see life with fresh JOY
grassHOPper / butterFLY as
CHiLD of the Father
source: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
celebrate the child!
30 Aug 2017 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: butterfly, child, father, grasshopper, joy, life
polder struggle
29 Aug 2017 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: dike, Dutch, polder, sculpture, water
dutch engineering:
keep head above water and
hold finger in dike
The Dutch people are masters in water-engineering as much of their country lies below sea level. Henk Hofstra created the sculpture (above), “Head Above The Water”, on display at Lely. The statue on top is of Cornelis Lely (1854-1929) who created the plans for the “Delta Works” project of reclaiming “polder” land from the sea.
(source: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai)
say “i do” again
28 Aug 2017 47 Comments
in quadrille Tags: anniversary, band, bliss, heartbeats, love
Here’s a quadrille for dVerse Poets and Bjorn’s “bliss”ful prompt… it’s supposed to be heart-shaped but looks more like a carrot!
anniversary weekend
sunshine follows rainstorms
bike paths through tunneled shade
relax to rediscover love’s secrets
playful conversation answers
companionable silence, sit
touching, fingers entwine
between sips of wine
live band remembers
soul sways to tunes
breathe and listen
heartbeats in
syncopation
of wedded
bliss
photo by lynn
gratitude on a sunday morning
27 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: anniversary, hairbrush, husband, love, sacrifice
A personal tanka of thanks, dear 🙂
forgotten hairbrush
meltdown in camper shower
husband buys new one
our anniversary day
true love’s living sacrifice
scared hare day
25 Aug 2017 3 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: heartbeat, litter, rabbit, summer
photo by lynn
summer’s last litter
rabbit’s heart patters fast beat
sudden departure!
evening news commentary
24 Aug 2017 31 Comments
in sonnet Tags: iconoclasts, mobs, news, sonnet, vengeance
For thoughtful minds, a mystery
to watch modern iconoclasts
destroy statues of fathers’ cast;
we cannot erase history
so why hate sculpture bitterly?
Denial will repeat the past:
agenda hides behind a mask,
mobs pave a road to anarchy.
Remember that all men bleed red,
to judge by skin is fool’s extreme.
Lament the blood spilled on our sod,
mourn hostile words in anger said,
let truth and justice reign supreme
and leave all vengeance unto God!
See Daily Wire’s brief comments and video by former NBA star, Charles Barkley
portrait of purity
22 Aug 2017 1 Comment
in tanka Tags: ermine, lady, Leonardo, portrait, purity
lovely young lady
sixteen-year-old Cecelia
graceful hand strokes pet
white ermine protects maiden
of Leonardo’s portrait
source: wikipedia
Link to Ramblings of a Writer tanka challenge: lady & portrait
rainbow colors
21 Aug 2017 6 Comments
in free verse, scripture Tags: ark, colors, flood, promise, rainbow
photo by lynn
Red as sunrise before looming storm
Orange as gopher wood bark inside ark
Yellow as fierce eyes of boarding panthers
Green as wild foamy breakers of floodwaters
Blue as heavens after dark rainclouds clear
Indigo as robe of Noah, kneeling by altar
Violet as passion of God’s forever promise
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. (Genesis 9:13)
You can participate in colours writing prompt at Ramblings of a Writer 🙂
elusive dream
15 Aug 2017 21 Comments
in quadrille Tags: dream, freedom, justice, law, race, respect
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
What happened
to distinctly american
dream
of liberty & justice 
for ALL,
equal opportunity
regardless
of race?
What happened
to respect
for human life,
our constitutional
law & order,
non-violent freedom of
speech & assembly?
What happened
to ONE nation
under God?
Wake to dream again!
Quadrille (44 words) for dVerse Poets where De invites us to dream together!
volatile situation
13 Aug 2017 6 Comments
in haiku, haiku series, troiku Tags: ashes, fire, flames, shed, smoke, wind
Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai hosts haiku/troiku prompt. He gifts us with first line: “when every gust of wind.” Each stanza of troiku begins with next line from original haiku.
when every gust of wind
fans bright flames of fire higher
smoke and ashes whirl
________
when every gust of wind
exhales crackles, sizzles, pops
wood door comes unhinged
fans bright flames of fire
higher heat of inferno
old shed roof crumbles
smoke and ashes whirl
choking billows engulf all
inhale acrid breath
photo by lynn
sign of the times
10 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in free verse Tags: business, cake, discriminate, enterprise, signs
image from mydoorsign.com
such common signs
seem common sense
none of government’s business
to tell citizen’s private business
whom they may or may not serve
free enterprise best
to remain free…yes
we all “discriminate”
choose where to shop
what’s the debate?
(this is not “hate”)
cannot force another to
make or sell product for you
now we ask who bullies who?
consider whether this be true:
“can’t eat your cake and have it too!”
last ditch effort
08 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: butterfly, dandelion, gravel, thistle, weeds
walking gravel road
thistles, dandelions wave
butterfly garden
painted ladies and sulphurs
taste weeds before go to seeds
photo by lynn
a poem in my pocket 
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