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Children’s Treasures

Posted on September 17, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Prosery:  Memories with the trees  (posted by Merrill) “Prosery is our latest addition to the dVerse universe. This will be our fourth prosery prompt. If you’re not yet acquainted with the dVerse term, let … Continue reading →

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Red Cedar

Posted on August 3, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads:  Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman- “The Art of Emily Carr” “Today, my Toadly friends, we are immersing ourselves in the art of Canadian artist Emily Carr, a visionary artist ahead of her time, … Continue reading →

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pink

Posted on June 27, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1685 Troiku month (14) Pink Sakura Blush (Kim Russell) “This time I have chosen a haiku by one of our long time members, Kim Russell. She is a great haiku poetess and has shared a lot … 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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dandelions

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1655 Tan Renga (2) — Beautiful Ugliness “For today’s Tan Renga Challenge I have chosen a haiku by a not so well known haiku poet and contemporary of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), Yozakura better known here at … Continue reading →

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Tree Alarm

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #400 Words:  salt, spring, tree, sight, sings, shack, limit, glass, power, park, spray, ridge Alarm tree sighted powerful storm coming, just over the ridge. Sprang into action, warning birds in the park, who flew … Continue reading →

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Stream of Consciousness

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #243 – Motivation:  Tranquility Write a scene or circumstance that you would deem tranquil. And to paraphrase Mr. Trebek, make sure it is in the form of a poem! “Find peace in the reflection … Continue reading →

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shivering leaf

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #72 Introducing a new feature: Poetry Archive (1) “It’s weekend again and that means time for a new weekend meditation. I have given it a thought and I decided to create a new feature … Continue reading →

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last leaf

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1586 withered leaves “Withered leaves” is our modern kigo for today’s episode. It’s taken from Jane Reichhold’s “A Dictionary of Haiku” section: winter, subsection: plants. A wonderful modern kigo to work with I think so no … Continue reading →

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Sid Sycamore

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #224 – “Paint Me A Picture” “We’ve all heard the phrase, “A picture paints a thousand words.” We as poets know this medium very well. And we know the artistic terms: Portrait, landscape, still … Continue reading →

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