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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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Creeping Sadness

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Mono no Aware”  (posted by Toni) All of us are seeing the year slowly die. This brings me to a Japanese phrase – mono no aware (moh noh noh ah wah ray) … Continue reading →

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Warmth

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 13 – CANDLE “It is said, “It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” And that one candle can light the world, just as a poem about … Continue reading →

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Would You Guess?

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 12 – COSTUMES “All Hallows Eve (Halloween) is in a few days, and we remember the costumes and outfits we’ve seen over the years. Maybe there was a costume you may … Continue reading →

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Building My Tree

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 10 – HARVEST “And so all that we have nurtured has ripened and come to fruit. All is ready to be harvested. Your poems today are of harvest and all that … Continue reading →

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Cradle of Comfort

Posted on August 19, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #17 Out on a limb– my favorite tree where Dad used to take me. Warm afternoon is fading as I sit patiently waiting to reach a decision. Perhaps, I hope to glean some wisdom from … Continue reading →

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Oh Chute!

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Day 16 Write a poem that incorporates the idea of a child’s game.  (posted by Rommy) Oh chute, broken ladder, and I was going to prune that tree, you know, the one … Continue reading →

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Land in Twilight

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Photo Challenge:  Camera FLASH! (posted by Kerry) Crepuscule Heinrich Kuhn (1897) Where land lies over water in descending twilight a lone tree shelters a wild pony. http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/

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