#TheWombwellRainbow #Poeticformschallenge last week was a #Cherita. Enjoy examples by Tim Fellows and Jane Dougherty and read how they felt when writing one.

/ The Wombwell Rainbow

Photo by Paul Brookes
Jane Dougherty

Cherita

Smoke in the distance

faint crackling
heat massaging the air

Shouting, running, screaming
fire circling
choking blackened lungs

How Did It Go?

The Cherita is an interesting option on a haiku-type sequence. Written in response to the Greek fires.

Tim Fellows

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