It’s Poetry Friday! The lovely and talented Irene Latham has the roundup today at Live Your Poem. Be sure to stop by for a sneak peek at her new novel Some Starry Night and lots more poetry goodness.
I’m writing daily tankas during April, and this week I found inspiration at the Stuck Bumblebee Poetry Challenge hosted by Joyce Uglow and Cindy Mackey. Each day during the week of April 20 they offer a word to use in a small poem. There is also a writing tip from a guest author. Thursday’s Day 4 tip came from our host, Irene, and the words offered were frozen and future. Joyce and Cindy encourage poetry to celebrate the Earth, so I wrote:
A Tanka for Earth Day
Live in the present
in ways that nurture nature.
Be considerate
in caring for the planet.
Earth’s future depends on it.
Draft, 2026RoseCappelli
Housekeeping Note: Patricia and I swapped hosting duties, so next week’s Poetry Friday roundup will be here at Imagine the Possibilities. Patricia will host on May 15 at Reverie.
Imagine the Possibilities 
Thank you (again!) Rose, for this poem! So great seeing you over at Stuck Bumblebee. Appreciate the housekeeping note, too. I will try to remember! xo
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I missed Stuck Bumblebee yesterday. Thanks for sharing your tanka for the earth. I love writing poetry side by side with you this month.
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I have come to like tanka, and yours is such a sweet reminder to honor our Earth. I just finished reading a book on Haiku that included Tanka. I’m going to use its guidelines to go back and look at some of my haiku and tanka to help revise. I would have enjoyed Stuck Bumblebee. I’m sorry I missed it.
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Thanks for the timely tanka!
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Such a good reminder that our present always influences our (and others’) future. And Rose, you’re so kind to share the swap of hosting, but I’m sure I’ll still be here if I participate next Friday, going, “Where’s Rose? She wouldn’t just bail on Poetry Friday!” Hahahaha!
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It is here next Friday! Hope you can make it!
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Amen! What a wonderful response to Poetry Month. Consideration…such a lost art these days.
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Thanks for the thoughtful poem for the earth, Rose! Timely, indeed. Happy Rest of Poetry Month! :0)
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Lovely tanka, Rose!
And thanks for letting us know about next week. Like others, I may forget at first, but I’ll figure it out. :)
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“Nurture nature” stands out — so perfect for Earth Day. Thank you, Rose.
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