spring mystery
catkins,
how do you purr,
make your fur, silky-soft
red, a firework magnet,
a spring vortex,
pull in?
winter’s final gift
new path
among old woods
bright glory-of-the-snow
among fallen dry beech
sing spring’s fresh song
today
spring’s first feast
wind’s grace
through its absence,
first cherry blossoms rest,
graceful white petals, cupped
pollen buffet
for bees
form: Badger’s Hexastich
kigo words used: catkins, glory-of-the-snow, first cherry blossoms
Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen says:
This week: Your writing invitation is to choose one of the 24 Forms for your poem. You can use the kigo words and phrases from the Part I challenge
Björn is today’s host of dVerse’ Open Link Night.
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Nice poems Lisa… I especially like the spring one…
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Thanks, Max :) Those pics were taken at Meijer Gardens.
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You get really good pics from there…always
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The phone camera never fails to amaze me at how good it is.
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So beautiful. A proper celebration of spring and new life.
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Glad you like them :)
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👍👍👍
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The Bees are more bouncy in Spring
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:)
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Buffet indeed – and for my eyes too.
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:) <3 Thanks much, Paul. Those pics are a drop in the bucket to what's there.
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Beautiful poems Lisa. Spring mystery is my favorite.
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Balroop, thanks much, glad you enjoyed spring mystery :)
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Hello, spring! Such lovely flowers. 😊💐
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Indeed!
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Bright and spring like and I loved that last alliteration (if I’m not mistaken), “cupped pollen buffet for bees”
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Thanks so much, Randy :)
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A lovely tour through your spring. (K)
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Thanks, K!
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I enjoyed your buffet of Nature poems for spring! It is coming you way soon!
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Thanks, Dwight, and I’m still marveling over that yellow iris with the cedar background.
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Are catkins a kind of rosebush?
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Catkins are what develop on shrubs/trees in the willow family and I’ve seen something similar on cottonwood trees. Sorry that’s all I know. They look like fuzzy caterpillars and I think it is part of a mechanism for pollination?
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How interesting! I have not see them before.
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At fmg they have a wide variety of species. The ones on the trees in my yard look different but similar.
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Nice poetry trio – the middle my favorite.
sing spring’s fresh song
today
sing on…
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Thanks much and glad you enjoyed the trio, especially the middle one.
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I like the form, Lisa, Badger’s Hexastich – I just got a book for Lucas and Louie called Heavy Metal Badger! I love all of them, but the spring one made me smile, with the purring catkins.
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Happy you like the form and enjoyed the poem, Kim <3
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Love all those poem, the different aspect of spring finally coming.
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Happy you enjoyed the poems. It’s been a lot of fun writing through the seasons with the kigo.
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These pictures and words here certainly put a “spring” in my step, Lisa. A wonderful tour of springtime beauty here.🙂
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Happy to brighten your day, Bruce. Thanks :)
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Beautifully descriptive, Lisa
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Robbie, thank you.
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Each verse sings with a music of its own, Lisa. Fabulous.
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Dora, thank you <3
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A pleasure, Lisa. 🥰
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Lovely photos, Li. I enjoyed the poems, and this made me smile,
“cupped
pollen buffet
for bees”
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Kitty, thank you. You couldn’t see them in the pic but the bees, butterfly escapees from the indoor butterfly living exhibit, and other insects were swarming the blossoms.
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Wow!!To see something like that must have been wonderful, Li. :)
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Kitty they have the living exhibit every year, and it is wonderful :)
https://www.meijergardens.org/events/fred-dorothy-fichter-butterflies-are-blooming/
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Thank you for sharing this link, Li. Much appreciated. :)
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:)
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Thanks for sharing the beauty of your spring, Li! Gorgeous words and pics. ❤️
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So happy you enjoyed them, Punam. Thank you <3
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You are welcome. ❤️
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What a lovely trio of Badger’s Hexastich! I loved your photos too! I think pussy willows/catkins should be a spring kigo word. I think of spring when I hear pussy willows. 🌸
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Colleen, they are (willow and willow fluff which I think the catkins could be considered) at:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#SPRING–PLANTS
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I missed catkins! I love the name!
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p.s. Thank you, Colleen <3
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You’re so welcome!
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I love these 💞Suzanne
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Thanks much, Suzanne. I enjoyed putting them together.
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Beautiful spring poems and photos, Li. I like how you worked with this form so that they words flow and question.
BTW, have you seen the movie, Perfect Days? We saw it last weekend, and it’s a Zen-like movie (if that’a thing) set in Tokyo about a man who cleans public toilets and who loves music, books, and nature.
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Thanks and glad you enjoyed them, Merril. No haven’t see Perfect Days (or even heard of it until now.) Guessing an indie film? Will try to find it. Sounds like my kind of movie.
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You’re welcome, Li. I think it was Japan’s entry for the Oscars, and it was nominated for lots of awards. I believe the main actor won one at Cannes. A Wim Wenders film.
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Pollen buffet makes me sneeze.🤧
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:( sorry to hear it
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The bees will enjoy that lovely feast. I hope they make some tasty honey. Beautiful poems!
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I hope so also, Marsha. Thank you :)
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