Lake, by Britta Benson

I’ve never written a lanturne. This is a first. I came across a challenge on Word Craft Poetry and couldn’t resist. Here’s the link to the full blog post: https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/07/12/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-280-specificform-lanturne-or-lanterne/ Initially, I struggled with a theme. Then, I thought, hey, I’m swimming in a lake every day, so why not use that? So without any

Sea gods, by Britta Benson

I spent the day in North Berwick. From the summit of North Berwick I looked onto the beach. Later, I went along the beach and observed a few swimmers. I’m always in awe of winter swimmers. Today, for a brief moment, I felt inspired, upon watching them. I rolled up my trousers and wanted to