Once peery twinkles, now opaque orbs. Ears batten, echoed messengers. Loved ones murmur denouement. Angels' whooshes take me home. Image: "Angel Wings and Heaven," by Sherri's of Palm Springs. Frank J. Tassone is today's host of dVerse' Meet the Bar. Frank says: Let us write our own Jisei. Write a haikai (haiku, senryu, tanka, kyoka,… Continue reading dVerse — MTB 227 — Angels Near
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dVerse — MTB 227 — Still
Feathers flash -- then thump.Is the chickadee stunned; orsomething more final?In the morning, still she lies;Night hunters left her intact. Frank J. Tassone is today's host of dVerse' Meet the Bar. Frank says:Let us write our own Jisei. Write a haikai (haiku, senryu, tanka, kyoka, Gogyohka) or haikai-esque poem that reflects on imminent… Continue reading dVerse — MTB 227 — Still
November Winds
November Wind Painting by Deva Noori Lehmann Large wind drowns small housein icy moaning currents.Soon dusk comes like death. I escape with warm blanketsand the soft purrs of the cats. image link
#Haikai Challenge #159/#160: Fall Foliage/Goose (Kari) — winged company
They waddle cushioned green feedbeds, nibbling new shootsin crisp autumn air.They rise as one, one pink dawn,Wings in formation, on the way... The Aleutian Canada Goose is mostly a herbivore, and is a primary consumer. They eat: grasses, berries, sedges, aquatic vegetation, legumes, succulents, clover, cultivated grains, corn, wheat, barley, soybean, and seeds.… Continue reading #Haikai Challenge #159/#160: Fall Foliage/Goose (Kari) — winged company
Haikai Challenge #158: Harvest Moon (meigetsu) and dVerse OLN — Chang’e
Moon Goddess Milk skin, coal hair, hersilk robes once swished earthbound;now moonlight grace shines down.Mid-autumn Harvest honorsher with humble offerings. From Traveling China Guide Chang'e (Chang E) Flying to the Moon is the most widely told Mid-Autumn Festival legend. It is said that in ancient times, ten suns existed in the sky and the… Continue reading Haikai Challenge #158: Harvest Moon (meigetsu) and dVerse OLN — Chang’e
#Haikai Challenge #156: new coolness (shinryoo)
Mama leads five jakesDawdled pecking crosst the roadPapa follows, lookoutAutumn's new coolness arrivesWarm feathered huddles in night trees This morning on my trip to the library, I waited and watched a family of turkeys crossing the road. It seems a little late for jakes, but what do I know. Note: Adult male turkeys are… Continue reading #Haikai Challenge #156: new coolness (shinryoo)
#Haikai Challenge #153: cricket (koorogi) / #154: morning-glory (asagao)
dewy flags unfurl to fall wind's bright trumpets tired crickets now sleep morning glories open us to the new day's chorus https://youtu.be/e0TInLOJuUM top image link here bottom image is from the collection called Momoyogusa = Flowers of a Hundred Generations by Kamisaka, Sekka (b1866-d1942) from The New York… Continue reading #Haikai Challenge #153: cricket (koorogi) / #154: morning-glory (asagao)
dVerse — Poetics — Night Harvest
Night Harvest Farmer neighbors join hands, bringing in the sheaves under a wheat moon while babies curl in baskets dreaming of milky warm breasts https://youtu.be/p7yMUIezLSE image: "The Harvest Moon," by Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) Rosemarie Gonzales is today's host at dVerse. Rosemarie says: Write a poem about or with “wheat” and its possible variations.
Haikai Challenge #151: first (autumn) storm (hatsu arashi) / Darkness (Yami)
https://youtu.be/460NixHdIP8 First Autumn Storm Dense saunal mist begs dark clouds' rumbled promises – buckets poured gain trust. Grass greens as we hear its thrum, Inhaling cool autumn breeze. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga,… Continue reading Haikai Challenge #151: first (autumn) storm (hatsu arashi) / Darkness (Yami)
#Haikai Challenge #146: Buck Moon
Moon's churned cream glows bright while fireflies and rabbits play; thunder's promise grows. Grazing bucks nibble clover's sweet dew as velvet blossoms. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: The July full moon, the Buck Moon: The next full Moon will occur on Sunday, July 5, 2020, at 12:44AM ET, and is… Continue reading #Haikai Challenge #146: Buck Moon
