Stunning harvest moonIlluminates the cornfieldsOscillating stalksSly corn-spirit animalA wolf that casts no shadow Written for Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge. Listed among Colleen’s kigo phrases for the Autumn Equinox is “corn-spirit animals.” There are apparently many types of corn-spirit animals, including one taking the form of a wolf. The “corn-wolf” was known to causeContinue reading “An Autumn Equinox Tanka”
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Spider
I spot you;Hiding among the flowers;On your finely crafted web.Your beautiful colors give you away.Your size is awe-inspiring;And your intricate web design is to be envied.I am so fortunate to have seen you;But very sorry for the moth that didn’t. Denzil’s NPC #29: Spiders and their webs
Painted Sky
You’re painting me a gingered skyThough my mood’s best suited for grayThe storm clouds under which I hideAre all blowing awayExposed and now uncertainMy protective barrier goneYou pulled back the curtainAnd left me here aloneTo ponder the gingered sky Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Gingered Sky
Visceral
I was transfixed by the melodyA song I am certain I have never heardYet viscerally known to meI intuited the lyrics before they were utteredMellifluous and soul-stirringPerfectly entwined with my beingAnd in that moment, I swear we were infinite W3 Prompt #73: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Deepthy prompts us to “write aContinue reading “Visceral”
Checked Out
Running in circles Accomplishing nothingOverwhelming anxietyUnrealistic thought processesYour complacency has cost youWe’ll have teaTalk it overDevelop a feasible planDecision making in the midst of chaos Are you there?The teapot poursBut the pourer is absent Sadje’s What do you see # 204- September 18, 2023 RDP Monday: COMPLACENT
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
Adult Children
Letting go is challengingAdult childrenChildren with childrenInvariably on my mindConfronted with life’s strugglesGuidance provided – followed or ignoredMeaningful lessons are learned through experienceThis I must remind myselfAs they endeavor to find their way W3 Prompt #72: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week Nigel, prompts us to:
Thistle
Perfect purple puffPollinators paradiseProlific produceBeautiful bearerBird beaks bombard blooms’ best brood Benevolent bliss Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
Tufted Titmouse
Overlooked is the little gray birdWhose bright colored friends are often preferredBut this little bird won’t be deterredAs it barely conceals its tufted head. For I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XXVIII
Beach Holiday
Bound to an office chair Eager to departAfter work I’m going whereChilling out is an artHeading for the beach!Brain is not on dutyAfternoon is dragging onLeave early? Absolutely!Later gators – I am goneSee you in a week! (If I still have a job) W3 Prompt #71: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Willow, promptsContinue reading “Beach Holiday”
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