Carpe Diem’s prompt from Jane Reichhold’s “Dictionary of Haiku”: beach
mesmerizing swell
turquoise waves break in white froth
caressing smooth stones
american appetites
28 Sep 2016 14 Comments
in free verse Tags: american, arrangement, fast food, french fries, obsessive compulsive
See Grace’s prompt at dVerse Poets on “arrangements” with artist Emily Blincoe.
indulge patriotism, for an
obsessive~compulsive eater
the meticulous arrangement
is everything. count (again)
each frenched frye laid out
one~by~one ordered from
longest to shortest in rows
of greasy perfection thus
book~ended between a
bloody pile of catch~up
and souvenir wrapper.
lick salty fingers (again)
wipe salivating mouth
(and repeat again) in a
slow death by fast food
oh, whata~way~to~go!
photo by Emily Blincoe
hidden in shadow
27 Sep 2016 10 Comments
in quadrille Tags: beloved, death, father, shadow
Dedicated to the family of Henry Wynia, who passed away 8-27-16.
Beloved,
bereaved by
an accidental fall
into valley of death’s shadow
dark night of grief
He bottles our tears
father’s life in our Father’s hands
He battles our fears
soul rests in relief
under his strong wings’ shelter
a providential call
comforted by
Beloved.
A quadrille/mirror poem linked to dVerse Poets.
driftwood shadows
26 Sep 2016 3 Comments
in tanka Tags: beach, bones, driftwood, shadows, sunset
time drifts out with tide
gnarled remnant of bare tree
left on sunset beach
stories etched in dry bones’ grain
memories imprint wet sand
photo credit: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
fall flutters by
26 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: fall, leaves, monarch, wings
CDHK’s prompt from Jane Reichhold’s “Dictionary of Haiku”: butterfly
flicker of orange
falling leaves with patterned wings
monarch migration
photo by lynn
consider avian plumage
22 Sep 2016 8 Comments
in list poem Tags: designer, feathers, flight, quill
feathers on exhibit — both functional AND decorative:
photo by lynn
zipper lock system
preen produced oil
soft, downy underside
light, hollow quill
artistic color scheme
gender specific patterns
birder’s beautiful quest
song’s textured flight
time’s random chance
or designer’s signature?
Inspired by Victoria’s “feathered” poetics at dVerse…shared on Open Link Night
cripple creek, colorado
20 Sep 2016 1 Comment
in haiku Tags: aspen, creek, gold, Rockies
Carpe Diem’s prompt from Jane Reichhold’s “Dictionary of Haiku”: creek
aspens happening
autumn gilds rockie slopes
creek glistens with gold
photo credit: Mike Cather 2005 link: city data
construct a clarihew
19 Sep 2016 19 Comments
A Clerihew is a comic verse on biographical topics consisting of two couplets and a specific rhyming scheme of aabb that was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956) at the age of 16. The poem names a well-known person or character on the first line and the second line rhymes with the name of the person. (information from Gayle at dVerse Poets Pub)
architect Frank Lloyd Wright
designed art glass as screens of light;
natural surprise when artful otter
swam through his house of Falling Water!
_______
Henry Ford
was never bored;
he mastered the assembly line
ten million T’s rolled out on dime.
_______
concession vendor, Ernest Hamwi
crisply sold his waffle pastry;
made cones for ice cream at World’s Fair
now world screams for their fair share!
taste of riviera
15 Sep 2016 4 Comments
in tanka Tags: clementines, darlings, orbs, spain, sunshine
O my sweet darlings
peel orbs to release sunshine
clementines from spain
miniature crate imports
children play with empty box
Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s prompt “summer solstice”
ephphatha: be opened
13 Sep 2016 18 Comments
in prayer, quadrille, scripture Tags: grace, hope, love, shepherd, truth
Prayer in “quadrille” form, exactly forty-four words…link to dVerse Poets
Open my hands
to receive extravagant grace
Open my ears
to hear shepherd’s voice
Open my eyes
to see beauty of narrow way
Open my mind
to know transforming truth
Open my mouth
to speak words of hope
Open my heart
to love courageously.
Jesus spoke “Ephphatha!” to deaf/mute man (see Mark 7:31-37)
vulnerable-ability
12 Sep 2016 1 Comment
in free verse, scripture Tags: forgiveness, relationship, scars, vulnerable, wound
we come needy,
“damaged goods”
in pretty wrapping
eager for relationship
a safe place to unpack
the assortment of our
mismatched baggage
yet we unintentionally
wound each other
with wary words both
spoken and unspoken
gestures misconstrued
whether subconscious
malice or callous
thoughtlessness
we’re here together
with scars and scabs
as we pretend to
search for fresh
bandages even as
we hope for real
healing found only
in true forgiveness.
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32)
