Linking this tanka with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…
considering beliefs of
muslim, jew, christian,
on something we can agree:
we believe only one God,
maker of heaven and earth.
there is a God and you are not him
06 Mar 2018 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: creation, earth, God, heaven, one
sweet surrender
04 Mar 2018 6 Comments
in triolet Tags: battle, snowman, spring, winter, zephyr
scent of spring rides zephyr
snowman has fallen
battle of seasons
scent of spring rides zephyr
sleet dissolves to rain
winter’s last stand
scent of spring rides zephyr
snowman has fallen
A triolet for Weekend Writing Prompt, “fallen”. A triolet consists of 8 lines. Lines1,4 and 7 are the same line repeated. So are lines 2 and 8.
concerning…
02 Mar 2018 11 Comments
in letter, quadrille Tags: anger, boy, father, rage, violence
another absent father
whether unwed, divorced,
or imprisoned.
family needs stability, child lacks security
boy without manly model,
abandoned heart.
educational system poor fit,
disillusioned mind.
socialization by bullies,
tormented soul.
when slow burning anger eventually flares into violent rage,
why are we surprised?
An open letter in quadrille form, linking to d’Verse Poets.
know the feeling?
27 Feb 2018 25 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: emotions, hay baler, rotisserie, steamroller, washing machine
ride inside
mean washing machine
soiled, soaped, and spun out.
roll into
round hay baler
tightly wound, rightly wrapped.
pass through
giant rotisserie oven
toasted ’til broasted, go round ’til browned.
lie under
road steam roller
laid flat in tar, rode on too far.
Linking with dVerse Poets where we try to convey an emotion through things…
tropical flavor
27 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in american sentence Tags: chocolate, flavor, Hawaii, macadamias, tropical
Why do chocolate covered macadamias taste BEST in Hawaii?
still frame
25 Feb 2018 3 Comments
in haiku Tags: attention, frame, life, now, stop
photo by lynn
stop…look…and listen
to your now amazing life
pay attention…please!
Atypical haiku inspired by book, The Remarkable Ordinary by Frederick Buechner.
crossroads
22 Feb 2018 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: caravans, desert, religion, silk, treasure
Connecting with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompt on the silk road…
silk road caravans
spread three major religions
passing through desert
risk trade of valued treasure
thirsty souls seek higher goal
source: Essay Shark
inheritance of fools
21 Feb 2018 8 Comments
in haibun, scripture Tags: civilization, education, grief, hate, rage, violence, youth
Wrote this “grey haibun” to share at dVerse Poets pub…
A mist of grey grief hangs over us all. Roll call of promising youth, senselessly gunned down before their prime, grows irreversibly longer even as numbers of disconnected, angry youth swell precipitously. Education leaves God out, letting demons in.
Hate disrespects human dignity. Rage destroys human life. Violence disregards meaning of community. Selfishness and rudeness rule (un)social media. We refuse to walk in the life-giving Light; choosing to crawl into the darkness of our own souls.
The civilization of Man is graying fast. Without fear of God, we will fear each other. Beauty of human culture fades. We follow a suicidal path and wonder how to write our own obituary.
ashes to ashes
ravens cry over ruins
grey twilight descends
An insightful article regarding philosophical reasons for school shootings HERE…
well & done
19 Feb 2018 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: beauty, morning glory, vine, water, well
Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai challenges us to “revise” a classical haiku by famous female haiku writer. Here is my humble attempt…
morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water
© Chiyo-Ni
* * * * *
glory of morning
entangled in blooming vine
beauty fills my well
© lynn
millennial ninjitsu
18 Feb 2018 1 Comment
in rhyming verse, Uncategorized Tags: arson, hack, mom, ninja, sabotage
“ninja”
my mom’s a secret ninja
she’s trained~yes, that’s a fact
in ancient arts of sabotage
(it’s cooking skills she lacks)
she’s stealthy and she’s deadly
~real domestic arson hack~
our kitchen sink is piled high
with pots that she burned black!
Just for fun…you didn’t assume it was (auto)biographical, did you?!
rooted faith
16 Feb 2018 4 Comments
in scripture, tanka Tags: birds, kingdom, mustard, seed, tree
tiny mustard seed
birds find shade in its branches
surprising kingdom
grows into life-spreading tree
from minuscule beginnings
Luke 13:18 & 19
the source
14 Feb 2018 5 Comments
in free verse Tags: God, Jesus, life, love, unconditional, valentines
I John 4:19
Jesus IS…the first,
best,
greatest,
true love of my life.
God IS…the author
of all real love.
He pursues his own with a
relentless,
unconditional,
irresistible gracious love.
In fact,
“God is crazy about YOU…and there’s nothing you can do about it!”
(to quote an anonymous coffee cup)
happy valentines day
a poem in my pocket 
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