Transient calm waters Destined to be disturbed Little ripples formGrowing, spreadingGaining momentumFlowing, churningDams built for containmentMerely temporary barriersRising over, spilling Unconstrained and freeI contentedly ride the rapidsCooled by the spraying mist W3 Prompt #113: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Sarah, prompts us to “Compose an ekphrastic poem inspired by any image of a body of water (ocean, waterfall, lake,Continue reading “Transient Waters”
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Hot Flash Summer
Sweat beneath the sheetsA different meaning wasHot summer bodiesEntwined deep into the nightNow forced apart with sheets thrown 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 40 Colleen asks us to use one of several proposed summer song lyrics to inspire our syllabic poetry. I chose “Summer heat, boy and girl / but oh, oh those summerContinue reading “Hot Flash Summer”
Urban Seats
Sometimesthe city callsJust a spoonful I needto bring forth a fresh perspective A change Off to the urban streetsFreed from suburban boxfor some lively city bustleI watch Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Perspective by Gerry C. and Sue W. Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #369 – Spoonful. “This weekend your challenge is to write a poem or a piece ofContinue reading “Urban Seats”
Night Train
On the night train there is no hoot hoot hoot hoot of the barred owl or the chirp chirp chirp of cricket stridulation. There is only the rhythmic cha, cha, cha of the wheels on the track. The hypnotic tempo, combined with the undulating motion of the train, gently lulls me to sleep. I doContinue reading “Night Train”
Laughing Gull
A groggy early morning stroll on the beach Roused by a cacophony of maniacal laughterAlmost as good as a cup of morning coffee I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXIX. Photos taken at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina during spring season.
A Haibun: Spirit of Summer
I am loving the long, balmy days as we approach the Summer Solstice. I have picked the first cucumber from my garden and the few blueberries that the birds were kind enough to leave for me. I am taking almost daily trips to parks and gardens – staying local as I await the arrival ofContinue reading “A Haibun: Spirit of Summer”
Sunday Drive
A peaceful retreat behind the wheelLulled by the soft hum of the open roadNo death grip highway rush todayCountry roads bypass urban sprawl Lined by hayfields and corn rows Opening to green pasturesThe road plays hide and seek over peaks and into valleysAs it winds through foothills of the large mountains Which seem to exist for the soleContinue reading “Sunday Drive”
Artistic Seats
Once a sleepy little townGrew tired of bricks red and brownTheir drab and dreary paved walkwaysNo place to sit on a pleasant dayRevitalization was the ticketArtwork placed on exhibitA setting to rest tired feetPerched upon artistic seats Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge – Week 24 Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Sleep
A Hike Up Ben Nevis
A beautiful day in the Scottish highlands, sweet!Perfect for a climb up Ben Nevis; a feat I intended today to do whether sunny or not.The cliffs that edge the mountain make my knees quake,but the view is to die for.Rainbows arc over distant mountains, though this mountain remains dry. Thank you!” say I to the great Ben Nevis withContinue reading “A Hike Up Ben Nevis”
Royal Terns
Why do the Terns stand there so?Still as statuesFaces to the windIs there hope for stillness on a summer day?When crowds of beach-goers line the shoresCertain to provoke flight I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXVIII Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Hope for
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