posting poetic prose
21 Aug 2023 34 Comments
in quadrille Tags: anniversary, farmers market, Kauai, lovers, pineapple
mark thirty-fifth anniversary
on kaua’i island ~ hawaii
visit hanalei farmers’ market
petite apple-faced vendor offers
juicy samples we cannot resist:
mango, papaya, pretty star fruit,
exotic longan (or dragon’s eyes)
yet most exquisite discovery:
taste of fresh white pineapple
~ as sweet as old lovers ~
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Linking to dVerse quadrille prompt on “pine”… and praying for the people of west Maui recently devastated by wild fires.
24 May 2018 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: farmer, finances, lovers, moonlight, steers, wife
farmer at salebarn
hoping steers go for good price
wife at home pays bills
has daily-ness forgotten
the nights as moonlight lovers?
Tanka for MLMM & Chevrefeuille’s “heeding haiku” prompt: moonlight lovers
03 Apr 2018 2 Comments
in shadorma Tags: death, double, hate, lovers, shadow, suicide
A shadorma is a 6 line poem with 3-5-3-3-7-5 syllable counts.
in shadow
motivation comes
suicide
double death
why two lovers hate themselves?
asphyxiation
Many years ago, a teenage co-worker, Barry, and his girlfriend died together in his car running inside a garage. I still sadly wonder…why? Tonight, we discuss suicide at NAMI support group.
19 Nov 2017 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: die, lovers, romance, tragedy
The forbidden love between the lowly Ferhad and the princess Shirin is an old Persian love story. Ferhad killed himself in the desert when he was tricked into believing that Shirin was dead. Hearing of Ferhad’s death, Sherin then killed herself because she could not live without him. Subsequently the two were buried together. It’s similar to the Shakespearian tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
(information and image taken from Carpe Diem Haiku Kai)
~ fateful attraction ~
when lovers choose death writes our
tragic love stories;
heartbroken readers wishing
romance had better ending!
03 Nov 2016 6 Comments
in tanka Tags: hearts, kiss, lovers, rain, umbrella
See CDHK special, Japanese Poetry in the Lowlands, featuring Jeanine Hoedemaker
intermittent rain
old lovers exchange warm kiss
under umbrella
pit, pit, patter of raindrops
two hearts offbeat together
03 May 2016 5 Comments
in tan renga Tags: lavender, lovers, moonlight, wisteria
A tan renga is written by two poets; first writes a haiku, second answers with 2 more lines…
in the moonlight
Wisteria flowers look fragile –
a gust of wind
(c) Chèvrefeuille
lovers on bench hold kisses
lavender snow covers path
(c) lynn__
source: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
01 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: blossoms, fruit, lovers, plums
Plum blossoms, ume-no-hana, are frequent haiku theme and signal the end of winter (source: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai).
lovers find wild plums
sweet blossoms fade to tart fruit
overlook sharp thorns
a poem in my pocket 
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