keyhole in the sky

tired old man in the moon
had had enough of listening
to earth’s noisy troublemakers!

how can anyone sleep with
that infernal decibilled racket?
he was definitely full of it, so

he donned his top hat and
swallow-tailed coat, locked
his door and set sail to a star.

Ekphrastic poetry at dVerse poets’ pub hosted by Lillian and featuring the uniquely surreal artwork of Catrin Welz-Stein.

color of summer

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japanese garden

or hobbit homestead in shire

color of summer

pause to peek through the keyhole

smell blossoms of paradise

 

Kiwinana challenges us to write a tanka with “color” and “summer”.