transition
father’s wishing well rests
crumbling in the yard
home to small brown ants and large haunting regrets
pushed over, rolled aside
replaced by lighthouse
joy
sleeping koi awaken
in warming water
confetti swirls, hungry anticipation
for gifts from tiny hands
delighted to give
mystery
turtles and frogs clump on
logs and algae beds
after long sleeps; how they rest in quietude
amidst hue-song riot
is a mystery
kigo used: ants, waking koi, waking frogs
1st and 3rd images are mine; the 2nd image link is here
Double Ennead form
Notes: all 3 of these are based on recent events.
Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen says:
Your syllabic poetry writing invitation is to choose a kigo word or phrase from [a] seasonal kigo list [for your hemisphere/location.]
Also linking this to dVerse’ Open Link Night, where Lillian is hosting.
Tao Talk 
I love all three. I am most smitten with the first one….its details…the passage of time…home to small brown ants and large haunting regrets”
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Lillian, many thanks <3
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You just keep doing it right. All I can say is
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Thanks, Randy. Your support is appreciated.
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Loved your poems Lisa! :-) especially the one about the frogs!
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Many thanks, Carol Anne :)
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Is there such a thing as “complex simplicity?” These are so beautiful ~ my favorite is the first. I can imagine the destroyed wishing well.
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Thanks much for the thoughtful comment, Helen.
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I like the anthology so to speak…it’s really cool.
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Thanks, Max. I bought the lighthouse yesterday but it is still in the trunk. Rolling the wishing well away the ants swarmed out and several latched onto my hands. Thankfully only small brown (not the lighter brown sugar ants) ants so it didn’t hurt a lot but I felt it. Once it stops threatening to rain I can mow. Will also need to lay a foundation of bricks under it so it is tall enough to go over the well pump. Will take pics when it’s done :)
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I do like that lighthouse…it’s going to look really cool. Lighthouses have always fascinated me.
Oh I hate ants…some of them really hurt….the ones I’ve seen the most of are the red ones.
Cool! looking forward to them.
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That is such a fine image with the frog, simply an incredible composition and opportune capture. I just love it. And I really enjoyed the zen feeling running throughout the verses.
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Sunra, so happy you like the frog pic. I took several pics of the frogs and turtles and chose this one from the bunch. Thanks on the verses. I got quiet like the frogs and put myself in the zone :)
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Ha ha. Now that is Tao Talk 😄
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<3
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These poems are so rich and beautiful, Lisa! Wow! Loved them.
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Steve, thank you. This weather gets me in the right frame of mind to write poems.
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Clearly!
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I enjoyed reading all three of your poems. The third one speaks to me as I have been seeing a lot of turtles and frog lately.
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Truedessa, it’s been enjoyable seeing so many.
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I like especially the koi poem. I can picture your granddaughter’s delight. (K)
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She is the light of my world <3
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A really great combo, Lisa. There is a lot of heartfelt depth in each one.
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Thank you very much, Dwight. I was heart-feeling them when I wrote them <3
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You are welcome!
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I love that all three are based on recent events, Lisa, and that the images are vivid – even without the photos. I especially love this line in ‘transition’:
‘home to small brown ants and large haunting regrets’, and from ‘mystery’:
‘…how they rest in quietude
amidst hue-song riot
is a mystery’.
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:) <3
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I love the three word three stanza forms – the first particularly moving
“home to small brown ants and large haunting regrets”
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Laura, thank you <3
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A gorgeous trio, Lisa! The first one is especially poignant 💖💖
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Sanaa, thank you so much. Have you been on vaca? Haven’t seen you in awhile.
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Hi Lisa, lovely poems.
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Robbie, thank you very much <3
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My pleasure
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Beautifully written Li. Love the middle one the best.
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Sadje, thank you so much. I like it too and the experience it was based on was precious. I took a video that includes our conversation while it was happening and have listened to it again and again. Precious moments indeed <3
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Awesome 👏🏼
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Very nice. I like all three, but “transition” is my favorite :-)
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Jennifer, thank you :)
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O how you brought these tiny moments to life in a gargantuan way. The very epitome of what poetry can do: transcend.
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<3 Kim, thanks so much!
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Hi Lisa — Kathy wanted to leave early for the airport, so will miss you this morning. Have a great “live” community…🙂✌🏼🫶🏼
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Rob, understandable. I ended up missing it also as I was up way late playing online games with my sons. Where’s Kathy headed??
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Her father passed away, so she is headed home to Ohio to visit with her mom.
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:(
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Wonderful, Lisa. Each poem has its own story. Love it! 🌞
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Gwen, thanks so much. Tis the season for stories :)
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Lisa, this double ennead is fabulous. I love the way the stanzas show the passage of time. I can see your grandbabies feeding the fish in the pond. 💜
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Thanks, Colleen :)
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Poignancy, delight, wonder …you wove three emotions so beautifully, Li…each a microcosm of living. ❤️
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Thanks so much, Punam <3
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My pleasure. 🙂
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Lisa, I loved each one — transition, joy, mystery — interwoven, all three part of the same tapestry.
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Dora, I’m glad you can see it. Thank you, my friend.
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You’re most welcome, Lisa.
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All 3 are lovely and gave me glimpses into your world touched with feelings
💞
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Suzanne, thank you <3
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How beautiful you wrote these. A beautiful share, Lisa. Thanks so much.
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You’re very welcome, Selma <3
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Lovely poems, all three, Lisa. In the first one, I liked the line, ‘home to small brown ants and large haunting regrets’. I loved ‘Joy’ and ‘Mystery’, too!
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Smitha, so happy you enjoyed them, thank you.
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I couldn’t choose a specific line in joy and mystery that I liked. I read it again and again, and I decided I liked it all🙂
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:) <3
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I especially love these:
”home to small brown ants and large haunting regrets”
”amidst hue-song riot”
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:) Thanks, Melissa!
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