“Alone, silently—the bamboo shootbecomes a bamboo” ~ SANTŌKA on a bamboo shootunder the low purple lighta crow sits alone© selma The above haiku is a leftover from the other day…
Wow! Congratulations on this amazing achievement. I'm particularly touched asin one of the pages in this stellar work, are a couple of my submissions. So I'mcelebrating... Thank you from the…
Written after Colleen’s invitation: Your syllabic poetry writing invitation is to choose a kigo word or phrase from theseasonal kigo list on the post below. You can select from the summer category forthe…
Written for Colleen: https://tankatuesday.com/2024/04/30/24-seasons-syllabic-poetry-challenge-no-32-4-30-24-part-ii-grain-rain-april-19-may-4-koku-%e7%a9%80%e9%9b%a8 Colleen says: Your writing invitation is to experiment with the renga form.Here’s how to write renga: Renga or Renku features alternating stanzas, usually of 5-7-5 and…
Written for24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 31, 4/23/24, Part I, Grain Rain(April 19 – May 4) Koku 穀雨 APRIL 23, 2024TANKATUESDAY CHALLENGES SHARING: Golden week is the perennial holiday…
Hi, friends, this post is written for Colleen at Tanka Tuesday for March 19, 2024where poets gather to create syllabic poetry every week. This community invitesme to open my heart…
high in the air/a butterfly crosses/ the depth of the valley//: Sekitei I happened upon this haiku in a book from the library and found enlightenmentwith the interpretation of the…
Written for the Haiku prompt for Awakening Insects for Mark and his team. These micro-seasons observances are stellar. Thank you guys at SeasonWords andColleen at TankaTuesday, for making me a…
This post is written for Colleen's Syllabic Challenge: This week marks the start ofthe Snow Becomes Rain season. It’s a time of transition and awakening as the firstsigns of spring…
For Frank’s Haibun Monday at dVerse: Breathe https://dversepoets.com/2024/01/29/haibun-monday-1-29-24-breath/ We gathered for the silent retreat aptly called “nothing or everything.” It focusedon three things: to promote stillness to develop a deeper…
And this Mama Bear will be retreating to her den shortly. I just couldn’t help myself about this prompt. Next thing I know, I’m creating a post on my phone. Hope you enjoy it. And—happy holidays.
Kigo words that describe the season for the area where I live. And a bit about the food tradition of the area. I hope you enjoy this post. Season’s Blessings to you wherever you may be.