Written for Val’s Haiku Scavenger Hunt
#8 where we’re asked to write a Kelly Lune.
Inspiration from image at Senryu Sunday.
Tag: Nature
At A Snail’s Pace: Mirror Cinquain
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Dear Mother: Anaphoric Cinquain
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Khadija, asks us to write
an anaphoric cinquain where at
least the first three lines of our
poems begin with the same word.
In The Glow: Mirror Cinquain
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Autumn In The City: Sijo
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Willow, asks
us to write a sijo about Autumn and our expectations.
A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose: SenHai
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Ode To The Elephant At Evening
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Heather, invites us to
have a conversation with nature
and/or any living thing written in
the form of an irregular ode.
Gentle Visitor: Haiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
Water Lilies: An Ode
Written for FOWC with Fandango
and the prompt word “adorned”,
inspired by this photo taken by
Brian at busboys world.
Silver Bird
Written for dVerse Quadrille – “Ho-hum,
it’s time to Poem”. Our host, De Jackson,
asks us to write a 44-word quadrille
using forms of the word “hum”.
Silent Watchman: Ovi Poem
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
What Do You See?
Harvest Moon: A Pantoum
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Eugi, asks us
to write a syllabic form of poetry about the beautiful
season of Autumn and the September Harvest Moon.
In Autumn
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew
asks us to write an autumn poem, using
the words “autumn”, “bright”, and
“island” and this image for inspiration.
Reflections: Haiku
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Photo Op: SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday
where Susi invites us to use
this image as our inspiration.
Perched: A Senryu
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this is the one that spoke to me.
Come Autumn: A Pi-Ku
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Melissa,
ask us to write a traditional 3-line Pi-Ku.
Seaside Polythene: A SenHai
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Rebellious: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as our inspiration.
Stone Memory
Written for dVerse Poetics: Lyric
Petrologies. Our host, Dora, asks
us to write a lyric poem featuring,
if not centering on, rock or stone.
Golden Hour Companions: A Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday were our host,
Robbie, asks us to write an alliterative poem.
Half-Notes
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
What Do You See?
Too Proud: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as our inspiration.
Late Spring: A Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Colleen, asks us to explore color in our
Japanese poetry as we write a poem
about our favorite season.
Universe of Light: A Reblog
Written by my dear friend, Ivor Steven, here is an awesome and inspiring tanka which is guaranteed to lighten your heart and bring joy and hope to your day. Ivor has shared some of my work on his site and it’s a great pleasure for me to return the favor. Check out Ivor’s site, my friends; he is a master poet and a dear, sweet man. You’ll be happy you stopped by. 😊
This is “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles
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Lone Bird: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
Gold and Amber: Séadna
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Willow, asks us to write a Celtic Autumn poem.
I have written a Séadna.
Downstream: Mirror Cinquain
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our challenge is to ponder the words below
and use them in a piece of any form or size:
light ~ fall ~ current ~ break
Continue reading “Downstream: Mirror Cinquain”Paradise On Ice: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
Preposterous Picnic
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“hodgepodge” in exactly 55 words,
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly
Prompts Colour Challenge – “brown”.
