Orb speaks to me from dappled boughs: “My grace allows This perfect place Upon your face.” “On Autumn days I like to shine Warm earthly shrine Thank you who pray For sun each day.” “I make trees smile when I alight Leaves, bark shine bright I warm your bones I love our home.” Last…
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#Haikai Challenge #111: withering wind (kogarashi)
Pine boughs bent with snow Hide birds from numbing death Withering winds hunt Winter’s shortened days Farenheit falls, wind gallops Whistling ‘cross the plain Lost in blind blizzard A traveler lays down Now warm and sleepy Horizontal winds bring Lullabies from heaven Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says:…
What do you see? #1 — She Soars
For long she swam in pools of jade But now her wings soar lilac skies Twixt earth and sky in orange brocade For long she swam in pools of jade In shadows waits; she’s heaven-made Transform from sleep! Awake! Arise! For long she swam in pools of jade But now her wings soar lilac skies!…
#MM Music Challenge — Forever Young by Bob Dylan — Modified Erasure Poem Duet
Jim Adams is the dedicated host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [Forever Young, by Bob Dylan] and use it for inspiration in any form of creative expression (including but not limited to short stories, a piece of flash fiction, poems, lyrics, artwork, photography, (etc.) that you…
dVerse — OLN and OctPoWriMo2019 Day 31 — Epitaphs
I decided to go against the prompt for OctPoWriMo and chose to write a few epitaphs for dVerse. Linda is today’s host of dVerse‘ Open Link Night (OLN). Linda says: I am looking forward to some lovely, wicked and delightful poems- your choice. Morgan Dragonwillow (and her inspirational co-hosts, Punam, Maria,…
OctPoWriMo2019 Day 30 — Psalm 139:14
Right now I am participating in a Christian-based support group. I’ve gone through these 12 weeks several times over the years, which is how it is designed; which is to peel off a layer of the trauma, then rest awhile so the open wound from it can heal. We use a workbook, and every…
OctPoWriMo2019 Day 29 — Sei Shonagon-style list of Ten Things That Bring a Lightness of Being
Ten Things That Bring a Lightness of Being A warm housecoat and a small cat curled in your lap. Warm peach pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Laying on your back on an anchored sailboat in summer. Waking up in the morning after sleeping as long as you want. Walking a trail…
Tao-Talk 