Tankee for the Tanka

There's a poetry competition for Tanka running now for a few more weeks; I blogged about it on my Stony River Farm blog, and even had a go at the form myself (knowing full well I was probably embarassing myself) and invited anyone to leave one of their own.

A friend left one about the hidden beauties of a rainy day that made EVERYTHING better, absolutely cheered me up from the 'blahs' I've been feeling, and is really beautiful. All the work of blogging is suddenly paid off tenfold.

I haven't liked poetry for years mostly because I can't do it well, and wish I could do it better. Now I'm inspired to keep trying, and to remember to keep looking for the hidden beauty in *everything*.

(Thanks Hayley!)

If you care to Tanka, please join in! The shared poems and contest details are on this post:
http://stonyriverfarm.blogspot.com/2008/09/tanka-you-very-much-maam-and-i-hope-you.html

I could even almost (gasp) like the rain...