TankaTuesday Prompt: A Tanka PuentaTrust and Obeythoughts come barging in“go ahead; it will be fine”but guilty pleasuresmake my spirit ill at easealthough whispers tantalize~ trust and obey ~I rein the thoughts inIt will only bring me paincount is all but lossHe says, “Leave the world behind…let the dead bury the dead.”Kaci Rigney, Copyright 2026
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Singing Hymns
For today's Tanka Tuesday Challenge Willow challenged us to describe a moment of our day, how it makes you feel and how it affects you. This challenge employs writing a Tricube: three stanzas, three lines per stanza, and three syllables per line. Here's mine.Singing Hymnsvocalizesinging scalesvoice feels warmpianomelodypoetryhymns of oldsweet Spiritjoy-filled soulKaci Rigney Copyright 2026
Tomfoolery
Poetry form: Hautta prank to pleaseshuffle cup and beanjokerthe foolaudiences teasetomfooleryKaci Rigney Copyright 2026Join Tanka Tuesday Fun!
Turn of Phrase
Prompt: Write a poem using only phrases. No sentences. Join the fun at d'Verse.Meaning...I’m never everthink aboutmaybe or mayhapnonethelessnot always forto think thatpossibly, perhapsbehind, in front ofinside, besidenot surefor or againstanywayI’m never alwaysnotwithstandingI’m never never~ Kaci Rigney Copyright 2026
Forty Years Strong
TankaTuesday challengeChallenge 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 Strongracingof my heart;electric charge.possessing;caressing with carethe one I’ve adoredforty years strong—my darling, you and me. ~ Kaci Rigney, Copyright 2026 I have chosen a one stanza unrhyming … Continue reading Forty Years Strong