Tag Archives: haiku

Found!

Posted on April 23, 2020 by

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 →

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Burnt Sky

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

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.”

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Early Spring

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

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

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Please Fasten Your Seat Belts

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

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 →

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autumn wind

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

  brisk October breeze chapped leaves rustle in complaint summer blows away

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Waking Up

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

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 →

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for all to see

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

Shed no tears; wear them. Shed not your humanity. Wear love on your sleeve. dVerse Poetics prompt: Shed

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