This is the second week of The Beginning of Winter (November 7 – 21) Ritto 立冬 in the 24 Japanese Seasons. >> We said the W-word: Winter.
Moon: The Masterful Illusionist
Your power lies in the values you uphold. Relinquish those and you surrender your rightful power.
This is by far the greatest honor, as it's at Colleen Chesebro's Tanka Tuesday community, where I felt completely welcome once I made the switch. Thanks, Colleen: from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
For today I've chosen to write for you a gogyohka. Please read deep into it and I hope you like it.
Needing a break from my 'regular' routine, I ventured south on the one sunny day we had this week. I walked on wooden boardwalk of the harborfront park, and took pictures to share with you.
Here's another new word typical of the winter season: Kotatsu. Presented to you in a #Gogyohka. Check out the photo that inspired this winter-warmth #poem for January.
Here, I offer you a string of shadorma (shadormae?) with a whimsy story for many more starry nights. Written for Tanka Tuesday, Ekphrastic Week.
It's only August, but already I'm dreaming of migrating birds. Wishing them a safe return or visit to warm climes. And did you know this about their V formation? Perhaps we could learn how our energy is an asset. We, homo sapiens, are amazing too.
In my first Lanterne series, I chose to break the rules a bit and ended up liking the result. I hope you like lanterns and lanterne form poetry, and that you liked what I wrote for you. Happy Summer.
A sad day for Japan today expressed with an Abhanga Poem to represent thunderstorm clouds that look like tussore-silk curtains over Japan. RIP, Former PM Abe.
Secrets of happy empty nesters. What are your thoughts? Please let me know.