Tanka Tuesday :: Fresh air

a breath of fresh air
spring is patiently waiting 
the winter's farewell

a breath of fresh air 
a season for renewal
flowers, birds, and joy

a breath of fresh air
petals remind me of you
caressing my skin

a breath of fresh air
wakes me up in the morning
to the Earth's party

Tanka Tuesday this week is hosted by the lovely Melissa Lemay, the guidelines are:

For this week’s challenge, we will write our own rensaku:

I’d like us to write at least three to four haiku or tanka.
Each poem maintains its autonomy, in that it is not influenced by any other.
Each poem functions as a stanza in the greater whole. See Shiki’s rensaku verse below.
Together, all poems have a unifying theme, or are written with regard to an experience or event.
Don’t forget your kigo! Hint: we are headed into spring! Of course, you will write about whatever season you are in, in your part of the world.

Patchwork


step by step

piece by piece

glue, colours

collage, painting

discovering your inner self

a sentence without sense

to vigilant eyes kept secrets only

the soul can understand

a never-ending patchwork

in the mirror

as the years go by
when looking in the mirror
the fervour dwindles
crashing the reality
tenderness towards yourself

Tanka Tuesday: love and passion synonyms.

The past

the past hunts

mourning for the lost days

leaving tracks of sorrow and despair

searching for the hidden guilt

one day

the past will be free

light as a feather

open to new possibilities

a present to enjoy and a future to conquer

Joining Weekend Writing Prompt Mourn 43 words & Weekly Prompts One Day

WDYS :: kindness

It’s thanksgiving day here in Canada. A day off from work, no much to do after yesterday’s dinner prep and socializing. Today is quiet, and I like this way.

Sadje offers these 2 photos as a prompt for WDYS this week:

Since it’s a time to be thankful and I’m revising my goals, I wrote a few thoughts:

one minute per day
miracle on the way
truth pillars
little here and there
sparkling one day
without messages
an eruption is the next

Happy Thanksgiving to you if case your are commemorating today!

Backgroung

I prepped this background a few weeks ago. The colours turned out nicely, but I don’t kow how to go ahead with it, what to add to it. Maybe it stands by itself, only colours, abstract, and the expression will depend on who sees it.

For me, these colours represent barriers I have to break, things I need to understand to go ahead, to make peace with myself. So, this painting is much more than a background; it speaks everything, it is a complete piece of art.

“Abstract art is a fundamental distrust of the theory of reality concocted by the eyes.” Robert Brault

Scraps

colourful or plain
scraps of imagination
a treasure or trash
from a perfectly nothing
a future without hurry

Joining Tanka Tuesday.

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July 31st! Can you believe it’s the last day of July? Almost impossible to believe how fast this summer is going by. Today is the last day of #icad2025. Here are a few of them. The above one is maybe my fave of all of them, pure simplicity.

Another favourite card below, fall colours. The weather is already turning here, autumn is coming!

I hope you enjoyed this #icad series. If you would like to see more tiny art, check my Instagram.

Wishing a wonderful August to you!

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It’s difficult to believe I’m keeping up with the art cards challenges! Week two is completed.

A messy card to match my messy desk.

Mixing up colours and stickers.

I’m not following the prompts, but I added a twig to this card, since the prompt of that day was a twig.

Hope you are enjoying the cards. Any favourite from these ones?

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Hello, I’ve just heard that yesterday was Best Friends Day! I’m so grateful for all my online friends, here and on IG. Some of them for more than 10 years. Today’s card (above) is about connection, yes, I believe in it!

Yesterday was a peaceful day, so my card was all about relaxing.