Tanka Tuesday 325 Ekphrastic Senryu

final refreshment his grateful parched throat and eyes breath leaves in whisper artwork:  A Cup of Water and a Rose by Francisco de Zurbarán prompt inspired by Rebecca Budd’s post:  The National Gallery 5 Minute Guided Meditation . Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday.  Colleen says: • Read Rebecca’s post and watch the video….

dVerse — Haibun Monday — Still blowin’…

I had a few errands to run this afternoon. First stop was to drop off loaned items at the library that were due. The plan was to put them in the outside drop box because, since today is a federal holiday, I expected the library to be closed. It wasn’t. I went inside to the…

Kerfe’s RWG 14 — Mission View

image by Karen Davis fluffy hare wet, slinks dew dank moonlightslips mist smoke, breath quick on her flightpinpoint cycle that’s quilled with her designregrets of the wounded all taken in stridesleep put off as it’s done when all bets ridetime to rest when post-collect’s magic sanctify words used: slink, cycle, regret, breath, bet, wound, smoke, sleep,…

micropoetry at the garden shoppe

I went to a garden shop the other day and found a sweet batch of lawn ornaments. Five baby dragonscurl and roll in warm sunshinewaiting for mommy   granite effigiescall feathered friends in to bathespring water and green   purred in contentmentmoon settles in her beinglost in last summer   lands in front of meall…

The Unicorn Challenge 0616 — They Feel What We Feel!

© Ayr/Gray Straightjacket buckled and secured, two orderlies lead Harold to the ambulance. “I’m telling the truth! Why won’t you listen! They feel what we feel!” Harold’s mother stands at the top of the porch, her arms crossed, grim downturned mouth, and a deep furrow of worry at her brow. “Please fix my boy,” she…