In fields of flowers
She dances among the blooms
Outshining the sun
For Cee’s final Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
Water Hyacinth
Places Unknown
Traveling to places unknown
I depart the station
Going solo though not alone
Bumps and curves thrown
Quite an education
Traveling to places unknown
Various skills I hone
Gradational transformation
Going solo though not alone
From time zone to time zone
Each stop a celebration
Traveling to places unknown
Love and kindness shown
Intercultural communication
Going solo though not alone
Autonomy I own
A sense of liberation
Traveling to places unknown
Going solo though not alone
W3 Prompt #139: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Punam, prompts us to write a Villanelle that includes the word ‘celebration’.
Sadje’s What do you see # 268
Winter Streams
TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge: Haiga hosted by Melissa.
Winter streams care not
The changing of the seasons
Unaltered their paths
Yoshitomo Nara
Starily scarely
Yoshitomo Nara
Depicts strong messages
Through children’s eyes
Cultural barriers
His characters transcend
Identifiable
Emotions stirred
W3 Prompt #138: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Lesley, prompts us to write a Double dactyl. Phew, this was a tough one!
Nature’s Playground
Earth
Our home
Magical
Mysterious
Natural playground
Available to all
Step away from distractions
If only to ponder the tree
An undeniable connection
Yet we search elsewhere for what we know not
Colleen’s TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge: Oracle Card Poetry. I chose to write a Classic Etheree inspired by Love of the Earth.
Cherish
Ghosts of Christmases past
Visit this season
Memories of love and loss
Joy and pain
Reminding to cherish those
Who still remain
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Ghost by Sue W and Gerry C
Train Yard
Commercial buildings at the North Carolina Transportation Museum for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge hosted by Dan at No Facilities.
Berating Besty
Belligerently and bombastically she berates her best friend
Excessively emphasizing her erratic views
Reluctantly she rescinds her repugnant and regrettable rhetoric
Anger abated and abundant arrogance in check
Traitorous tangent turns to watchful wonder
Incredibly impressed by her imperturbable friend
Neutral and nonplussed throughout the nonsensical tirade
Genuinely grateful for her generous patience and compassion
Berating besty stubbornly persists in behaving badly
Egotistical and embittered she emphatically explicates
Surely she will soon stop and surrender the absurdity
Ten tumultuous minutes of torturous harangue
Yearning for the incessant yapping to yield
Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #394 – Berate
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For the Love of Pants
For the love of fresh coffee
Clumsy movement while groggy
Spilled coffee beans on the floor
Will get some at the bookstore
For the love of a new book
Out the door for a quick look
It’s at the local bookstore
A release I can’t ignore
For the love of god I pray
Nobody sees me this way
As I rushed from the shower
I forgot to don trousers
Reena’s XplorationChallenge #360
W3 Prompt #137: Wea’ve Written Weekly by poet of the week Michelle
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Winter Skies
Winter nights
Firelight is nice
But those clear starry skies
Outdoors entice
Despite the cold
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