Haiga form kigo = cold dew Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday. Colleen says: Your syllabic poetry writing invitation is to choose a kigo word or phrase from the seasonal kigo list on the post, or you can choose from the autumn category (world kigo database) on the kigo word list links below.
Month: October 2023
POPO2023 Day 10
Each morning she supervises, watching me go through the house-opening ritual. Silent, with knowing eyes, she waits. She knows, after windows and doors opened, coffee made, and fish fed, I’ll sit on the couch, and she will climb into my lap. artwork by Henri Matisse, “Pot of Geraniums“
dVerse — Prosery — The Answer (warning: disturbing content)
You cannot pluck moonlight to bring in your pocket!Helen Hoyt – October Letter “C’mon, be adventurous for a change,” said Tommy, his voice an edged plaintive whine. Again, I was inadequate in Tommy’s estimation. Like when Tommy handed me a pink pill and said it would be a thrill. Or when he begged…
POPO2023 Day 9
This morning bracing air entered with opened windows and doors. Puffs of coolness after weeks-long heat waves give false hope. They say the smoke from the fires in Canada are headed this way. artwork is by Henri Matisse, “The Open Window“
POPO2023 Day 8
Oldest son is on vacation this week Day one takes care of pesky car maintenance I follow him there and then we go for lunch Afterwards we take a drive to the country market. Days like this are blessings. He wants to buy a bike. artwork by Georges Seurat, “Study for a Sunday on La…
Writober Days 7 & 8 and dVerse OLN 348 — Monster Bones
What is that rattle in the yard when moon hides in the clouds, when wind tonight in autumn moans, where howls of wolf pack echoes? A clattered sound of monster bones. Thought he’d wandered far away Last Halloween’s silent midnight I swore I heard his groan across lake, his tears splashing like rain; my guilt…
Doodads
We went out to the state park winter sports complex today to walk trails. They’ve added several things there since I went there last, including zip lines, an archery range, roller luge, a massive climbing wall, and a decent-sized picnic area. Not many people out there, probably because most everything was closed.
Tao Talk 