Friday 20 February 2015

Quiet -Tanka

Source-Magpie Tales
If quiet on wrong
I am piece of furniture
I shall speak, evolve
Being effulgent, content
I am sober, self faithful

This is Tanka, a form of poetry that follows 5/7/5/7/7 syllable count exactly.
Sharing with Magpie Tales#258, 3WWW#415 - Content, Sober, Evolve, Heeding Haiku with HA, Two Shoes Texas#118 - Faithful / Furniture.

@Sonal   

14 comments:

  1. It is good to be faithful to one's self :)
    All the best to you --

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  2. I love the word effulgent. The definition is so wonderful: shining brightly; radiant. I love learning new words. I loved your poem which was so complex in tone. PS thanks for visiting me during my Blitz. ;)

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    1. Thanks a lot Mary for your kind words....Keep Visiting

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  3. We should never lead a furniture life ... well said :-)

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  4. To be faithful to one's self is important and being quiet doesn't mean that you are silent. Well-penned.
    -HA

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    1. Yes exactly, if we are true to ourselves our inner self confidence is matchless.

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  5. I like that you are evolving and not remaining a couch potato.

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    1. Life is to grow Dolores.....thanks for your kind words.

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  6. I very much agree with your voice - it is wrong to be silent when we know something is wrong, we must be faithful to our beliefs and values and not afraid to speak up and take action. A very nicely written verse!

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  7. i like the way you ended - self faithful thats a nice term! and Tanka so simple and yet complicated! loved it

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    1. Yes this kind of poetry makes the best come out in few words.

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Your each word matters! So drop a word or two :)