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Day: October 3, 2017

Tanka: Mist and Shape

Joining another poetry challenge, this time is Collen’s: this week Mist and Shape. I’ve taken this photo from the moon shining through my bedroom window, so why not a poem dedicated to her.

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almost full – oct 3rd

sparking without shape
moon mist covers my body
in a mystic night
i open my dreaming eyes
only travelling in space

Posted on October 3, 2017October 4, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Full moon, poem, Poetry, Tanka. 14 Comments

Haiku: Silk & Skin

It is good to be blogging again, I really missed the challenges. I’m jumping right away in Ron’ s Haiku challenge. This week  ‘silk and skin’.

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Flickr – The commons

Soft laces and silk
Fly me back to the far past
Away from my skin

 

 

Posted on October 3, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Haiku, poem, Poetry, Transformation. 3 Comments
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  1. lesleyscoble's avatar
    lesleyscoble on W3 :: my bugMarch 10, 2026

    I feel just like this about my first car call Albert. Loved it, Elizabeth. 👏

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    ben Alexander on W3 :: my bugMarch 9, 2026

    Elizabeth, the line “blue, shining and proud, smiling out loud” feels especially joyful to me—I can almost see that Beetle…

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    boundlessblessingsblog on W3 :: my bugMarch 9, 2026

    Such a cute poem Elizabeth. Lovely 🌹

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    judeitakali on W3 :: my bugMarch 9, 2026

    Such beautiful emotion for one's first car. very real.✍✨

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    Sadje on W3 :: my bugMarch 9, 2026

    You’re most welcome

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