I wrote my bussokusekika taiga poem to the #Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No 1. To write a syllabic poem Taiga poem with a black and white image. My taiga image is a black and white photo that I took of office windows in the City at night.
City Nighttime
quiet city nighttime,
false moons shine in empty rooms,
commuters trudge home—
fragments of work left behind,
mist sprays from a cleaning cart…
a blackbird’s song fills the dark
Lesley Scoble, February 2025
”a blackbird’s song fills the dark”
My thanks to Colleen Chesebro for the inspiring challenge. To find out more about the challenge and syllabic poetry, please click below.
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; mime artist; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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