The Bag Lady

We want to work with Implied Metaphor which does not explicitly state the comparison but explains it in a complex way as compared to a direct metaphor. It hints to the reader to allude to the deeper layer of meaning.

 In syllabic poetry, it’s not suitable to use the word, “like” to introduce our metaphor.  I used the word, like below, because of the syllable count. Sometimes, nothing else works. Besides, we’re practicing how to use implied metaphors. 

Chose a syllabic poetry form from the list here and write a poem using at least one metaphor.

If this is your first time at Tanka Tuesday? Here is what you do:

• Think of a metaphor and use it in your syllabic poem.
• #TankaTuesday does not accept AI-generated poetry.
• Post your poem on your personal site/blog.
• Include a link back to TankaTuesday.com in your post.
• Copy the link of your published post into Mr. Linky. There are no recaps this year.
• Remember to click the small checkbox about data protection.
• Read and comment on some of your fellow poets’ work.
• Like and leave a comment below if you decide to do so.
• This challenge closes on Monday, 8/5 at noon EST, Detroit, USA.
• Have fun!

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roaring waters break

raging against barriers

seeking an ending

journeying roughshod along

established streams and rivers

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Tank Tuesday Poetry Challenge #23, 7/29/25: Metaphors

Vacation, a word in shiny magazines
It’s describing beautiful scenes
The pictures are alluring
Families together, touring
Never us, I start to think
Washing dishes at my sink
Scenes of boats on waves so blue
I would love to be there too
But we’ll never go on vacation
We’ll stay here, in our home location.

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Monday Poetry Prompt: Vacation

Witch’s Oath

Most people think a toast is to celebrate a dear friend’s good fortune, but this day could be filed under broken vows. All the blood left Elizabeth’s face as she read the speech, the old nervous habit came flooding back, but she did pick up the bag of nails. The speech done, the ceremony began. As they stepped up one by one, taking a nail, the irony of it all hit Elizabeth. It could easily have been her in that coffin, and she was relieved her secret was now safe, locked inside a block of wood, perfectly silent.

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MLMM Monday Wordle #435

Of sweaters I have a plethora
Most are made of angora
Wool makes me itch
Those sweaters I ditch
But give me a silk
Knitted in milk
Shades also liked
With buttons spiked
Are beige and blue
My favorite hues
And then there’s red
Matched to hair on my head
Or orange a clue
To my autumn skin’s hue
But morning grass green
Makes my eyes sheen

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Weekend Writing Prompt #426 – Plethora

Losing his hair, Joe thought he’d never get a match. The dating website seemed a good way to meet people, so took a selfie and sent it in. Immediately his email was flooded with hair product ads. Some suggested going completely bald as today’s fashion accepts or a patch of hair stuck on looking semi normal. Joe looked in the mirror as the ads suggested and tried their videos to see what he might look like using their product. Joe finally decided it was too expensive, and continued with his combover style.

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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!

The strange creature shedding sparks as his fur, burning, unveiled his true shimmering body. He was the main event at the circus. It was a magic trick of course, the whispers were increasing as the edge of fear disappeared. Then a huge ball dropped in front of the creature, hits the stage and suddenly everything was gone, the stage empty. A lot of nervous clapping started as the crowd left the tent.

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Wordle 716

http://www.billfrymire.com/gallery/earth-space-sunrise-sunset.jpg.html

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Here are this week’s questions:

1.   What is your favourite animated movie? Lady and the Tramp
2.   Who is your favourite cartoon character? Road Runner
3.   Who is your favourite actor and actress? Denzel Washington, Charlize Theron
4.   Do you think today’s movies give value for money? Some, however it’s been years since I’ve been in a theater.

Gratitude: At this moment I’m waiting for a visit from two granddaughters, the doctor and the soccer star. They said turn on oven to 350 so imagine we’re baking something…a nice surprise I’m very grateful for!❤️❤️

Share Your World 28th July

In poker people have their tells

It’s innate, it’s kept in their cells

Old Joe’s faked a tick

Intended to trick

His money continues to swell

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The Society Of Environmental Authors and Journalists

So I was thinking….just for the halibut, let’s use the word “fish”. I’ll spare you from the rest of the fish puns (though they are fin-tastic).

Here’s how to join in:

• Write a quadrille and post it on your blog or website.
• Enter your name and direct link to your poem in Mr. Linky.
• Follow the links to other poets. Read, comment and come back for more as the prompt is open all week.
• Kindly provide a link to dVerse so others can find us too.
• Drop into the pub to say hello.
• Enjoy!!

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I suppose people get their wish
Sitting down to a meal of fish
But me? I guess I’m picky
Catching a fish doesn’t seem tricky
However, it’s not a sport I’d choose
I’d rather be in a boat for a cruise
And cleaning? Ick!

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Respond to this Friday Faithfuls challenge by writing about something attacking your computer, if you have ever experienced a Ransomware attack, or if your computer got infected by a Trojan, a Virus, Spyware, Malware, a Worm, Keyloggers, or if you think someone was Phishing on your computer, or if you ever opened a suspicious Email attachment and had problems after that, or you can go with anything else that you think would fit.  

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I’ll never live this down so I might as well tell you. I put in a one dollar amount for something – as it is this day I can’t remember what it was! But it opened my bank account to a scam artist and it took a lot of time and effort, changing my bank card and complete change of my account. In the meantime any of my EFTs were denied and all had to be set up again. It was a huge mess and lesson learned.

Now that tariffs are involved, I bet the cheap clothing and jewelry sites will be gone soon. Wherever you shop online be careful. I think Amazon is the most reliable and even using a PayPal account will back up your payments.

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Remote Access Trojan