Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Texas Sky

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Koi Pond

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See

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Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Backyard Buzz

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:

home ~ world ~ denied ~ bees ~ pleas ~ forgotten
folklore ~
wonder ~ strum ~ fallow ~ sigh ~ sky

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Deadvlei

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Oystercatcher

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge
and Esther’s Writing Prompt – ‘bank’.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Dropped Signal

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Small Fires

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Yorkshire Fog

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Great Outdoors

Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Spend More Time Outdoors”

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Snowfield

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and a haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

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Informative, Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: displace

Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word “displace”.
Thanks, Brian!

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Juxtaposition, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

After The Rain

Written for dVerse Poetics: A Tale of
Two Images. Mich has provided us with
some lovely images and asks us to write
a poem incorporating juxtaposition.

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Haibun, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Manhattanhenge: June 2026

Written for dVerse Haibun Monday 6/22/26:
First Solstice, hosted by Frank Tassone

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Like A Rock: A SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: congregating

Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word “congregating”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Poetry, Shadorma, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Kousa Dogwood: A Shadorma

Written for Tanka Tuesday where Robbie
asks us to write a syllabic poem about trees.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Phrase Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

On A Wet Afternoon

Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Artie who has
suggested prompt lines for our poem.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

“my delicious walk in the rain”
“what it is that music is trying to say”

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Bellying Up: A SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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American Cinquain, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

White Rose: American Cinquain

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.

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Informative, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: foliage

Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
 to get creative with the word “foliage”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Unread Message

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Payback Time

Written for Living Poetry where
Bartholomew has shared this
sunset image for inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Last Voyage

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Haibun, Haiku, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

A Moment After

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge,
where she has given us the sentence below as
a thought-starter. Here’s where the prompt took me.

“A thought brushed my palm, then scattered like a startled bird.”

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Prompts

Storms: A SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

His Majesty

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Dinggedicht, Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Sea

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Hope is our PoW this week; her prompt is
to write a 10-20 line Dinggedicht poem.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Secret Pond

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Sijo, Writing Prompts

On Dewy Grass: A Sijo

Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew asks us to write any form of
poem using the image shown below as
inspiration. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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American Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Finale: American Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “the end”.
This is my American cinquain.

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