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brilliance

23 Aug 2022 2 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: clouds, glory, God, morning, sun, sunrise

morning sun breaks through

rain clouds radiate glory

God smiles with favor

how to ride a heat wave

25 Jul 2019 2 Comments

by lynn__ in fusion haiku, troiku Tags: camp, hikers, mountain, picnic, skies, sun, willow

Create a fusion haiku from these 2 classics, then write a troiku for CDHK…

blue autumn skies
folded into mountains
purple shadow

such a hot day
my shadow needs to cool down
under the willow

my “fusion” haiku:

cloudless sapphire skies
sun casts shadows of heatwave
mountain willow shade

my “troiku” series:

cloudless sapphire skies
left camp early to climb peak
perfect summer day

sun casting shadows
of hikers on rocky path
break into a sweat

mountain willow shade
rest to unpack picnic lunch
inhale alpine air

climate change

17 Jul 2019 13 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille, quote, scripture Tags: climate, earth, green, life, light, planet, sun, war

I’m linking this “sun/Son” quadrille (44 words) to dVerse Poets pub where we’re diving into the subject of climate crisis this week…

powerful star
commands our
entire system solar

glorious light
shines too bright
for human sight

his light maintains
so life sustains
planet’s green plains

will we war for
what we adore?
been done before

apostasy done
spiritual war won
when earth falls into sun

“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” (Psalm 2:12 KJV)

wind vs. sun

09 Feb 2019 Leave a comment

by lynn__ in tan renga Tags: cold, ocean, sun, wind, wintry

Carpe Diem‘s “tan renga” challenge…add 2 line response to original haiku.

the cold wintry wind
is blowing so hard that
the sun sinks into the ocean

today, sun admits defeat
tomorrow, will rise stronger

image from pinterest

write time to renga

02 Nov 2018 Leave a comment

by lynn__ in renga, Uncategorized Tags: magnolia, moths, peach tree, snail, sparrows, sun

A challenge to write Renga With Richard Wright: given six haiku, choose your own line-up and add your two-lined stanzas. (Richard’s original haiku in regular type, italic lines are my response stanzas.)

Make up your mind, Snail!
You are half inside your house,
And halfway out!

indecisive character
slugs reluctantly forward

I am nobody:
A red sinking autumn sun
Took my name away.

identity lost in awe
of sky’s changing expanse

Keep straight down this block,
Then turn right where you will find
A peach tree blooming.

remember, somewhere is spring;
hope’s sweet promises renew

One magnolia
Landed upon another
In the dew-wet grass.

end of summer, last blossoms
reveal time’s passing beauty

All right, You Sparrows;
The sun has set and you can now
Stop your chattering!

settle, winter is coming;
seasons advance through harvest

You moths must leave now;
I am turning out the light
And going to sleep.

body desires peaceful rest;
premonition of death’s kiss