Frank J. Tassone

Hearthfire: A #Tanka Tuesday-on-a-Wednesday #tankaprose #Quadrille

Hearthfire

 

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new fire

enduring fresh smoke from

burning verdant wood

Your face in firelight

as you retell your story

 

you familiar words, rising above the cackling flames and flying sparks

 

snowfall

the gentle grace by which

you balance fuel

 this blazing hearthfire

our only warmth

 

for:

dVerse’s Quadrille #52 Let’s Fire it Up

COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 75: “PATIENCE & GREEN” #SNYNONYMSONLY

#Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge – Week 88 – Balance & Grace

Real Toads’ The Tuesday Platform

 

 

 

 

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22 responses to “Hearthfire: A #Tanka Tuesday-on-a-Wednesday #tankaprose #Quadrille”

  1. larry trasciatti Avatar
    larry trasciatti

    Nice personification~giving fire a face

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      That’s one way to see it. 🙂

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  2. kiwinana Avatar
    kiwinana

    Great job done using the prompts.
    Thanks for your continued support.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      My pleasure, kiwinana! Thanks for the inspiring prompts!

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  3. purplepeninportland Avatar
    purplepeninportland

    Gorgeous writing, Frank!

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  4. jillys2016 Avatar
    jillys2016

    You give multi-tasking a good name! The retelling of the story around the fire runs deep in the human psyche and you’ve captured it beautifully. Love that the flames ‘cackle’ – a marvelous twist of words.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Jilly! High praise, indeed!

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  5. whimsygizmo Avatar
    whimsygizmo

    I love that center line, especially. Flames that “cackle” instead of crackle is brilliant.

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  6. Rosemary Nissen-Wade Avatar
    Rosemary Nissen-Wade

    Beautiful images creating a beautiful feeling.

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  7. sanaarizvi Avatar
    sanaarizvi

    Gorgeous writing, Frank!💞

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  8. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
    Colleen Chesebro

    Wow, Frank. These are fabulous! You’re on fire!! 😀 ❤

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  9. Magaly Guerrero Avatar
    Magaly Guerrero

    Bright, warm, and so soothing…

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  10. Frank Hubeny Avatar
    Frank Hubeny

    I like imagining faces in the firelight and the hearth being the only warmth. People will stay close to it.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Indeed! And we did! 🙂 Thanks!

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  11. Carrie Van Horn Avatar
    Carrie Van Horn

    Simply wonderful!!

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar
      Frank J. Tassone

      Thanks, Carrie! 🙂

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  12. Janice Avatar
    Janice

    I like the form used for this…the whole poem seems put together with ‘gentle grace’ (like the wood for the fire)

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  13. merrildsmith Avatar
    merrildsmith

    This is lovely, Frank–such gentle warmth.

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  14. Margaret Elizabeth Bednar Avatar
    Margaret Elizabeth Bednar

    retelling. Passing traditions on – the stories as old as time. I feel with tv and such many have obviously lost the gift and even the admiration for true story tellers. And for most of time, it has been done around a fire. And I also believe that our memories and abilities to recall have been damaged due to the lack of use – tv really is a vegetative state.

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