07 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in rubaiyat
Tags: blizzard, cold, log, mug, prairie, snow, summer, warmth, winter
across this frozen prairie, winter blows
strong blizzard gale bullwhips up fallen snow
we shiver, polar-cold, wind’s frightful roar
and add thick logs to embers burning low
such fierceness could freeze creature to the core
if wait exposed; come, safe inside closed door
we offer mugs to drink in warming flow
and reminisce of summer sun-swept shores
Rubaiyat: The ruba’i is a classical Persian quatrain or double couplet of 4 lines and having rhyme scheme either AABA or AAAA. A collection of more than one quatrain is called a rubaiyat.
Edward Fitzgerald popularized the form in English. He chose iambic pentameter, generally 10-syllable lines with alternating accents, for the meter and used the AABA rhyme scheme. Having the unrhymed third line allows the poet to use that sound from the first quatrain as the main rhyming sound in the next quatrain, connecting the stanzas.
My thanks to Frank at dVerse Poets for this information on the rubaiyat form!
12 Dec 2018
by lynn__
in free verse, list poem
Tags: chili, fur, huskies, icicles, mitten, snowflakes, winter
Link to dVerse Poets where Gina invites us to consider “the magic of ordinary things”
snow diamonds gliTTer in sunshine
icicle daGGers dangle from rOOf edge
pungent scent distiLLs from pine boughs
haPPy laughter sleDDing down big hiLL
soft faux fur hOOd brushes rosy chEEks
snowflakes sprinkle on kniTTed miTTen
cold hands caRReSS warm bowl of hot chili

09 Sep 2018
by lynn__
in tan renga
Tags: apple, autumn, crow, orchard, squirrel, winter
Haiku in original French:
Une pomme, seul
dans le verger abandonné
rougissent pour l’hiver
Ⓒ Patrick Blanche
Here is the translation by Michael R. Burch:
One apple, alone
in the abandoned orchard
reddens for winter
Ⓒ Patrick Blanche (Tr. Michael R. Burch)
Add two lines to complete tan renga:
autumn rains gently rustle
crow and squirrel wait…patient
Ⓒ lynn__

free image – pixabay
17 May 2018
by lynn__
in etheree
Tags: bouquet, Easter, life, snow, spring, tulips, winter
Etheree poem meets “bouquet and greenery” challenge at Ramblings of a Writer.
oh
festive
easter day
snowy outside
greenery indoors
we expect spring colors
winter white surprises world
garden bulbs hidden underground
bouquet of tulips brightens our feast
celebrate Son who died, then rose to life

photo by lynn
08 Apr 2018
by lynn__
in haiku
Tags: cock, storm, sun, wind, winter
“The cock crowing in the milky dawn thinks its call raises the sun;”
– René Daumal
old cock winter crows
easterly wind heralds storm

free image – pexels
red sun is rising
Haiku inspired by quote (Carpe Diem Haiku Kai) in less-than-inspiring weather.

04 Mar 2018
by lynn__
in triolet
Tags: battle, snowman, spring, winter, zephyr
scent of spring rides zephyr
snowman has fallen
battle of seasons
scent of spring rides zephyr
sleet dissolves to rain
winter’s last stand
scent of spring rides zephyr
snowman has fallen
A triolet for Weekend Writing Prompt, “fallen”. A triolet consists of 8 lines. Lines1,4 and 7 are the same line repeated. So are lines 2 and 8.
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