Haiku: Audacity Prayer
I like snow in moderation. Perhaps we’ll get snowed in this weekend.
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January 10, 2025
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Haiga for TankaTuesday on Christmas Week
Happy Holidays. May the stillness of the season wash over you.
December 27, 2024
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A Book Review: The Moons of Autumn
Do you need help to calm the residue of external “happenings” of modern life: the nightmares of our days today. A moment to appreciate short sojourns in nature gazing at the moon through a poet's eyes? Then I highly recommend this book.
December 8, 2024
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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge: Javanese poetry, 12/03/2024 #syllabicpoetry #WDYS
Tackling a Javanese poetry form for two prompts this week. I hope you enjoy it.
December 4, 2024
Openverse: Free world map pins photo
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Masticadores USA: Where Are You From?
Do you know about the kami-no-ku and shimo-no-ku in TANKA? Here's a very brief intro: At Masticadores USA.
November 10, 2024
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It’s A Tanka, Dear Watson
Three Tanka in one post on the butterfly effect on all existential battles. Respect All Life!
November 5, 2024
The sweating for opposition--Image Openverse.
Verbing for The W3 Prompt, Rhyming for the Tanka Tuesday Brew, and A Quote for the WDYS Prompt 260
Attempting three prompts with a non-conforming rebellious feeling for the end of the month. Happy Samhain my friends. And Happy Diwali too.
October 31, 2024
Child Of My Womb: Poetry Challenge, Specific Theme, 10/8/; WDYS 10/7
Specific Theme Child Of My Womb it is blisswhen you reach outto touch meand melt my heart—tense my thumbstill this moment—branch of my rib, I love you minutes flywhen I'm…
October 9, 2024
#TankaTuesday: Tanka Puente, Best and Worst Moments 10/01/2024
A Tanka Puente with the theme of best and worst moments.
October 3, 2024
Sijo: WDYS #255 It’s Not Rocket Science
uncertainty looms in every corner—what to do, what to do but all ills come equipped, they say,complete with answers waiting the humane will figure it out: not exactlyrocket science Copyright…
September 23, 2024
A Haiku and A Deibide Baise Fri Toin for The Last Challenge Of 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry, Number 51
herbed, green, and grassy the smell--like forest bathing.
September 12, 2024
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Breaking News: Empty Nesters’ Domicile Rescued By A Baby Girl
All the happy news I have to give--right here, in this blog post. Please don't forget me.
September 5, 2024