Awaiting their fateThey sit in the pumpkin patchThe children circleTo pick the perfect pumpkinFor a Jack-o-Lantern face Jack-O-Lantern Halloween pumpkinAdores the laughing childrenCome to Trick or Treat For Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 6
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Red Jewels
Red pomegranatesHeavy on italian treesJuicy jewel seeds Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge No. 4
Funky Chickens
Flamboyant peopleCreative self-expressionChickens raise the bar Reena’s Xploration Challenge #300 I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XXXI Update: I had to link this post to RDP Friday! Funky!, hosted by Martha Kennedy. Love the funky duck, Martha!
Magical Moon
Magical moonbeamsShine their light upon the earthSea responds in kind Hiding in the darkPeeking out from the shadowsI know you are there Brightest of the brightIn your full glory tonightSleep shall elude me The trees are adornedBy the light of the full moonHarmonious ease Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge #30: Moon Ragtag Daily Prompt RDP Friday!Continue reading “Magical Moon”
Sandhill Crane
Autumn approaches Southern warm breezes whisperCranes answer the call Naturalist Weekly micro-season of “The Wagtail Calls” “This week’s haiku invitation is to write a haiku or senryu that references a shorebird or water bird in autumn.” I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XXIX
Thistle
Perfect purple puffPollinators paradiseProlific produceBeautiful bearerBird beaks bombard blooms’ best brood Benevolent bliss Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
Magical Moon
A restless night plagued by deep thought. I rise from bed and make my way outside, barefeet rooted to damp ground. Looking to the heavens, I am greeted by a super moon. The source of my agitation having roused my inner sea. Magical blue moonBestow your power on meYou can move oceans dVerse host FrankContinue reading “Magical Moon”
A Haibun: Supine
Midsummer afternoon. Trees whisper in the breeze. The breeze brings the scent of flowers. The flowers feed colorful insects cavorting under a wondrous sky. A sky viewed from the blanket on which I lie supine. Midsummer eveningA cloudless sky overheadSupine under stars Prompted by dVerse host De’s Quadrille #182: Are You Pining for Poems? andContinue reading “A Haibun: Supine”
Just Lines
A few little linesCommingling with each otherEnriched with color Prompted by Debbie’s One Word Sunday – “Lines”
Transitory
Drifting and surgingTransitory as the seaAlways in motion Like the ebbing tide Consistently retreating Compelled to return Prompted by Colleen’s #TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge, Synonyms Only: No. 331, 8/1/23.
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