Written for RDP where leapingtoes asks us to
get creative with the word βdiscernβ; also for
Crimsonβs Creative Challenge #063 and Crispinaβs
photo #2. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
Category: Haiku
RDP Tuesday: optimism
Today at RDP, Martha asks us to get creative
with the word βoptimismβ. Thanks, Martha!
Hereβs where the prompt word took me.
RDP Friday: zephyr
Today at RDP, Martha Kennesy asks us to get
creative with the word βzephyrβ. Thanks, Martha!
Hereβs where the prompt word took me.
RDP Friday: boreal
Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us to get
creative with the word βborealβ. Thanks, Martha!
Hereβs where the prompt word took me.
RDP Monday: flinty
Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word ‘flinty’.
Thanks, Heather! Hereβs my take.
RDP Friday: transcendent
Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us
to get creative with the word βtranscendentβ.
Thanks, Martha! Β Hereβs my take.
In Autumn
Written for Estherβs Writing Prompts #86
incorporating the word βshadeβ.
Hereβs where the prompt led me.
Branches: A Haiku
Written for Eugiβs Moonwashed
Weekly Prompt, incorporating
“appeal intertwined” and “natureβs
grasp of beauty”. This is my haiku.
Pisces Dreams: A Haiku
Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #11
where our host Colleen challenges us to write a
syllabic poem of our choice featuring our Zodiac
color according to the chart shown below. I am
Pisces and the color chart says my color is pink.
What is your zodiac color?
First Morning
Written for Eugiβs Moonwashed
Weekly Prompt, incorporating
βgentle dewβ and βnatureβs beautyβ.
This is my response, a haiku.
Pale Bloom
Written for Susiβs SenHai Saturday #1.
The photo below is our inspiration;
we are to respond with one senryu
and one haiku. This is my take.
Let In Calm: Dectina Refrain and Haiku
Written for Moonwashed Weekly Prompt (“hope for”)
and Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge (“impatience).
Here is my Dectina Refrain followed by a Haiku.
Fret,
Worry,
Useless fears
Swirl in our brains
Dance of impatience
When all we should hope for
Is a peaceful mind and heart
Every day is its own journey
Our destination is preordained
Fret, worry, useless fears swirl in our brains
The journey is short
No time for useless worry
Be still, let in calm
NARΒ©2024
Dectina Refrain:
This refrain is written as follows:
1stΒ line β 1 syllable, 2ndΒ line β 2 syllables
3rdΒ line β 3 syllables, and so on for 9 lines;
the 10thΒ line is comprised of the first four lines
as one stand-alone line.
This is the extraordinary βBridge Over Troubled Waterβ by Simon and Garfunkel
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
Come Softly: Dectina Refrain & Haiku
Written for Jimβs Thursday Inspiration #231 –
βCome Softly To Meβ. Here is my piece,
a Dectina Refrain followed by a haiku.
Do
You hear
Me tapping
On your window
Come softly darling
Sit right here beside me
Kiss my trembling fingertips
Take me in your arms and hold me
Tell me you will never let me go
Do you hear me tapping on your window
A petal soft kiss
Fluttering cherry blossoms
Loveβs gentle breezes
NARΒ©2024
The Dectina Refrain is written as follows:
1stΒ line is 1 syllable,
2ndΒ line is 2 syllables,
3rdΒ line is 3 syllables, and so on for 9 lines;
the 10thΒ line is comprised of the first four lines
and written as one stand-alone line.
This is βCome Softly To Meβ by the Fleetwoods
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
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