TankaTuesday challenge
Challenge this week: use a syllabic form with synonyms of love and passion. The words love and passion are not to be used within the poem.
Forty Years Strong
racing
of my heart;
electric charge.
possessing;
caressing with care
the one I’ve adored
forty years strong—
my darling, you and me.
~ Kaci Rigney, Copyright 2026
I have chosen a one stanza unrhyming Varselle.
The Varselle is an ambiguous form invented by Linda Varsell Smith of Rainbow Communications.
If rhymed the rhymed scheme must be ababcbca
It is stanzaic, consisting of any number of eight line stanzas.
It is either rhymed or not.
It is either syllabic or word-based.
It is either centered or left justified.
The number of (syllables or words) per line is 2/3/4/3/5/5/4/6
What a fun form! We’re coming up on our 41st anniversary in April! I love that we have longevity! 💝😂
Congratulations! We have chosen wisely. 😉
Great poem, Kaci!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Thanks so much!
Nicely written and an interesting form 👏
Thanks, Shaun! I just came across this form and thought I’d try it out. ❤️
forty? That is amazing. A life well lived. I congratulate you… I bless you. I love knowing this. And your poem is most beautiful. thanks
Aw, thanks! He’s amazing!
Thank you for joining in and bringing us such a beautiful poem 💜💜😁
So glad I came across your page. 😊❤️
You are always welcome 💜
Yay!!
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