Tag Archives: rain

Listen To The Rain Grow

Posted on July 18, 2019 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #412 Words:  rain, grow, listen, seven, humility, change, plate, still, stories, string, where, sits I have heard stories that if you sit perfectly still, count to seven, and listen, you can hear rain growing, changing … Continue reading →

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laundry on line

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1683 Troiku month (12) White Valley Clouds after the rain breathing deeply white valley clouds © Jane Reichhold (Taken from: “A Dictionary of Haiku”) Here is my attempt: after the rain slim soaked clothing on lines … Continue reading →

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Swept Away

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #89 – Extreme Haibun . . . Rain An extreme haibun is, as you maybe remember, a haibun is prose and poetry together, a kind of symbiosis so to say. I will give you … Continue reading →

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“aroma of pine”

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1676 Troiku Month (5) the aroma of pine by Hamish “Managua” Gunn “Today I have chosen a haiku by one of our haijin from the start of CDHK. I know that he is a great author … Continue reading →

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A Dream of Summer Rain

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #405 Words:  cheer, sweet, teeming, swirl, free, kneel, beam, stick, drive, dream, sign, chill Filled with cheer, I dream of a sweet teeming summer shower. I am swirling free in a beam of sun … Continue reading →

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Two Tanka

Posted on May 25, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Tanka “In Japanese, tanka is often written in one straight line, but in English and other languages, we usually divide the lines into the five syllabic units: 5-7-5-7-7. Write TWO different poems: … Continue reading →

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Varieties of Rain

Posted on April 14, 2019 by

Written for:  Wednesday Muse #3 – Fifty Shades of Rain  (posted by Toni) Write a poem about rain.  You can use the Japanese words. “Today the prompt is “rain”. We all have rain in common – too much, too little, … Continue reading →

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downpour

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #119 – “down pour of birdsong” sky rained down silver no raindrops touched the earth songs of birds caressed air   Song of nightingale poured down through trees, and rested in ears of sleeping children.   … Continue reading →

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Caught In The Rain

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Imagery in Poetry~Rubaiyat support  (posted by Jilly) Image “The word Image is synonymous with Picture and makes us think of the Visual, as it should, but that is limiting. Imagery in literature is when … Continue reading →

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Wayward Weather

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #386 Words:  glazed, wail, will, box, name, wheel, rain, snap, frame, white, depends, bait White sails snap at frame of boat. They are out too far. Weather quickly changes its mind, as it will. … Continue reading →

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