Tag Archives: perfume

butterfly

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1760 Butterfly (a Tan Renga challenge) “Today I love to challenge you to create a Tan Renga with a given haiku. As you all know the goal of a so called “Tan Renga Challenge” is to … Continue reading →

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honeysuckle

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1723 Honeysuckle “As a haiku poet I use a “haigo” or “penname” and as you know my “haigo” is Chèvrefeuille (French for Honeysuckle). I am a Dutch haiku poet and I write almost all my haiku … Continue reading →

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Lou

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

Written for:  The Muse #48 They called her Lou. She sang, performed on stage at times. Great -Grandma Eloise, an unforgettable character. Liked her liquor, jewelry, and dance. This is her old Victrola, a book of poems of which she … Continue reading →

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Red Silk Ecstasy

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #458 – Write an ecstatic poem. This poem is ecstasy, fantasy, tied up in red silk ribbon. This poem lead you to clouds, miles away from all things earthly. Your skin glows, with slow moves of … Continue reading →

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sweet scent

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #50 – Rabindraneth Tagore’s “where shadow chases light”  “At the start of this month I told you that every weekend meditation would be a “Carpe Diem Distillation” episode, in that special feature the goal is … Continue reading →

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Bourbon Vanilla

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Open Link Night #220  (posted by Bjorn) Madagascar vanilla tempted to sip from brown bottle, but essence is best experienced in a cake perfumed with vanilla. A candle flickering, flame on white, scenting a … Continue reading →

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