virtual ball in Tuscany

abbondanza

invitation to

a poets’ party

yes, i’ll come!

where?  what

better place than

Boboli’s garden;

grounds of the

Pitti Palace, in

fair Florence,

heart of the

renaissance.

 

hanging out

at “the Pub”,

d’Verse Poets,

is part of my

personal poetic

renaissance;

fair garden of

wordsmiths,

each statuesque,

monumental in

creative voice.

 

here i can

find “The (an)

Abundance” of

poetic ideas,

original online

fruits of writers

dedicated to

sculpting marble

thoughts into words

to share veritable

bounty of beauty.

 

raise your hand

clink the glass

give a toast (of

bronze wheat,

golden corn or

ripened vine)

to salute the

“pub tenders”,

party hosts who

serve all a happy

3rd anniversary!

 

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photo: The Abundance 1608 – 1637 by Sebastiano Salvini

Giardino di Boboli at Palazzo Pitti, Florence

 

rock river

 

follow a current

meander under the trees

paddle our canoe

 

portage onto sandy bar

slip into water for swim

 

 

Canoe-Accessories

CDHK word prompt, “meander”  (photo credit: canoe accessories/hitch safe)

high voltage

Link haiku to prompt at   http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.se/2014/07/carpe-diem-512-shiki-2-flash-of.html

 

a flash of lightning

splits mature tree to toothpicks

exploding the air

photo credit: Lois Wielenga

(photo credit: Lois Wielenga 6-18-14)

He loves me…

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Although

it may seem

customary for

a girl to prefer

a dozen roses,

he decided to

defy tradition

by offering her

a lovely chain

of fresh daisies.

His unique gift

gently struck

a heart’s chord

which brought

forward a burst

of affection as

she stepped

close enough

to exchange a

petaled kiss.

 Daisy chain

Challenge to use word list from Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.

 

sweet water

 

decorative-pumpkin-flower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thirsty blooming vines
drinking in summer shower
wait for watermelons

 

(Photo & prompt from CDHK)

darwinian doubts

Believe people are animals and they may live up to that standard.

this present moment

There will always be enough time to do exactly what you should do.

oooh…aaah

Photo of fireworks over San Jose CA 2007 by ian kluft

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Boom!
Fireworks
Cover ears
Exploding stars
Fourth

_________

The Lanturne is a five-line verse shaped like a Japanese lantern
with a syllabic pattern of one, two, three, four, one.

classic cruisin’

 

satisfied with life,
white-coiffed couple
tootle down backroads

in their restored shine;
red, white, and chrome
1956 Chevy Thunderbird

out for slow sunset drive
on mid-summer’s evening
thru antiqued countryside.

haiku hike

 

Image

(Photo from http://www.britannica.com)

 

ginkgo tree’s life shade

walkers stop under leaf fans

surprising ginko !

____________

There’s a ginkgo (gingko) tree and “ginko” is Japanese word for taking a walk for inspiration to write haiku.

 

raindance

 

approaching thunder

rural towns and farms flooded

pouring rain again

 

power of lightning

splits mature tree to toothpicks

exploding the air

 

winds bending treetops

scanning skies for dark funnels

praying there’s no hail

 

after summer storm passes

a double rainbow appears

 

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no shame

 

created naked

man and woman together

God said it was good

 

we cover our bodies to

hide from each other and God

 

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