Conduit Each morning I sit with first cuppajoe, notebook, and pen; one cat on my lap and one beside. Between the beginning of July and the end of August, one poem per day has been committed to be written for a poetry postcard festival. By mid-August the creative process is feeling forced. I’ve written poems…
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24 SSPC 49 (2nd week) Fading Heat (Aug 23 -Sept 6, 2024) Shosho (tanka series)
Only twenty bucks,fall planting garlic for sale.Thank you but no thanks.Don’t get me wrong; I love it,olive-oiled jarred, minced for two. Tomato packet said purple, plenty, and dwarf;none of them apply.Instead, dark red, few, and bignow supplement bought bushels. What was I thinkingby not planting zucchinithis perfect growing season?I also skipped sunflowers;chipmunks and birds mystified….
24 SSPC 48 (1st week) Fading Heat (Aug 23 -Sept 6, 2024) Shosho (tanka)
Dark berry border menagerie of beaked joy spoils my appetite; but one conscience rests easy in today’s fresh autumn air. Every year I say I will go out and pick ripe blackberries and raspberries. Every year I might pick a couple on a stroll through the yard. 99+% go to the birds and that’s OK,…
24 SSPC 47 — (2nd week) The Beginning of Autumn (Aug 7-21) Risshu 立秋 — Time Benders
Time Benders In dreams, yesterday’s suns visit. Today’s shadows, drought’s parched earth, where nothing can grow. I weep. American cinquain form top photo taken on July 13, 2021 Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen wants us to include sunflowers in our syllabic poetry this week.
24 SSPC 46 — (1st week) The Beginning of Autumn (Aug 7-21) Risshu 立秋 — The Coming of Autumn
The Coming of Autumn the coming of autumn is certainit hints with soft wind in grassesstone lantern flickers at dusk tomatoes multiply on vinesstill green, but growing largerthe coming of autumn is certain afternoon stroll through the gardenneon white clouds in vivid blueit hints with soft wind in grasses scent of humus on the path…
24 SSPC 41 (3rd week) The Summer Solstice (June 21 – July 6) Geshi — seox form series and dVerse OLN 366
i. summer celebrationsummer bringsinherent celebrationwhen grandfather sun smilesupon his childrenreaching for hima green loveii. swimming poolsparkling flirtshe ripples cool promisesto steal your heat and sweatfrom grandfather sunplunge into herrefreshmentiii. watermelongreen-white eggiconic picnic desserton kitchen counter waitsparched palates are quenchedby its openedsacrifice Seox series Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen gave us some possible…
24 SSPC 45 — (2nd week) Sweltering Heat (0722 – 0806) Taisho 大暑 (tanka)
Purple Reign’s still green, lost in the texture of it; rejuvenated, rain will grant lush promises: wet chins with every bite. Note: purple reign is a variety of heirloom tomato. This is a pic of mine from this morning. No sign of purple yet. It rained heavily all day yesterday, which every living thing loved….
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