crumpled wrapping paper, tossed like year’s end, makes way; fresh snow falls… doorbell rings; florist with snowdrops! Scented promise, from old lover, who steps out, from behind florist, bows and asks, “new beginnings?” kigo used: snowdrops new beginnings sijo form top image link Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen says: Your syllabic poetry…
Category: poetry
dVerse — Poetics — Litotes — It isn’t that…
It isn’t that the green of grass is displeasing to my eye, as green is one of my favorite colors: a pennant of life. It isn’t that quiet isn’t appreciated when plows sit garaged, restless minds need every appurtenance to peace’ mirage. It isn’t that winds don’t titillate as they nibble my cheeks, yet may…
24 SSPC 14 Winter Solstice (2nd week) (Dec 21 – Jan 4) Touji
Open Shopping sales Boxing Dayblinders fall, turn to seehomeless who look like me;smile, ask to tea. Will New Year’s Eve closes yearreborn babe upon dawnblank slate potential yawnswith will to good. Warm Long cold walk around lakeHow do the birds stay warm?Wings touching, safe from harm.My hot drink: Cheers! top image by Michael S. Williamson…
The Oracle Says: Symphony
“Pin on the Sun King“ day will be purple suit or it can boil as ached moanegg sun drooling juice languidly eating through screamsfingering my arm fluffing breast beneath gownplay above like moon mad mist smell blow awaylove dressed summer ship wind’s luscious peach music sing me
haiga for winter solstice and Jethro Tull’s, “Ring Out, Solstice Bells” (repost)
Now is the solstice of the yearWinter is the glad song that you hearSeven maids move in seven timeHave the lads up ready in a line Ring out these bellsRing out, ring solstice bellsRing solstice bells Join together ‘neath the mistletoeBy the holy oak whereon it growsSeven druids dance in seven timeSing the song the…
The Oracle Speaks — Dirty
soft belly marble colors me champagne broken baby working to heal in caramel corduroy of melt embrace poetry fly a naked fool for need never haunts air fire flower fever cake blushy red with joy growl hot moist magic make dirt of this time only doing is sacred top image link Magnetic poetry using the…
24SSPC 12 Heavy Snow (2nd Week, Dec 7-20) Taisetsu
Why does winter choose unvarnished midnight to gift clarity of truth? Cold capriciousness may mercifully be veiled — white breath’s forgetting. Late to the party but finally here. I chose to write using the 12th of the 24 forms, mondo, where it can be written with 2 people or one person writing both parts. I…
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