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“moonlit night”
Written for: Carpe Diem #1681 Troiku Month (10) Moonlit Night by Masaoka Shiki “Today I have chosen a haiku by Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902). Shiki was the poet who gave haiku its name and he brought haiku into the 20th century. … Continue reading
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Tagged flight, geese, moonlight, railroad, shadows, troiku, Winter
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Berries and Bees
Written for: Wednesday Muse #13 (posted by Toni) – “Berries” “Write about a memory you have about berries, picking them, eating them, strawberry shortcake, blackberry cobbler, berry ice cream. The choice is yours as is the poetic form.” Swinging our … Continue reading
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Gardens (posted by Susan) “How does your garden grow?” ~ is a line from a nursery rhyme, and it is today’s challenge. Your garden can be vegetables or flowers or herbs or mythic or futuristic … Continue reading
Taste of Summer
Written for: Poetic Asides #485 “Write a summer poem.” My skin sweats salt in summertime. Ocean cools leaving salt scent there. A season to sip chilled white wine. My skin sweats salt in summertime. I feel sensuous and sublime. With … Continue reading
spiderweb
Written for: Carpe Diem #1679 Troiku Month (8) spiderweb “Today I have a modern haiku for you created by Calvin Olson in 2016. It’s a nice haiku to work with I think.” Spiderweb anchored To a tree, a bush, the … Continue reading
Alice and Violet
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: “Meet Jackie Hurlbert” (posted by charmed chaos) “I first discovered Jacquline Hurlbert’s arresting art when we were on a cruise in 2005. On our way to Victoria, Canada one of the stops was … Continue reading
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Tagged antennae, ball gowns, colors, grace, vibes, Written from Art
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Worrying At The Window
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #82 (posted by Kim) “Fretboard of Poetry” The word ‘fret’ has its origins in Old English fretan meaning to ‘devour or consume’ and is related to the Dutch vreten and German fressen. Its … Continue reading
“lightning and Toads”
Written for: The Twiglets #131 – “lightning and toads” Do toad keep their chins up when hearing lightning, or are they frightened, dashing away to a safe spot, suspending all song until the storm passes. Lightning brings out the toad in … Continue reading
Enticements
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #252 – “Coming and Going” “If this prompt makes you unsure whether you’re coming or going, write one of each. Write a “coming” poem. Write a “going” poem. Or give a voice to your … Continue reading
Soundless in Sadness
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #408 Words: cut, stars, water, dogwood, quiver, granite, earth, pill, rough, bell, dearth, garland This poem is a bell that no longer rings. Dogwoods shiver-quiver as they are roughly ripped from the earth where a … Continue reading
