Tag Archives: flowers

Questions to Ponder

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

Weekend Mini-Challenge: Strange News  (posted by Magaly) For today’s prompt, I invite you to be inspired by the following questions, out of the Strange News section of Live Science: 1. What if the moon disappeared tomorrow? 2. Can humans smell … Continue reading →

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Troiku Hineri (troiku with twist)

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #67 Troiku Hineri: Apple Blossoms I will give you four haiku to work with. You may decide which haiku you want to use to create a “fusion-ku” with. Of course the “crossroads-idea” is not … Continue reading →

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Aroma

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 2 – AROMA Smell those chestnuts roasting on the fire, crack and eat with apple cider. Scent from oven–gingerbread, and pumpkin pie spices fill my head. and mums– earthy, herbal. Chimney … Continue reading →

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Renga With Basho #10

Posted on October 13, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #53 Renga With Basho #10 “summer’s night” “Welcome at the first edition of our anniversary month’s weekend meditations. This month I love to challenge you every weekend meditation to create a renga with one of … Continue reading →

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Last Night of Autumn

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #24 Moonlight backgrounds last night of Autumn, in which bare, purple trees, and climbing leaves appear. Spacey- lacy flowers bend to wind’s whim. Some birds have begun migration. The crow remains at his station, watching … Continue reading →

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“temple bell”

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Written for:   Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (5) “temple bell stops” So today our TRC episode has a twist. What kind of twist? Well … I will give you the 2nd (two-lined) stanza of approximately … Continue reading →

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Garden of Reminders

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  The Language of Flowers (posted by SarahSouthwest) “Flowers are your friends here! The language of flowers was a positive craze in the 19th Century – though flowers have always had a language of … Continue reading →

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daisies

Posted on May 27, 2018 by

Written for:  Haiku Horizons – “bring” daisy petals flutter in a Spring breeze bring smiles https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

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pinpoints

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1412 (extreme haibun) – Daisies “Today I have a new task for you all. The prompt for today is “daisies” and you are invited to create an extreme haibun or in other words “your haibun may have … Continue reading →

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Bouquets of Harmony

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads –  Day 14 “Eres Tú” (That’s You) (posted by Marian) Watch     Listen     Be Inspired     Write Celebration Love extends an arm to gather bouquets of wildflowers. Orange sings to blue. Yellow … Continue reading →

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