dwellers up on the roof
proof of heaven and hell
stairs give wings, I chandelle,
plunge down again
heights bedazzle the mind
lights deny the vast sky
dance on the edge, defy
the concrete below
Z
Rooftop Poet
for Tanka Tuesday
Colleen challenges us with the Abhanga.
The elements of the Abhanga are:
stanzaic, written in any number of 4 line stanzas.
syllabic, 6-6-6-4 syllables each
rhymed L2 and L3 rhyme. Often internal rhyme is employed.
Zander In Print 
So my phone blangles, bluzzles, and I see a WordPress notification. I click and my mind is not prepared to be slammed to the concrete and pushed off the roof. Damn this is good. OK, it is better than good, it is amazing. I don’t have any way to keep it from slamming me back down and pushing off the roof, over and over.
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Blangles & bluzzles! That is great! Sorry about the concrete-smashing., but I appreciate this awesome comment. Thank you so much!
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A heart-thumping plunge and the challenge of defying the concrete below. Rollercoaster poetry, Z! This is why I stick to two-storey poetry… and two-storey living. My wings can’t hold up under those Gs. Brilliant.
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Thank you so much, Charley, for your kind encouragement.
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No problem!
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Zander, I love the word: chandelle. The poem isn’t the same without it. This is the perfect example of how word choice really makes your poetry sing. Excellent! ❤
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Thank you, Colleen. Your prompts have always speared me right in the center of the target. Thank you for that!
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Thank you! What a nice thing to say. I’m glad you like these challenges. They are so fun. ❤
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