When my keenness for food dwindles, nature’s produce isle sits outsidefrom kale and lettuce to new sproutscarotenoids turn to Vit-Aprotects the skin from UV raysstrengthens skin's guard against the sunthe…
On July 21st, the full moon night was cloudy. So the following evening found me sittingat the beach reading and waiting to see the moon rise. I read as much…
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Written for tanka Tuesday at Colleen Chesebro for July 9, 2024 prompt which celebratesthe season of Beginning of Midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere, inviting poets toexpress the effects of this…
First, the interesting link you will want to read: https://www.japanesefoodguide.com/ayu-fish-ayu-sweetfish/ My photo: Shioyaki—salted and grilled. My fave. Points of interest in the article shared: Beautiful photographs Native to East Asia…
Kigo: mango, nostalgia, plum wine, faerie
Photo by selma Childrennothing has changed since we first visitednothing but our numbers—now he's in SpainI'm here We’ve been going to see the fireflies at the same location ever since…
“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…
“…and the blue skywas awash with colorless peacocks,” ~ Kenji Miyazawa, Preface to Spring and Ashura*** This week for #TankaTuesday we’re in the second week of the season of FineWeather: May 20 – June…
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 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…
Welcome to the 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge says Colleen at Tanka Tuesday,where the atmosphere is always warm. Colleen has suggested a poet’s choice challenge this week: Your poetry writing invitation this…