Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge # 35

FEELING CACTUS ?




 

A  small battered  card found in an old suitcase..  A reminder of  life as it once was . A different world. A time when one received little cards and flowers if you were feeling cactus.

BUTTERFLY CINQUAIN

absorb
the memories
of youth and robust health
when life was carefree and not plagued
with strife
a time
filled with laughter and lots of fun
freedom and adventure
before the storm
hit hard


8 comments:

  1. You capture the feeling so well Rall 💞

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  2. This is a form I don't use enough. Thanks for the reminder of how beautiful it can be. As an older person, I smiled at "before the storm hit hard." And the storm literally just hit us outside my office window. Rain is pelting us, lightening flickers, and thunder roars. The storm drains fill up fast and water races down the streets.

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  3. I do so wish for the softer gentler life. But then I would never have known any of the wonderful poets and writers I have met here....

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  4. Fantastic butterfly cinquain, Rall! This poem is wonderful. Thanks for participating!

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)

    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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  5. I love this butterfly cinquain, Rall. I liked your comparison between absorb and repel. 💜

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  6. As others have mentioned, I do like your use of the form. It is fitting for “carefree days.”

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