Today I’m trying something new: participating in the weekly Cosmic Photo Challenge. The theme is “’tis the season.”
I have a haiku to go with it:
Joseph and Mary Journey by silent snowmen Looking for some room
Preparations
Haiku / Senryu / Tanka
Overcast
chilly city air:
taciturn whispers of rain
skyward, in the gray Continue reading
Tiff is an understatement
Here’s one for the “not gonna lie” file. MVB: Furious and FOWC: Tiff worked pretty well together.
A Fun Reading Spot
A little poem inspired by the picture for MLMM’s Photo Challenge #387. I’ve been trying to write something not-so-short all week, but something is better than nothing. What’s best is when you can combine multiple prompts together into one post. 🙂
Walk Forward
For the Weekly Scribblings’ theme of “Forward Movement” and in response to FOWC: Consecutive, I have written a set of cascading haiku. I’m not sure if this is a real form, but that’s what I’m calling it.
nothing will happen
without concerted effort
and steps of courage
Contentment
I am sharing another poem from the archives. 🙂 During my archaeological dig through my notebooks today, I found this haiku and thought it was cute.
Sweet simple sparrow
Singing softly, staccato,
Staying satisfied
P.S. Many thanks to Brian Vos, whose prompt I linked to above, because after I shared this poem last week, he told me it would be interesting to see more of my older stuff. So, he’s the one who caused me to open Pandora’s Box. 🙂
Reflection in the Lake
see Moon in pieces
like a shattered glass window —
it will not hurt you
A senryu for MVB: Window. Thanks to Lorraine for the “moon in pieces” image. It got stuck in my brain, and this poem was born. I wish I could have found a good image or, even better, taken a picture at the particular lake that I’m thinking of.
Looking Back
A short one today for FOWC: Forward and MVB: Chapters. I meant to write something more detailed, but it’s not happening yet today. Inspired by the fact that I have been writing in a journal every day since December of 2007. Also sharing with One-Liner Wednesday because the poem might be 3 lines, but it’s short enough to be only one sentence. 🙂 The top picture is of my current journal.
Voracious Reader
Inspired once again by the prompt from yesterday, I wrote this tanka about reading. I make time to read every day — it’s kind of like eating a meal to me, not optional like a dessert — but there’s still never enough time to read as much as I wish I could, or if there is enough time, then I use too much of it on other things, such as watching videos on Youtube.
My home library:
Full bookshelves are prepared for
Reading with gusto
If only there was enough
Peace, and quiet time waiting
Reaching for Beyond
For this week’s Weekly Scribblings at Poets and Storytellers United, we are writing micro-poetry, so I wrote this tanka today.
Longing for my God —
Weeping willow-branch reaching
For what’s out of reach —
Her long hair falling groundward
While the trunk continues strong
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