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Moving is Traumatic

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #239 – Motivation:  Nurture “grow and develop through encouragement” “Write a nurturing poem, or of a moment that had contributed to your growth.” When I returned to New York after eight years of living in … Continue reading →

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A Monk Ponders

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #395 Words:  fires, three, garment, find, bowing, writing, silence, wave, year, earth, rain, beam The monk bows, having taken a vow of silence. He possesses three saffron garments– all the same–pleasing for his needs. … Continue reading →

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co-existing

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1624 Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage . . . Shinbutsu-Shugo Kumano Sanzan combined the Shinto and Buddhist faiths into one, known as Shinbutsu-shugo (literally the convergence of Buddhism and Shinto). The notion that deities (kami) are present in … Continue reading →

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daffodils

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #75 Poetry Archive (2) Honeysuckle I invite you to dive into your poetry archive and share haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form that mean a lot to you. Please share with us why … Continue reading →

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The Humiliated Bird

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

Written for:  The Muse #47 Ah, here we go again.  Another St. Patrick’s Day, and I am made to look the fool. Painted up all green like that foolish gecko. It is simply not my color. She’s looking out the … Continue reading →

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Some Homographs

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-Challenge:  Homographic Fun  (posted by Magaly) Today, I invite you to play with homographs, or words which share the same spelling but have rather different meanings. Yes, I’m referring to words … Continue reading →

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Thirty Days and Counting

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm:  Monchielle “Today we consider the Monchielle, a poetic form created by Jim T. Henriksen. The Monchielle consists of four five-line stanzas where: …the first line repeats in each verse. …Each line within the stanzas … Continue reading →

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Invisible Aliens

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

Written for:  Fireblossom Friday:  Ask a question – Write a poem that states a question.  Oh, not a tired old chestnut like “Do you love me?” (I get that ALL the time. Honest!) Or “How much damage will carbon emissions do … Continue reading →

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A Field of Sunflowers (pantoum 2)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry:  a Piece of Written Art  (posted by Victoria) In our current form challenge, the Pantoum, we are working with both structure and repetition—techniques much like pattern in visual art. This form, and others … Continue reading →

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waterfall at Nachi

Posted on March 14, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1622 – Imagination . . .  Kumano Kodo Waterfall   the sound of water pointing the way to the Pure Land meeting Basho © Chèvrefeuille (our host) “You will understand why I created the above haiku. … Continue reading →

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