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Autumn’s Gold

Posted on April 10, 2020 by

Poetics Aside April 2020 PAD Challenge – Day 9 Write an ekphrastic poem. Gold of autumn shines through trees Tell  me who walks these woods, please, in whose outer limits, dwell dark seas. A light beckons me to follow its … Continue reading →

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raining leaves

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #103 The Quest For A New Masterpiece Continues … Start Of Autumn “Go and find that gem, that beautiful diamond … your masterpiece, your evergreen like Basho’s “Old Pond”. Go … and create your … Continue reading →

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Tease of Autumn

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Carpe Diem “Write your poem celebrating the day or celebrate the arrival of Autumn.” Spring jumped in for a second round, elbowing autumn out of the way. Today I see crinkled paper … Continue reading →

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Autumn haiku

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #498 – Write an Autumn poem. traveling to orchard both sides of road, summer green one tree dressed in red-gold Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 498    

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“cricket silence”

Posted on September 15, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #101 Photoshopping Haiku.  Create the best version of Jane’s haiku: cricket silence between scraping sounds autumn begins Here is my attempt: silence of crickets no scraping sounds heard until Autumn begins http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/

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crow

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #94 Crow (Photo-shopping haiku) This special feature is meant to meditate and contemplate on a given challenge. For this weekend I have chosen for an episode of “Carpe Diem’s Photo Shopping Haiku”, that nice … Continue reading →

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haiku “photo-shopped”

Posted on May 3, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #82 Introducing a new feature … “photo-shopping haiku” Photo-shopping sounds awful but, I think it’s possible to “photo-shop” haiku and tanka too. Just a little change can make the difference between a good haiku … Continue reading →

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Smoky-White Spirits

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – April Poems – Day 23 The Tuesday Platform:  “Gather Around For Some Ghost Stories”  (Posted by Sanaa) “Write a horror poem that makes one taste the dark in broad daylight.” Headstones stand … Continue reading →

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On A Frisky Autumn Day

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Written for:  Sunday Muse #52 On a lunch break from the office, they keep a newspaper over their faces. Legs entwined in a salacious position, she asks him, Do you think anyone knows about us? He says, I don’t think … Continue reading →

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shivering leaf

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #72 Introducing a new feature: Poetry Archive (1) “It’s weekend again and that means time for a new weekend meditation. I have given it a thought and I decided to create a new feature … Continue reading →

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