transformation

28 Aug 2024 27 Comments

by lynn__ in quatern Tags: , , , , , ,

Linking to W3 “Weave Written Weakly” Prompt #122 here…

witness beauty in life’s changes
butterfly desires milkweed
she explores plant’s veined underside
her oval egg clings to fresh leaf.

little larva hatches from egg
witness beauty in life’s changes
striped larva eats voraciously;
caterpillar expands with growth.

now prepares for its pupa stage
caterpillar hangs down in “J”
witness beauty in life’s changes
asleep as jeweled chrysalis.

chrysalis darkens final day
bright monarch slowly emerges
crumpled wet wings plump up to fly
witness beauty in life’s changes!

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letting go…

30 Dec 2017 2 Comments

by lynn__ in free verse Tags: , , , ,

Collage and year end challenge by Sammi Cox featured here.

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another year dying

look in

clearer rearview

mirror

can’t take time back
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times of drought

cracks

hollow spaces

shadows

weeds gone to seed
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yet light persisted

rainbow

blessings come of age

wisdom

life grows green anew
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looking ahead into

new year

past has passed

thankful

let regret go

 

 

 

 

why look back?

26 May 2017 8 Comments

by lynn__ in tanka Tags: , , , ,

Tanka challenge at Ramblings of a Writer: growth & wisdom

 

graduation day

parents startle at child’s growth

earn moment of pride

launch dream of hope-full future

prayer for wings of wisdom

 

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feminism revisited

18 Jan 2017 5 Comments

by lynn__ in tanka Tags: , , , ,

 

women who inspire

model nurturing spirit

sacrificial love

for sake of needier ones

thus contribute to own growth

 

See Ramblings of a Writer  for the Weekly Tanka Prompt:  “Inspire & Growth”.