Hunter’s moon cloaked behind clouds glides soft and stealthy through ice crystal skies Warm breaths and hungry eyes starved For stars. Butter moon pounces. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: FULL HUNTER’S MOON Most of our monthly Moon names come from Native American and early American folklore….
Category: nature
Coloring Club Plus (minus coloring) 10/12/19
Yesterday afternoon, I was unexpectedly called away to help out friends and then ended up spending the night out of town. Got back home around 11 a.m. this morning. Mlady was peering around the corner at the end of the hall to make sure it was me. Her fur was all puffed out when she…
OctPoWriMo2019 Day 9 — Steel Snake
image link A train, snaking through terrain Carried passengers along this day Hailing from many paths on the way Stopping for passengers and cargo The travelers got out, stretched so Regarded landscape to and fro “An artist’s retreat would be perfect for this place!,” spoke the painter and commune dweller. “That forest would provide wood…
dVerse — set — brooder
burnished fluff above cream and white sets on fashioned straw bright amber eyes under textured soft red tilt, watch, and wait doughy hand curls around, lifts, tosses henkibble. squawk! instant ejection, propulsion, gobbling, distracted, reveals six oval promises — promises that will soon be kept I remember the few years we kept chickens….
Haikai Challenge #107 — red leaves (momiji)
image courtesy of Wikipedia Cold days hug cold nights Fire drains from earth and sky Inhaled by autumn leaves Rosy-cheeked maples whisper Secrets to tall browning oak Frank is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to…
Thursday Inspiration 24 — Moonstruck
Jax picked up his Mustang convertible from the dealership and decided to take it for a spin out in the desert. He still had his Harley, but not all of the women he dated liked riding everywhere with him on the back of it. There was an hour until sunset. Jax’ idea was to watch…
#Haikai Challenge #105 — Tsuki Shunbun 2019
Autumn’s skywalker can’t choose favorites veils clear for visits. Red-gold molton bauble gleams Drinking tea with ancestors Frank Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the September Equinox (Tsuki Shunbun) Image is Moonlit…
Tao-Talk 