posting poetic prose
15 Jan 2017 7 Comments
in haiku, tanka Tags: happy, home, life, pilgrim, way
hiking boots and stick
take bold step, do not look back
leave it all behind
* * *
all want happy life!
but not every road leads home
pilgrims will seek truth
consider Jesus, the Way
relation, not religion
January meme at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai is the “Road to Santiago”.
27 Dec 2016 2 Comments
in music poem, tanka Tags: beauty, flower, music, promise, virgin
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You.
raven flower blooms
beauty attracts flutter-byes
celebrate sweet youth
pledge virginity to one
who will promise a lifetime
26 Dec 2016 2 Comments
in music poem, tanka Tags: bells, horse, pink, sleigh, snow
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You
coverlet of snow
cottontail hides under hedge
sunset paints sky pink
bells jingle on horse harness
as white flurries chase sleigh home
28 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: beef, land, manure, post, recycle
Linking to CDHK prompt on “decay”…opportunity to use unusual photo too
grain gleaning beef mooves
waste decays, compost feeds soil
manure on fence post
valuable commodity
recycling, naturally
photo by lynn
20 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: chrysanthemums, lattice, love, mothers, wedding
Linking to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor prompt: Chrysanthemums
summertime wedding
promise of faithful love
lattice arch and fence
baskets of chrysanthemums
gift to bride and groom’s mothers
19 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: awake, clock, light, night
old house floorboards creak
an hour passes on the clock
switch off lamp’s dim light
awake in half-empty bed
another night he works late
18 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: blizzard, pond, snow, song, swan, winter
Carpe Diem‘s Japanese Poetry in the Lowlands features Ria Giskes
trumpet arrival
first blizzard’s winter whiteout
loud rushing of wings
cygnet-ure snow of season
feathers settle after storm
photo credit: CDHK
13 Nov 2016 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: beauty, death, life, milkweed, productivity
fibers reflect light
gossamer seeds scatter on wind
creativity
erupts in transient beauty
life leaves empty pod with sigh
photo by lynn
10 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: apples, peelings, preserve, seasons
See CDHK Special: Japanese Poetry in Lowlands, featuring Jurgen Diepstraten
plentiful fruits fall
prepare winter comfort food
preserve summer blush
peelings overflow bucket
promise of spring buds fulfilled
photo by lynn
08 Nov 2016 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: ideas, inspiration, leaves, poet, rain
photo credit: “wet leaves” by David Slotto, featured at dVerse (too late to link post)
color-full ideas
ripen with passing season
inspiration rains/reigns
poet living inside head
forgets to water houseplants
03 Nov 2016 6 Comments
in tanka Tags: hearts, kiss, lovers, rain, umbrella
See CDHK special, Japanese Poetry in the Lowlands, featuring Jeanine Hoedemaker
intermittent rain
old lovers exchange warm kiss
under umbrella
pit, pit, patter of raindrops
two hearts offbeat together
22 Oct 2016 9 Comments
in scripture, tanka, Uncategorized Tags: blacksmith, fire, forge, horseshoes, legacy
“…They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.” (Isaiah 2:4)
hammer clangs anvil
iron thrust into fire’s white heart
sweating over forge
skilled craftsman shapes legacy
in horseshoes and kettle hooks
photo by lynn
Find more information on the process at: Beautiful Iron Linking to CDHK
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