Category Archives: 5-7-5

Found!

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Maggie C

The poetry challenge today on the dVerse site is to write a “found” poem using the words on book spines. Bjorn asks us to: Go through your collection on books, and note the titles. Sort them so the titles form … Continue reading →

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, dVerse, found poetry, haiku, poetry challenge | 19 Comments

Burnt Sky

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Maggie C

dragon’s breath sunset bare tree limbs in silhouette ashes drift like snow NaPoWriMo Day Four. Prompt: “write a poem based on an image from a dream.”

Posted in 5-7-5, daily prompt, Haiku, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, fire, haiku, NaPoWriMo 2020, sunset | 4 Comments

Early Spring

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Maggie C

longer days still dark I shiver with the tulips winter’s chill in spring

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, nature, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, haiku, spring, tulips | Leave a comment

Please Fasten Your Seat Belts

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Maggie C

Today it is cold, wet and windy outside. From my living room, I watch jets coming in low as they approach PDX three miles to the south of my home. Usually they are high up and flying due south when … Continue reading →

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, humanity, Manifestations, poetry, prose | Tagged beginning, dVerse, haibun, haiku | 15 Comments

autumn wind

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Maggie C

brisk October breeze chapped leaves rustle in complaint summer blows away

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, nature, Photography, poetry | Tagged autumn leaves, fall, haiku, red | 6 Comments

Construct

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Maggie C

constructing constructs contradicts simplifying simplification Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Lines and Angles

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, photo challenge, Photography, poetry | Tagged angles, black & white, Cee's Black and White Photo Challenge, construction | 4 Comments

Droplets

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Maggie C

Rain drops, water falls. Sometimes it gets sloshed and spills. Clumsy H2O.

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, humor, Photography, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, humor, poetry, rain, water | 4 Comments

Waking Up

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Maggie C

Day Seven of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of gifts and joy. What would you give yourself, if you could have anything? What would you give someone else? What better gift than … Continue reading →

Posted in 5-7-5, daily prompt, Haiku, nature, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, flowers, haiku, NaPoWriMo 2019, nature, spring | Leave a comment

Law of Nature

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Maggie C

Mankind v. Gaia without blame or forgiveness justice will be served dVerse Poetics: Blame and Forgiveness

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, humanity, nature, Oregon, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, blame, climate change, dVerse, forgiveness, nature, PDX, poetry, Portland | 22 Comments

Alone Time

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Maggie C

Chules is sick today. I can hear his tummy roiling from across the room. He’s been in- and outside at least a dozen times since morning. When I let him out, he beelines to the side yard fence, and tries … Continue reading →

Posted in 5-7-5, Animalia, Haiku, Photography, poetry, prose | Tagged alone time, Chules, dVerse, eskie, haibun, pets, solitude | 29 Comments