A pleasant night under bright starlight The hoot-hoot of an owl, a distant howl I sit and contemplate my significance Thoughts surface, as I ponder my purpose Unwittingly resigned to a wandering mind I sit and ruminate on life But the moon disrupts my disorderly conduct It waves to Regulus and winks to Venus I sit in aweContinue reading “Mind Wander, Sky Wonder”
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A Tanka: Predawn Sky
Cotton candy clouds Dress violet predawn sky Venus slowly fades I, but a mere speck of dust, Gaze out the kitchen window TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 28, hosted by Melissa. W3 Prompt #175: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Sadje, prompts us write a poem using imagery. Featured image assisted by Microsoft AI.
Periwinkle Skies
Gentle breezes blow Across deep blue waters Under periwinkle skies Promises whispered in the ear As a new day dawns Calmed by shades of blue-violet Softly nudged by the wind Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #414 – Periwinkle
Uncertain Sky
Clouds swirl high painting a lovely tie dye an uncertain sky must decide what comes next In a symphony of windsong the uncertain sky blows strong urging the clouds to move along but they are determined to dance Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Nature’s symphony Ovi Poetry Challenge 66: DECISIONS
Blue Bliss
Plunged into the depths Engulfed in deep ocean blue Free-floating bliss Panic creeps in Impelling a rise to the surface Emergence from the abyss Optimistic reach for the sky Azure euphoria RDP Sunday: rise hosted by drkottaway Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Blue by Sue W & Gerry C
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
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”
Look To The Sky
There is peace and beauty in the sky. Just look up!