Constance: a #tankaprose

The same icicle-shaped lights hang from the neighbor’s front liter. The same indoor lights adorn our current Christmas tree. And another cold moon arises.

The same clouds that brought snow this morning blot out the stars tonight. The same chill in the air sends a shudder through me. And another cold moon rises.

The same shortening days. The same heightened expectations. The same sense of a year’s days running out. And another cold moon rises.

How each year another Advent arrives. How each December the same foreshadowing of winter appears. How Christmas again comes around the corner. And still, another cold moon rises.

echoes

of holiday seasons …

this early night

our annual endowments

disturbe our complacency

for Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 157 #SynonymsOnly

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14 responses to “Constance: a #tankaprose”

  1. merrildsmith Avatar

    Thank you for the Christmas echoes, Frank!

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  2. memadtwo Avatar

    Your cold moon seems ominous. The repetition is very effective in creating that feeling. (K)

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Truly? I honestly didn’t go for that, but now that you mention it, I can see it! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thanks! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  3. Frank Hubeny Avatar

    I like the part about the same clouds bringing snow blot out the stars.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thanks, Frank! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. Vashti Q Avatar

    A wonderfully creative Tanka/Prose. Great imagery. You’re so good at these. ๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thank you, Vashti! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. Vashti Q Avatar

        You’re welcome. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. areadingwriter Avatar

    oh this is rhythmic and beautiful

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  6. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar

    “…And still another cold moon arises…” Change is part of our human condition and you bring that out so well, Frank. The turning of the wheel of the time moves on toward another the darkness of winter. โค

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  8. msjadeli Avatar

    Such a peace-inducing poem, Frank.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thanks, Jade! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. msjadeli Avatar

        You’re welcome.

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