Linking to Chevrefeuille’s prompt at CDHK…
eagle swoops from sky
skims to splash lake’s face
trout squirms in talon
who’s the fairest of them all?
12 Jun 2015 16 Comments
in palindrome Tags: jackson, jenner, Jesus, surgery, transgender
this
smoke
and mirrors
times won’t tell
jenner needs jesus
gorgeous man/woman
surgery cannot fix a soul
remember michael jackson?
courageous or sadly confused
grown children wander fatherless
rain on / rein in transgender parade
society on a thrilling roller coaster drop
rain on / rein in transgender parade
grown children wander fatherless
courageous or sadly confused
remember michael jackson?
surgery cannot fix a soul
gorgeous woman/man
jenner needs jesus
times won’t tell
mirrors and
smoke
this
Written in palindrome (mirror poem) form. Sample more at D’verse Poets Pub…
a blossoming troiku
10 Jun 2015 6 Comments
in troiku Tags: flutist, gardener, music, rose
flautist gardener
first solo: to a wild rose
fragrance of music
flautist gardener
symphony of pink blossoms
trilling the high notes
solo: to wild rose
gardener hums while pruning
bees join orchestra
fragrance of music
softly floating vibrato
bow to pink applause
photo by lynn
A troika ia a Russian sleigh pulled by a trio of horses hitched abreast of each other; a troiku is a form of one base haiku (the sleigh) pulled by three stanzas (the horses), each beginning with a line from the original. I’m not certain I’ve done it correctly but more information can be found at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai site on this interesting form!
color / blind side (the movie)
09 Jun 2015 31 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: black, blind, color, shadow, white
black & white
piano keys strike
dissonance / harmony
depending on whose
muse-ic we choose,
both hands best
fingers caress.
moo-ve the blinds
watch the light with
shadows dance / JOY
sway rhythm in room
june bride & groom,
swirl of cream in
a coffee dream.
flavor-ful families
diverse by design
see adoption’s option
mix & matchin’ all
shades /// hues
rainbow of one
human race.
photo by lynn
In response to “black & white” prompt at D’verse Poets and in honor of special adoptive families: Bilbys, De Hooghs, De Jongs, Dekkers, Dudens, Gulkers, Jansmas, Koois, Postmas, Ribbens/Horns, Vanden Bergs, Vander Plaats, Wilsons, Wynias, Zomermaands (and others)!
the longest day
07 Jun 2015 15 Comments
in haiga Tags: eye, solstice, summer, sunlight
Haiga submitted to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s “Time Glass” challenge.
photo of Stonehenge (CDHK)
before evening meal
06 Jun 2015 3 Comments
in haiku
i bow my spirit
exposing caked-on dirt
let you wash my feet
prairie silhouettes
03 Jun 2015 11 Comments
in haiku
June is “summertime” theme at Carpe Diem where today’s prompt is “clouds”…
wisps of big bluestem
black etchings on purple sky
poking ticklish clouds
social twitterings
02 Jun 2015 3 Comments
notice how
the latest
illuminati-esque
arrival of a
handsome pair
of goldfinches
perching perkily
on the garden
pea fence
has sparked
snits of domestic
dissatisfaction
among the
common-esque
(but not drab)
sparrows !
screech on hold
02 Jun 2015 25 Comments
Sharing today with d’Verse poetics prompt on nature’s micro worlds…
young owlet
fell from tree
when trimmed
fluttering low
unable to fly
high as his
worried parent
yet doesn’t try
to fight my
son’s firm grip
of gloved hand
around his
warm body
heartbeats…
grey fuzziness
luminous eyes
already wise
clicks to scold
the camera
turns neck far
to stare in all
directions:
where’s mama?
carry him oh
so gently back
to nearby spruce
for a few more
flying lessons.
photo by lynn
sometimes blues are purple
01 Jun 2015 13 Comments
entered in Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s first “kukai” contest…
wisteria weeps
dissolves in lavender tears
yen for soft spring rains
(wisteria photo borrowed from CDHK)
liberty tongue-tied
25 May 2015 7 Comments
where is freedom of speech?
will bullies of anti-bullying take freedoms away?
who would cut out the tongues of those who disagree?
may atheists even question the existence of allah?
can cartoonists still print thought-provoking comics?
are heterosexuals permitted to promote their lifestyle?
can school children post comments online after school?
are businessmen allowed to say no to any customer?
may valedictorians speak publicly about their faith?
can citizens send emails the government won’t read?
are people free to protest brutal police tactics?
are wives permitted different opinion than husband?
are bloggers free to post personal worldview?
who speaks for the voiceless?
will we defend freedom?
is all speech free?
answer me!
Amendment I: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
ex-pensive dolls
21 May 2015 9 Comments
I share a beautiful haiku from an earlier time:
the childless woman,
how tender she is
to the dolls!
© Hattori Ransetsu (1654-1707)
…and my 21st century interpretation:
post-abortion grief
a mother’s searching heart-aches
collects life-like dolls
link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai and “childless woman”…
a poem in my pocket 
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