Our youngest son graduates from his homeschool studies in May.
robins weave their nest
blue-egged hatchlings cheep hunger
parents hunt for grubs
vital, patient flight lessons
fledglings leave safety of home
walking partners
19 Mar 2017 8 Comments
in senryu, tanka Tags: love, nature, outdoors, shoes, walk
turn off devices
put on comfortable shoes
meet ourselves outdoors
inspire real love of nature
learn the real nature of love
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Joining weekly tanka challenge at Ramblings of a Writer
garden variety philosophy
12 Mar 2017 6 Comments
in haiga, tanka Tags: faith, frog, garden, mouth, philosopher
may basket
08 Mar 2017 11 Comments
in tanka Tags: basket, flowers, meadow, rabbits, spring
Tanka prompt challenge with Kiwinana Week 35: Spring & Flowers
- “Alice in Wonderland” by British artist, Frederick Morgan (c.1904)
greens from spring garden
she carries in may basket
to feed young rabbits
warren on edge of forest
fresh meadow of blue flowers
beloved master
04 Mar 2017 11 Comments
in tanka Tags: beloved, lent, master, rose, star
sweetest blood-red rose
comes weeping over city
bright tears, mourning star
dying bears love’s stigmata
risen in perfect beauty
onsen therapy
04 Mar 2017 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: hot springs, pool, relax, steam
relax in hot springs
whole mind/body find relief
let go of worry
quiet pool deep in forest
steam smells faintly sulfurous
image of hot springs, Japan ~ Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
hope is eternal
30 Jan 2017 2 Comments
in tanka, Uncategorized Tags: bird, garden, life, neighbor, pond, stones
quiet stones by pond
ornamental trees blossom
bird chirps inside bush
remember neighbor who’s gone
…resurrected to new life!
While on vacation (visiting a Japanese garden in Hermann Park, Houston), we learn of a neighbor, Loren Meyer’s, sudden passing…
a fragile beauty
29 Jan 2017 6 Comments
in tanka, Uncategorized Tags: blue, egg, robin, sky, wings
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s spring retreat theme is ” fragile beauty”.
sky blue robin’s egg
delicate avian life
beginning of wings
flight aborted, premature
my eggshell heart softly cracks
photo by lynn
meditation on psalm 5:3
28 Jan 2017 1 Comment
in tanka Tags: eagle, morning, pines, sunlight
“O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I direct my prayer to you and watch.”
Lord, in the morning
under shadow of pines
you will hear my voice
sunlight filters through forest
in distant sky, eagle soars
Country Pines, Marshall TX
built on a rock
23 Jan 2017 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: cross, faith, Jesus, profession
Jesus asks question:
who do you say that i am?
profession of faith
spirit descends from sky
father love declares favor
Way to Santiago – January theme at CDHK
feminism revisited
18 Jan 2017 5 Comments
in tanka Tags: feminism, growth, inspire, model, women
women who inspire
model nurturing spirit
sacrificial love
for sake of needier ones
thus contribute to own growth
See Ramblings of a Writer for the Weekly Tanka Prompt: “Inspire & Growth”.
leave it all behind
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”.
a poem in my pocket 
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