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waterfall at Nachi
Written for: Carpe Diem #1622 – Imagination . . . Kumano Kodo Waterfall the sound of water pointing the way to the Pure Land meeting Basho © Chèvrefeuille (our host) “You will understand why I created the above haiku. … Continue reading
In Praise Of The Beach
Written for: Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 6 Write a praise poem. Praise a person; praise a deity; praise your favorite food. If you ask me, there’s not enough praise to go around in this world. When life’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Luc Bat poem, senses, Sounds, stress, Written for Challenge
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Attraction
Written for: Poetic Asides #413 Write a recognition poem. A recognition poem could be about public recognition, like an award or a declaration in front of or directed to a group of people. Or it could be about recognizing something for … Continue reading
Mount Hood Before Me
Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Flexing your verbs (posted by Kim) It has become quite a thing to turn nouns and adjectives into verbs – we’ve all done it here at dVerse. But how about using verbs in … Continue reading
What Colors Are Your Emotions?
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub: Sensory Play (posted by Mish) We know the importance of using the five senses in our poetry and how it enriches the imagery for the reader. A scene of nature, for example becomes more alive … Continue reading
“pink sakura blush”
Written for: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month (Second Edition), May 2017 #3- pink sakura blush (posted by Kim) pink sakura blush spring’s kimono falls to earth silk snatched by a breeze © Kim Russell … Continue reading
A Taste of Synesthesia
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Synthesia Can you taste a three? What color is a bird song? If you had ready answers for that you may have synesthesia. It’s a quirk in human neurology where a link occurs … Continue reading
Dare to Condense
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend MiniChallenge: Condense A Poem (posted by Kim) I have chosen a long(-ish) poem by Pablo Neruda, which I would like you to condense to at least half the lines of … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, experience, Inspired by another poem, senses, writing
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Mask
Written for: Carpe Diem #1130 Intuition ‘Every one of us has in a way a kind of intuition. For example: you have only need for a few words to understand what your loved one means. Sometimes intuition gives you the … Continue reading
Felt With Heart
Written for: Carpe Diem #1029, “Felt With The Heart” “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”~Hellen Keller how do you feel joy? stand outdoors … Continue reading
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Tagged Haiku, joy, senses, written from a quote
