Caught in his maelstrom
she survived a winter’s tale.
Fighting against his
blizzard of heartless demands,
she left when the crocus bloomed.
Written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe. Today, Ingrid asks us to consider the bard, William Shakespeare. We may choose a title from a list she gives us, a partial list of his plays. I’ve included A Winter’s Tale within my poem
Also, off-prompt today for NAPOWRIMO, Day 26.
Tanka: A poetic form of 5 lines with the following syllabic requirement: 5-7-5-7-7. Image from Pixabay.com
lillian the home poet 
such a hot topic, domestic violence … wish more could leave! And such a worthy tribute
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Spring is a good time to start anew.
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Beautitifyl.
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Such a good use of the short form
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This is so powerful, in storm, in style, and in truth…I can think of one or two men I know who have caused similar, and it does not matter what the culture is..one Scottish the other Estonian..
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Nice one!!!
Much💛love
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An excellent tanka, Lillian – always time to leave when such blooms appear!
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Lillian, your short verse is very powerful. If only more had that courage.
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A real story well packaged… and for her it was spring again.
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Good for her! So well told in a few words, Lillian!
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