Books and Poetry
Perpetual lunar and solar tag
One retreats
The other gives chase
Enchanting the sky
W3 Prompt #86: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Reena, prompts us to write a Naani.
“Naani is one of India’s most popular Telugu poems. Naani means an expression of one and all. It consists of 4 lines, consisting of 20 to 25 syllables. This form is not bound to a particular subject.”
Wanderlust
The road beckons
Pacing the floorboards
She yearns to roam
He is a homebody
Comfort zone
A day of leisure
Travel documentaries from sofa
He is content
She stifles the itch
W3 Prompt #85: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, ladysigh, prompts us to:
Compose two verses according to the following specifications:
Winter solitude
From warm bed out chilled toes poke
Hibernation tempts
Naturalist Weekly Week 50: “The Bear Retreats To Its Den”
Mark’s prompt: “This week’s haiku invitation is to write a haiku or senryu referencing winter solitude or winter isolation.”
With boundless energy
He darts around my legs
Urging me to give chase
With boundless enthusiasm
She tells me about her dreams
Barely pausing to take a breath
I can only smile with boundless love
As I look at their parents
In desperate need of boundless rest
Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Boundless
No point in buying a new calendar
As my cell phone serves me well
If only I would look
Calendar lacks January entries
The New Year with quiet start
Winter desolation
December offers very little rest
Done trimming the Christmas tree
Await barrage of kin
Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 12
Grandeur? Huh!
More like a prison…
Trapped I was
Enslaved in submissive domesticity
Giving until there was nothing left to give
Exploited and abused
Musty old house
I had hoped for a fresh start
Once the bodies were buried
But, open doors cannot illuminate the gloom
Scrubbed walls will not uncling the cobwebs
I have opened these doors for the last time
Grand doors that aided my captivity
This time I shall walk through unattended
Never to look back
Sadje’s What do you see # 216
Behind a closed door…
One may find precious treasure
A rare opportunity
A lifelong friend
Answers to the universe
There is only one way to know.
Dan’s Thursday Doors.
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