Feel it The chill seeps in No need for The Sandman Tucked under comfort of duvet Sleep comes Ronovan’s Cinquain Poetry Prompt 26: CHILL Colleen’s TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 38 Featured image generated with AI and modified by author.
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Instructions on Not Giving Up
I have quite the problem you see As there is no head atop me Well, I started the duel (I know I’m a fool) He lopped off my head But I find I’m not dead The red Hunter’s Moon bewitched me. I managed to stay on my horse (He is prone to canter off course)Continue reading “Instructions on Not Giving Up”
Autumn Reunion
Like old friends passing Dying leaves wave in the wind Their fall departure Invokes a sweet retrouvaille In vivid autumn color Colleen’s TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 33. Val’s Scavenger Hunt – “Looking to Slide into Seasonal Change” No. 1 Retrouvaille – a French word meaning “[t]he happiness of meeting again after a long time.”
The Small Things
I see the large trees but the lichen calls my name autumn woods Color dances its grand finale withering vines In stillness is great transformationa monarch emerges TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 32, hosted by Selma.
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.
A Taiga: Covered Bridge
Over stream trickling A bridge to the other side Shall I forge ahead? I linger under rafters Into the water gazing Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 1. Welcome back, Colleen! 😊
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