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against the sky

Posted on August 12, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #44 Troiku Challenge:  Against The Sky Last weekend I challenged you with a Troiku Challenge and I thought this weekend we will do that again, so I have another nice challenge for you to create a … Continue reading →

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eye

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

Written for:  Haiku Horizons – “eye” from corner of eye midst grass splotched with yellow-brown struggling daffodil https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

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Posted on May 25, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Crossroads #10 Jane Reichhold’s “rainbows of high tide” This episode of Crossroads I love to challenge you to create a “fusion”-haiku from two haiku by our beloved Jane Reichhold (1937-2016). She was one of our co-hosts and … Continue reading →

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starlight image

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Crossroads #3 – Rabbit Ear-Iris “This time I love to challenge you to create a haiku (only haiku) through “fusion” of the following two haiku:” rabbit-ear iris how much it looks like its image in water © … Continue reading →

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A Moment Of Color

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #25 Use That Quote Rabindranath started writing poetry in Bengali. His poem “Sandya Geet” (Song of Dusk) was appreciated by many, including Sri Bankimchandra Chatterji, who wrote the National song “vandemataram”. He later wrote in Bengali … Continue reading →

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Stillness

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1386 Silence … Try to create a haiku or tanka (or other Japanese poetry form) in which you don’t really use the word silence … let the scene speak to your reader about silence. Enjoy it! early … Continue reading →

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Pink Poison

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub:  Poetics With Poisonous Plants  (posted by Bjorn) “Today I wish you to use the name of poisonous plants in your poetry. For me there is a poetic beauty such lethal names as nightshade, belladonna, wolfsbane, … Continue reading →

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Roses

Posted on November 23, 2017 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~The Flower:  Rose Say it with Roses today. Write whatever it means to you. You might even focus on its thorns if you so wish. Such a gentle, beautiful and aristocratic flower has deep rooted … Continue reading →

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Sunflower House

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Fashion Your Words~Let’s Build Houses; as some parts of planet earth remain storm-ravished, some parts have weathered the storms. Yet some parts remain near-paradise. Poets: wherever we find ourselves, here is a call … Continue reading →

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Rose Petals

Posted on August 25, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Writing and Enjoying Haiku #5 – Creating Beauty life of a rose petals f  in fall              l                u           … Continue reading →

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