dear guest

 

don’t be upset by
my russet setter
on the side porch;
step over him and

please, have a seat
on my satin settee
here we’ll have tea,
chat, recite verset till

supper; then play
games after sunset
until we settle into
long moonset night.

 


Joining dVerse poets writing quadrilles (44 words) using the word “set”.

 

hashi-i

Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai with this tanka…


 

sip book and iced tea

late summer sumac turns red

cooling off…on porch

 

sinking into old stuffed couch

before school begins again

 

southern comfort catnap

hammock-porch-decorations-backyard-ideas-outdoor-living

 

between boards

shadows on a sunny porch

a slender coolness 

© Jane Reichhold

recline in double hammock

savor iced-tea afternoon

© lynn__

 


Tan renga challenge at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.  Image from lushome.com