and to the point. I love Haiku, Tanka, Ringa and this exciting form called haynakau. Although my son who lived in Japan and taught english says it must be spelled hynakau. I am not sure and will check it out.
Anyway, this Tanka of a rose is lovely.
love-bd
Simply lovely – there is always tomorrow, and there are always survivors.
Hello Melanie-bd and texasblu:
Thanks for dropping by.
Melanie-bd: Thank you for your compliment. Your son may be right; I think, however, the word haynaku is Tagalog in origin, so I’m not sure how Japanese spelling would apply. I’m studying a lot of different forms – tanka, haiku, senryu and hay(na)ku impress me with their versatility and simplicity.
Texasblu – Thank you. I believe in surviving. If we persevere, we can each be that rose.
-Nicole
So well done! I saw a similar sight in my own neighborhood . . . after yesterday’s storm.
Thanks for participating in SIMPLY SNICKERS this week.
Blessings,
Linda
AS I DISCOVER, at Nickers and Ink
Terrific Tanka! And gorgeous photo!
JUST ARRIVED, at The Mane Point
Thank you for visiting, Linda and The Mane Point.
-Nicole
This is such a beautiful poem It describes resilience and defiance against adversity.
I’ve only been writing poetry for a few months and I had never heard of a tanka poem, so I did some research. (I googled’What is a tanka poem?’) And after that research, I came to seeing layers upon layers of beauty in your poem.
Thank you for this.
You’re welcome, Bevie, and thank you. After written a few tanka, I’m beginning to understand the form a bit more and its wonderful potential.
-Nicole
As beautiful and simple as a red red rose. Wonderful.
love.Melanie-bd