posting poetic prose
09 Oct 2017 13 Comments
in quadrille, Uncategorized Tags: courage, fear, hope, love
Keeping hope alive with dVerse Poets in a “quadrille” of exactly 44 words…
hope dangles around courage’s neck,
name etched on soldier’s dog tag.
image by lynn
hope throbs within young love’s heart,
hands held in first awkward clasp.
hope gazes into future’s eyes,
grandchildren carry family name.
hope laughs in fear’s masked face,
dove flies home after violent storm.
17 Sep 2017 9 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: lock, mind, rusty, secrets
closed
forever
my heart
© Chèvrefeuille
This is what I call “experimental haiku” … it tells the story with a minimum of words and that’s what I challenge you with. (see Carpe Diem Haiku Kai family)
secrets of
locked mind
rusty lies
Ⓒlynn__
02 Sep 2017 5 Comments
in free verse, Uncategorized Tags: 3LineTale, art class, origami, paper cranes
A three line tale…linking with A Reading Writer.
Photo by Dev Benjamin on Unsplash
Class leaves art table in chaos
after origami orgy of one thousand folds.
Now paper cranes, and students, take flight!
08 Aug 2017 3 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: campground, deep, pit, water
arrive after dark
campground on old gravel pit
sign warns: DEEP WATER
Linking to Ramblings of a Writer and haiku challenge: deep & water
05 Aug 2017 4 Comments
in free verse, Uncategorized Tags: calliope, kaleidscope, menagerie, mosaic, rainbow
review cunning calliope of creatures
observe running menagerie of animalia
stare at stunning kaleidoscope of wild kingdom
gaze on sunning rainbow of critter chaos
admire funning mosaic of my zootopia
Gotta love this colorful fabric pattern featured at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads where Margaret invites us to quilt a poem!
25 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
beers after long hike
friends converse on cabin deck
cool evening breezes
view of shadow mountain lake
sunset watercolors sky
17 Jul 2017 9 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: fireflies, twilight, vampires
light fades to darkness
flashes of peaceful fireflies
keep vampires at bay
Response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s “twilight” prompt (and films of same title).
14 Jul 2017 10 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: bananas, cow, life, music, oreos, wine
Here’s a fun list (with my answers in bold). I found these questions at: Like answering Questions? by kiwinana
1. Favorite animal? cow…now
2. Wine or beer? whine!
3. Socks on/off while sleeping? depends on if my feet feel cold 🙂
4. One piece or two piece bathing suit? one piece
5. Cooking at home or eating out? please take me out!
6. Pepsi or Coke? no thanks (too much diet Coke in my past)
7. Regular or electric toothbrush? LOVE my electric
8. Candy or chocolate? chocolate, of course!
9. Coffee or tea? herbal teas; chai is favorite
10. Music or talk radio? music
11. Chick flick, action movie or documentary? chick flick romance
12. Regular or mechanical pencil? regular (mechanical drive me crazy)
13. Swimming or laying out? both, alternately
14. Dog or cat? Dog
15. What do you drive? SUV, van or sedan? SUV
16. Early bird catches the worm or night owl? reforming night owl
17. If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life what would it be?bananas
18. While sleeping: Phone by your side or in another room? phone in other room
19. Singing in the shower, yes or no? not me
20. Oreo cookies: Eat whole? Take apart and/or dunk? whole (package)
Wanna play? Copy & paste on blog, insert your own answers and link to me!
27 Jun 2017 13 Comments
I’m happy to accept this blogger recognition! I thank my blogger friend, Camie, for nominating me for this award. You should check out her fun travel, homeschool, mothering blog at: https://camiescozycorner.wordpress.com
I began blogging in May 2012 after following a friend’s blog about her family’s adoption journey. I had recently taken an online college poetry course which renewed my interest in writing poems. So a “poem in my pocket” was born.
My advice for new bloggers? Ignore the stats and write from the heart! Share your own unique point of view. If you want to make friends and gain readers, visit other blogs and/or online communities and leave comments. Every writer likes encouraging feedback so give it.
I would like to nominate a few of my favorite bloggers for this award:
Jess Van Roekel, devotional writer with a beautiful heart blogging grace: http://welcomegrace.com
Elsie, aka “kiwinana”, hosts interesting tanka and other writing prompts: https://ramblingsofawriter2016.com
Robyn Mulder, focuses on life and faith every Friday: http://robynmulder.blogspot.com
Emily Gibson, physician and photographer extraordinaire: https://briarcroft.wordpress.com
If any of you choose to participate, here are the guidelines:
1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide link to their blog.
2. Write a post to show your award.
3. Give a brief story how your blog started.
4. Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers.
5. Select (up to 15) other bloggers for this award.
6. Comment on each blog to let them know you nominated them and provide link to to the post you created.
08 Jun 2017 38 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: blessings, garden, lai, seeds
This is my attempt at a “lai”. You can learn more about the form at dVerse…
look out my window
garden plants on row
i see
green beans, potato,
snap peas, tomato
must weed
good seeds that we sow
cause blessings to grow
freely
photo by lynn
16 May 2017 6 Comments
in tan renga, Uncategorized Tags: autumn, dizzy, leaf
Chèvre hosts tan renga party at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai . A tan renga is a haiku by one poet answered in 2 (7 syllable) lines by another poet.
now it reveals its hidden side
and now the other—thus it falls,
an autumn leaf © Ryokan Taigu
do leaves ever feel dizzy—
twirling in their spiral dance? lynn__
28 Apr 2017 7 Comments
learning war and peace
grandchildren fight over toy
everyone wants it
let’s all remember to share
isolate till passions cool
re-enactment of Waterloo from wikicommons
Joining Elsie at Ramblings of a Writer for weekly tanka challenge, War & Peace.
