Walking along a waterfront in a North Carolina fishing village, I came upon several ruddy turnstones skittering atop the breakfront. I was excited to find a new to me bird and surprised to learn these are fairly common. Pretty little birdsFrolicking along the shoreHappy to meet you I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXII
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Shriek Time
The dreaded time is almost nearA dozen shrieks to damage the earWe’ve begged it to stopThat crazy twelve o’clockBut it seems it can no longer hear W3 Prompt #115: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Celestial, prompts us to write a limerick inspired by the following image:
A chōka: Summer Butterfly
Slow transformationMetamorphosis completeIt soars on a gentle breezeSummer butterflyViewing the world from aboveRelishing first flightIntoxicating pollenDraws it dancing on petalsOblivious of its past Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 42
Poker Face
A timorous fellow Is that what you see?How little you knowAbout little ol’ meA rebel I was and shall always beNo poker face hereDonned my timid facadeNot much threat Just a little oddBut up each sleeve It is quite trueAces I holdNot one, but two Sadje’s What do you see # 244 Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #371 – Timorous
Yellow Machines
Yellow sun lightensupon sandy soft coastlinemaintained by machines Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Yellow by Sue W & Gerry C
On a Gust of Wind
Life sails on a gust of wind;light and buoyant as a feather.It observes its surroundings,embracing the journey. The wind accelerates.Life wrestles the wind;compelling it to slow downor change direction,but the wind knows its own destiny. Tenuous as a feather,life senses a change;a slackening of the wind. Life drifts on a gentle breeze.The last breath ofContinue reading “On a Gust of Wind”
A Cento: Herons at Sunrise
I climbed through woods in the hour-before-dawn dark;I wandered lonely as a cloud,from purple forest to golden sky;a thin wet sky, that yellows at the rim,and meets with sun-lost lip the marsh’s brim.Cold water-mouths move and singand the night herons brood in their heronry like yoga masters.Tell me is there anything lovelier?I resisted the madContinue reading “A Cento: Herons at Sunrise”
Family Picnic
Family visitshot summer celebrationsfor new beginnings and generations of oldbabies and great grandparents Wished for swimming poolsexcessive heat comes in waveslocal lakes too warm Deftly prepped with lovechilled in refrigeratorwatermelon chunks for the family picnicsweet pink juice dribbling down chins Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 41 Colleen prompts us to incorporate the following kigo phrasesContinue reading “Family Picnic”
Infamous Greed
His ship did not display skull and crossbones Yet he was a pirate just the sameSiphoning funds from the exploitable Hiding behind his cloak of fameA confident stride and a charming smileWas all that backed his assurances When all went down and fraud was foundHe unwaveringly claimed innocenceCorporation thus seizedBank accounts frozenHe boarded his ship And fled by oceanWithContinue reading “Infamous Greed”
Sultry Voyage
Cold winter dayselicit sultry dreamsVoyages to tropical destinations where palm trees blow in soft ocean breezesand saffron sunrises convey promise Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Sultry dreams
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