the boat motor growls
and gurgles as we move on
the choppy water – we bounce –
the boat pops, groans
as we race around the bend
Photo by Lisa Paul
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Hi, this is Robbie, your host for this week’s #TankaTuesday challenge. This week, we’re writing poetry that includes onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests a sound that it refers to. Some examples are crash, bang, squeal, etc.
This week, I’m asking you to write a syllabic poem in any of the forms listed on this site using at least one onomatopoeia.
A Little Bit of Everything, With Love 