Tag Archives: rain

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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San Diego

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1565 – Pacific Beach . . . San Diego “So today I have a nice “crossroads” feature. As you all know the goal of “crossroads” is to create a “fusion ku”. I have chosen a few … Continue reading →

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Losing Patience

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 28 “For today’s prompt, write a mood poem. Your poem could set the mood. Or it could be about a mood. Maybe display someone in a mood, whether that’s … Continue reading →

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renga with Basho

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem – Renga With Basho #9 A Mark On The Wall “The goal is to create a renga with the given haiku, the line-up your own choice, through adding your second stanzas of two lines wit approximately … Continue reading →

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Welcome Weather Change

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

Written for:  the SundayWhirl, Wordle #364 Words:  speckled, longing, sky, rain, quiet, brilliant, dusty, yield, thin, rippled, blend, lilting Brilliant sun thinned over dust-swept plain. Rippling clouds darkened sky, yielding speckled drops of quiet rain, a lilting blend of silver … Continue reading →

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variations on rain

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads “Fifty Shades of Rain”  (posted by Toni) “The Japanese have 50+ words for rain. Being Japanese their words for rain are seasonal, specific, and at times, extremely artistic. We westerners look at rain … Continue reading →

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La lluvia (The Rain)

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1441 – La lluvia (the rain) A wonderful piece of music from the Andes. This song is called “La lluvia” – The Rain. And I think this music can be a great source of inspiration. flute music … Continue reading →

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Forgivingness of Summer

Posted on May 22, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #57 – “Don’t Rain On My Parade!  (posted by Kim) “Join us in writing rain-drenched poems in the hope that together we can magic up a big enough umbrella to keep the rain … Continue reading →

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Draped in Veils

Posted on March 25, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #344 Words:  birth, veils, rain, broken, silky, soul, sharp, music, saturated, dish, truth, shadows Her silky soul draped in veils was broken– saturated by sharp shadows. Truth is blue music rained down on her … Continue reading →

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“slashes of rain”

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #67 – “slash of rain” knife sharp sheets of rain slash windows a blurry prism   A slasher roamed the streets at night causing townsfolk to live in fright one day rain poured down lakes formed … Continue reading →

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