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Where There is Light, There is Hope: Keep Your Dreams Alive

A Haiga, written for Frank J. Tassone, the top American Haijin at Haikai Poetry Matters Website for haikai challenge II.

This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, tanka, kyoka, haibun, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to either Little New Year (koshoogatsu), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, waxing moon, or light in darkness.

As always:

1. write the haikai poem of your choice.
2. post the link of your post to Mister Linky.
3. pingback by posting the link to the challenge on your site.
4. read and comment on other contributors’ posts.

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Happy Koshoogatsu to all.

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  1. rajkkhoja

    🙋👍💓

  2. beth

    Floating in bright dreams sounds wonderful

      1. Sadje

        Most welcome my friend

  3. Ingrid

    I love this, Selma 💖

  4. Kym Gordon Moore

    Happy Koshoogatsu Selma! 🥳🎉🎆 What a thoughtful and sentimental prompt to share my friend. Cheers and have a FANtabulous week! Hugs and smooches! 🤗💖😊

  5. Jules

    I think throughout the ‘calendar’ year we can count on various ‘new years’ to help us restart!
    We haven’t seen the sun for a bit – it’s ‘No-noing’ again 😉

    (((Hugs)))

    1. Selma Martin

      Hope you feel the sun on your skin soon. Blessings, Jules.

      1. Jules

        No sun today, another snow storm on the way…

        1. Selma Martin

          Sounds like Winter. Typical winter. Hang on, my sweet.

          1. Jules

            More snow so far this year than in the last three or five… I’m sure some folks would have liked some of this in December.

            At least the plows have come through and all of yesterday’s (Friday pretty much all day) snow has stopped. And the sun is out.

            Cheers for the sun! 🙂

            1. Selma Martin

              Cheers for the sun. Bundle up. ❄️ 🧣 🧤

              1. Jules

                At least the sun is out – for the moment.
                Our high will be zero!

                I may bundle up to top off the feeders 🙂

    1. Selma Martin

      I’m so happy to see you dropped by, lovely Lauren 💕 Glad you liked it. Xoxo 🤗

        1. Selma Martin

          Yes it is, Lauren. Forgive the typo—it happens sometimes.
          Hope your day wasn’t ruined by it.
          Blessing on your evening, Lauren 💕

  6. Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet

    Lovely , Selma! The photo is stunning! What an uplifting poem! Happy Little New Year to you!

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks, dear Cheryl. Hope your new year is on to a great start. Blessings, dear friend.

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks for seeing it beautiful, dear Ms Hazy. (Lynn?) you have a beautiful soul. Blessing you. Have a great weekend.

        1. Selma Martin

          Thanks. Rain afforded me just the comfort I needed. So yes, I did have a good weekend.
          Hope the same for you, dear one. Xo

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