Looking for inspiration and a cure for writing procrastination I decided to accept the WordPress Challenge and write a poem a day for ten days. Okay, I can already hear the footsteps of a herd of elephants in retreat at the mention of the word ‘Poetry’.
My first attempt is a Tanka. The Prompt: Water
After some research I found this description for a Tanka, courtesy of www.edu.pe.ca
The Tanka poem is very similar to haiku but Tanka poems have more syllables and it uses simile, metaphor and personification.
The Tanka has five lines with the following syllable count for each line 5-7-5-7-7
the dying ocean (5)
steams like an empty kettle (7)
planet overheats (5)
until only scum remains.(7)
Politics in denial(7)
Fellow poets: I am looking for critique… so please don’t be bashful.
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Piglet in Portugal 
I am seldom bashful.
I like it.
Especially the last line.
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