This week, for #TankaTuesday, I created a double ennead poem. I created this form for carrotranch.com, where we write 99-word flash fiction.

The double ennead has a total of 99 syllables. Each stanza comprises a 6-5-11-6-5 syllable count, written in three stanzas. The three stanzas act as a beginning, a middle, and an end.

My kigo word is: fireflies.

🌑 The Void Moon 🌑

the moonless night seduces
as fireflies dance
darkness dons a black cloak laden with star shine
night birds fly in swift arcs
looking for insects

in the south, a storm brews
a cauldron of clouds
crescendos into a dark swirling expanse
thunder rumbles echo
white lightning explodes

quiet after the storm 
crickets croon a hymn
in dedication to the balsamic moon
black sky liminal space
shadows blur the edges

© Colleen Chesebro