Tag Archives: fruit

Farmer’s Market

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Written for:  –  Miz Quickly, “Whereness” Place ought to be easy. A place stays put. It can be described, objectively, until the cows come home and not be altered a bit by all that data. If by “place” we meant … Continue reading →

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“autumn coolness”

Posted on August 25, 2018 by

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #46 Renga With Basho Hineri “autumn coolness” Here are the six haiku (including the real “hokku”) to work with. The goal is to write the 2-lined stanza between the haiku and to close the “chain” with … Continue reading →

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paulownia tree

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #39 Troiku Challenge “a distant mountain” “In this Troiku Challenge you have to create first a so called “fusion”-haiku and than you have to create a Troiku (more on Troiku you can find in the … Continue reading →

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Mango

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Of Poems and Fruit”  (posted by Sanaa) “For today’s challenge, I want you to write a poem about fruit. Not just any ordinary, everyday item on the dining table but your best-loved; … Continue reading →

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Banana Boats

Posted on September 23, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini Challenge: “Boats” (Posted by Kim) “I love boats, which is why this weekend I’d like you to write about a boat. It could be a boat you’ve owned; one on which … Continue reading →

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Raspberry

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1223 Raspberry low winter sun raspberry leaves glow red and green © Jane Reichhold the sweet taste of her passionate kiss rests a while I carress her snow white skin a gentle touch of raspberry © … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 3, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1183 first day of spring (haruno saisho no hi) Write about spring in a classical haiku. on the scales Kyoto and Edo balanced in this spring of a thousand years a spring night: and with the … Continue reading →

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Grapevines

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

Written for: The Twiglets #16-Those Grapevines White House wreathed in grapevines, bright purple, centers gleaming- spotlight of sun. https://purplepeninportland.wordpress.com/2017/03/20/the-greenland/

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Attack of the Orange-Haired Gnomes

Posted on March 12, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads Title-Tale (Poetry and Flash Fiction with Magaly) Greetings, dear Toads. Today’s mini-challenge is simple (and funny, I hope). The world is so gloomy right now, that most of us could probably use a … Continue reading →

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Rewrite

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

Written for:  Quickly #28 Steal Well Rewrite William Carlos Williams’ “This Is Just To Say” This Is Just To Say I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me … Continue reading →

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