Haiku Prompt
Earth Brown Water Flows
17th June 2020 Haiku/Tanka prompt “flow ”
3 min readJun 17, 2020
Earth brown water flows
River gives life to parched lands
Outback meeting place
Rivers are often the lifeblood of the land. The Thomson River, which flows through central-western Queensland in outback Australia is no exception. It offers a permanent source of fresh water to an often parched landscape. And, it is an important meeting hub for local inhabitants, both human and animal.
PROMPT: Write a haiku or tanka using the prompt word “flow” (or a derivative).
About Haiku and Tanka
A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry totalling 17 syllables (in the English language) which are usually arranged in three lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables.
It often references the natural world and more modern forms of haiku can also reference human nature.
A tanka is composed of 31 syllables in five lines (5, 7, 5, 7, 7).
