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Snow Diamonds
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Winter (posted by Sumana) “For this week write a winter poem.” “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you … Continue reading
Ever Seeking
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Purifying the Mind (posted by Charmed Chaos) Think about the things you do to purify your mind, put your soul at peace, to ease your heart, to become more MINDFUL. Ever seeking a … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, mindfulness, patience, Stillness, triolet form
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Renewal
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #254 – “Second Wind” “Everything takes an effort. Big or small, we do our best to complete the task at hand. And even if we stumble along the way, we find we can pick … Continue reading
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Tagged double shadorma, meditation, moving forward, refresh, renewal, Stillness
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Purity of Stillness
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Like Starry Blossoms On A New Firmament in July” (posted by Sanaa) “Stillness. There are so many ways to describe it. Something that stretches itself to the most distant mountain-top, where footsteps … Continue reading
Woman In Vines
Written for: The Sunday Muse #44 Skin of milk contrasts starkly with vermillion in dress and cuffs. Red-leafed vines float about her as if she is enwrapped in a valentine. Body still, except for one pale arm raised, fingers cupped … Continue reading
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Tagged imagination, Stillness, stone wall, woman, Written from Art
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Stillness
Written for: Carpe Diem #1386 Silence … Try to create a haiku or tanka (or other Japanese poetry form) in which you don’t really use the word silence … let the scene speak to your reader about silence. Enjoy it! early … Continue reading
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stillness of stones
Written for: The Twiglets #63 – “stone-still” in the stillness stones placed on a grave Takes a whirling wind to move a stone from stillness standing stone-still hoping she will not be found out https://thetwiglets.wordpress.com/
your silence
Written for: Carpe Diem – The Sound of Silence #1 – Intro “How to bring “silence within”, “inner stillness” or “silence” into your haiku? That was the first thought that came in mind, but than I had a “revelation” … Haiku … Continue reading
still shadows
Written for: The Twiglets #53 – “still shadows” my shadow hides in the still shadows of twilight She is still a shadow of her former self. I hold still shadows in my heart The still shadow showed moonshiners in moonlight … Continue reading
Young Monk
Written for: Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #8 Spiritual Imagination You can choose the image you want to use yourself. Try to create a haiku, tanka or other Japanese poetry form with the focus on the “deeper spiritual meaning”. … Continue reading