posting poetic prose
12 Feb 2015 8 Comments
in haiku Tags: festival, ice, snow, tulip, windmill
tulip festival
snowfall surprises tourists
may not so merry
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may not so merry
frosted flowers weeping ice
parade is cancelled
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parade is cancelled
bakery sells hot koffie
windmill park empty
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windmill park empty
nature’s moods are capricious
tulip festival
Linking this cascading haiku with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…
11 Feb 2015 10 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: breathe, embrace, entangled, morning, wake, warmth
Link to d’Verse Poets Pub featuring artist Danny Gregory of Sketchbook Skool…
untitled drawing by Danny Gregory, used with permission
if i could write
the story
of us,
i’d wake up
to you next to me
every morning
and watch
you breathe
regular
and gently
trace the edge
of your angular
shoulder blade
and feel your
warmth
even before
we sleepily
embrace,
entangled…
10 Feb 2015 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: artist, asylum, moon, starry night, van gogh
Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
lonely dutch artist
paints his view from asylum
seeking blue-hued peace
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thoughts like colors swirl
calm by beauty of bright moon
dark tree gives balance
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roiling emotions
mind’s sky illuminated
brush-stroked starry night
Missed linking to prompt on CDHK but inspired to write this set…my 300th post!
09 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: afternoon, park, shade, summer
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sit in shade with me
people-watching in the park
tranquil afternoon
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Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
09 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: desire, devil, Jesus, jump, temptation
Weak from long fasting,
Lord encounters Lucifer
in desert place; nothing
to eat here but rocks so
why not turnover a stone?
we live by vital words
from God’s own mouth;
deep, soul nourishment.
not using power selfishly
to satisfy one’s own desires.
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Life in the balance on top
spire of temple; high above
pavement, a suicidal dance
with the devil, who misquotes
scripture like loaded weapon.
don’t listen to lies saying
jump, tempting God himself;
death is not the solution and
fools twist truth on daily basis
but the wise wait in quiet trust.
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A mountaintop experience
with panoramic worldview.
prince of this world boasts
big promises: you can have
it all, if you will just bow to me.
you schemer, get out of here!
shortcuts can ruin better plan.
father provides all that’s needed
and i must follow the harder
path of obedience to his will.
04 Feb 2015 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: flight, owl, shadow, silent, wing
broad heft of wing span
silent predatory flight
shadow of the owl
photo of Great Gray Owl by Alan Belford, lakeplacid.com
03 Feb 2015 1 Comment
in cinquain Tags: crucified, face, Pilate, truth
even
when Pilate was
looking truth in the face,
he questioned and crucified him
…like us
02 Feb 2015 2 Comments
in cinquain Tags: craving, graves, plague, wilderness
whining
in wilderness
will dig graves of craving
in Hebrew: Kibroth-hattaavah
a plague
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A cinquain based on Numbers 11
31 Jan 2015 12 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: de-stress, fields, herb, lavender, sleep
Abbey in France with lavender field-“Sénanque 06” by EmDee
Yon lavender fields forever
favorite perfume for supple skin
old clay jars laced with lavendar
mummy wrap fit for Egyptian.
flower heads added to bath warm
Yon lavender fields forever
cooking flavor for dish Roman;
this herb is centuries’ treasure.
queen’s procurer run shy, never
Victorian women freshen
Yon lavender fields forever
castle floors and drawers of linen.
essential oils for young living
de-stress with a drop whenever
smooth on pillowcase for sleeping
Yon lavender fields forever!
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My first attempt at quatern form, linking to Toads’ lavender prompt.
Yon is a river in the country of France…where lavender is grown.
Quatern Poem: This French form has 16 lines broken up into 4 quatrains (or 4-line stanzas). Each line is comprised of eight syllables. The first line is the refrain. In the second stanza, the refrain appears in the second line; in the third stanza, the third line; in the fourth stanza, the fourth (and final) line.
28 Jan 2015 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: Japanese, soup, vegetable, zooni
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Zooni is a traditional new year’s soup often served with mochi (rice cake).
Recipes vary by region (and taste).
Haiku linked to Carpe Diem…
27 Jan 2015 14 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: chemo, hair, hats, mother
her warm, dark eyes
watched perceptively,
beneath arched brow.
framed by her thick
brunette mane, cut short
as was her retirement.
she wore brimmed hats
for shade so her hair color
wouldn’t fade red in sun.
her coiffure was her crown,
until news of lung cancer
and chemo styled dread.
she fell ill with infection
that took her too quickly,
before chemo could begin.
at least, she was spared
losing her beautiful hair;
i wish i had one lock of it.
27 Jan 2015 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: fog, haze, sleep, thoughts
a poem in my pocket 
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