A Tonka game. . . .

Pangus

Okay, I'm sure everyone has heard of a Haiku; but what about a Tonka? (Not the toy) Basically, it is "chain" haiku.
One person writes a haiku; then the next person adds the next two lines to it using Tonka syllable rules. That creates the 5 line stanza called a Tonka.
The next person writes the haiku; the next person adds the next two lines, creating another Tonka. And so on . . .
Haiku/Tonka typically has some type of reference to nature; but for this exercise in fun, let's not make that a rule. It's like Japanese poetry association. The lines can be on anything and do not have to rhyme; just make sense.

The first three lines are in the form of a haiku: 1st line: 5 syllables; 2nd line: 7 syllables; 3rd line: 5 syllables. The haiku becomes a tonka when the last two lines of 7 syllables each are added.

The next person can use word/subject association when the create the next haiku, or they can go on to another subject,

Here's an example that a friend and I wrote:

A man and his dog
Rests his eyes, scratches a tick -
Tock, the daylight fades.

The porch will moan under foot -
Steps of boot and paw.

So, am I a winner of the literary nerd club, or is anyone interested?

Remember: Original thoughts and ideas only!! Do not plagiarize!

So, here we go!
:glasses:

Summer through Autumn
Whirling leaves travel abroad -
Absentmindedly.

abstract

autumn turns into winter
snowflakes swirling round?

molsongirl

I wanna play, but i'm an idiot, I just don't get it!!! :sad: :sad:

purrr

if that makes you feel better, you are not the only one, molson... :ohwell:

Pangus

Wow! perfect.



autumn turns into winter
snowflakes swirling round?

Snowballs fly swiftly
Through winter, and flowers
Race into spring time.

Pangus

Wow! perfect.



autumn turns into winter
snowflakes swirling round?

Snowballs fly swiftly
Through winter, and flowers
Race into spring time.

Pangus

Here's another one . . . Its kinda like learning a card game; you have to play a few rounds to get the hang of it.

Let's see if I can make this one more fitting to our humorous side: (without turning into a lymric):

Hot flashes clash with
A youthful mind, suddenly
being female sucks.

(okay, it's an age thing)

Pangus

Lets start one that talks about your profile pic (which I think is awesome)


Incognito cat,
joking feline, painted for
his movie debut

Pangus

okay, so maybe this won't work as well as I thot. :frown:
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