Tag Archives: sea

Washed in Blue

Posted on June 23, 2019 by

Written for:  Sunday Muse #61 Extend beaches with indigo, aqua, and cerulean. Wooden planks disappear, but, I am here to see the sea, and feel it cover me. Where I came from, where I will go. Gulls cry in monochrome … Continue reading →

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frozen cliffs – renga with Jane

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1594 Cliffs … Renga With Jane Reichhold “Today I have another nice modern kigo extracted from her modern saijiki. That kigo has a little sad taste, because I have chosen for the modern kigo “cliffs” and … Continue reading →

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Blue’s Brew

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl,  Wordle #383 Words:  dogs, ship, morning, stop, shadow, treat, spring, brew, notes, spent, view, shaken Shadow ship stopped in the harbor, early morning under sky of foggy-white. Even dogs slept on, dreaming of treats. The … Continue reading →

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Salt of the Earth

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 24 “For today’s prompt, write a salty poem. I love sweet foods, but I also love savory (and salty) foods. Honestly, I just like food. There, I said it. … Continue reading →

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autumn evening

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1541 – Evening (modern kigo) Back to our Autumn month “the leaves are falling” … Today I have chosen two nice haiku by Jane Reichhold taken from her “A Dictionary of Haiku” section Autumn, subsection Celestial. … Continue reading →

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Sacred Shell

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  Iambic Pentameter  (posted by Frank) “The challenge today is to write lines of iambic pentameter, lines with five iambic feet. They do not have to rhyme. They do not have to … Continue reading →

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evening

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Crossroads #9 – Ozaki Hosai’s “on the field” “Ozaki Hosai has written nice haiku in my opinion, but I think you, my dear haijin, visitors and travelers, can create a wonderful “fusion” haiku with the following haiku … Continue reading →

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Green Sea Dream

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Bits of Inspiration” – Dragonfly “The dragonfly totem carries the wisdom of transformation and adaptability in life. As spirit animal, the dragonfly is connected to the symbolism of change and light. When … 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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The Open Sea

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #309 Words:  carry, sea, mean, shake, born, post, pick, trigger, string, beam, nothing, poor They carried his ashes out to sea, that sailor born with nothing but dreams. A Navy man, retired, drawn to … Continue reading →

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