I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XLV
Osprey
Winter Weather Wins
Cold clouds form above
Heavy jacket pulled tighter
Cold light dims early
Fierce windy winter weather
Drives me inside - defeated
Silver Metal
Gingerbread Lane
Winter solstice stroll
A walk down Gingerbread Lane
Where the homes are sweet
Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 13
Dawn and Dusk
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.”
Wet Ways
Cee’s CWWC: Which ways on a cloudy or stormy day
Restless
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:
- “Opposites”:The first and last word of each stanza must be opposites of one another;
- The two stanzas must use different opposites.
- No restrictions on form, length, meter, or rhyme;
- Thematic: Write about emotions, attitudes, and/or moods;
Hibernation
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.”
Boundless
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
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