In a clear lake under a mottled sky A green frog prepares to eat A snail rests on its back A small dragonfly pauses in mid-flight Perhaps sensing the danger A mottled frog watches A double kimo for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Mottled
Tag Archives: Poetry
Katydid
Little alien feasts upon my petunia singing katydid For Colleen’s final 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, I have chosen the kigo word katydid. Enjoy your break Colleen! I’m looking forward to the new Tanka Tuesday challenges.
Fallen Tears
It is rare that I cry but you make my tears fall hard from clouds that form behind my eyes they pour over cliffs run down streams tumble over rocks pool into lakes flow over dams rush down rivers tumble into the sea rise with the waves fall to the shore rest in the place where IContinue reading “Fallen Tears”
Luggage Adventures
I shall leave behind all that I’ve known abandon seeds that I have sown with trunk in hand I’ll start anew as tucked within adventures brew. But which suitcase shall I take upon a bike for goodness sake? Inside my luggage a tale unfolds though I know not what the future holds perhaps a peekContinue reading “Luggage Adventures”
Sheltered
Sheltered from the sun within the large tree hollow mushrooms congregate Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Sheltered by Eugi Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 50
Those Boys
Those boys – they seem so serene Simply enjoying the view But they are just taking a rest Twixt what’s done and what’s to do Pondering the distant pasture Plotting how best to torment the cows W3 Prompt #123: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Sally, prompts us to write an “ekphrastic poem inspired byContinue reading “Those Boys”
Water Lily
The star that you are rising from the murky depths offering nectar Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
What Will It Take?
What will it take for us to see beyond egos be truly free For love to reign what will it take make war for peace a BIG mistake Transformation of humankind what will it take to loosen binds History loops without a break end the cycle what will it take W3 Prompt #122: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Suzanne, prompts us toContinue reading “What Will It Take?”
A Kouta: Remaining Heat
Still air tightly grips Remaining heat of summer No fall winds blowing Rustling of tree leaves absent Not even mackerel clouds To stifle the sizzling sun Noses sneeze out hazy soot Best to stay indoors Cool night calls outside Milky Way stars wink As the chair rocks back and forth Buzzing mosquitoes bite legs Legs leapContinue reading “A Kouta: Remaining Heat”
End of Summer?
I rise to a relatively cool morning and throw open the windows for a breath of crispness. Aaah, fall is in the air! Until about 8 a.m…. The heat and humidity quickly stifle the exhilaration, reminding me that summer is not over. Another heat wave Summer flowers bow their heads Praying for reprieve dVerse HaibunContinue reading “End of Summer?”
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