the end of summer tears birthing the morning dew sadness veils my soul
Tanka Tuesday – End of summer
Category: Poetry
W3: upside down
a butterfly flapping its wings an old yard lady lost her rings searching for them, flipboom! dizziness, zoom zoom zoom she fell down hearing lots of dings
Joining David’s W3 challenge:Lesley’s prompt guidelines a nonsense poem with at least one invented word of your own. I’ve written a Limerick poem (5 lines with the rhyme aabba) and invented flipboom, meaning flipping, falling and boom!
Hope you like the poem and also the photo, I took it with my phone under the flower.
Journey
the same platform different paths some going others coming arrivals and departures welcomes and farewells both are bathed with tears joy or sadness the journey must continue
W3 :: Writing
magic ritual when the true self is revealed the dawn is welcome
W3 prompt this week is offered by the lovely Sadje. She asks us to:
- Write: a syllabic poem or: a poem in free verse;
- Topic: “What inspires you to write?” or: “What inspires you to write poetry?”
I’ve chosen a Senryu (5-7-5 lines) to express my passion for writing, mostly journaling.
forgiveness
dear
be still
a soft song
the rain whispers
throughout the window
clouds are crying for me
the stress slowly dissipates
i will fly free as a feather
for forgiveness and absolution
a believer of possibilities
joining Reena’s exploration challenge – must include the word rain. i’ve chosen an Etheree poem to depict my feelings when i took this photo from my office window a few weeks back.
W3 :: The power of journaling
J ourney O pening up thoughts to the pages U ltimate self-care R ecognizing my needs and dreams N ow, past and present colliding A nswers hidden in my being L ightness guides the pen I ntuition takes over N ever backing up G enuine pleasure
W3 prompt this week is: Write a poem of any style and any length on the topic of “Power.” I have written an acrostic poem about the power of journaling.
I’ve been journaling for 10 years. I remember the first time I put a pen to a blank page, it was in September, later in the afternoon, the autumn sunset bathed my living room. I got a piece of paper and a pen, leftovers of my kids homework. I started jotting down ideas, a little while those ideas transformed into deep thoughts, a yes, like magic, everything clarified in my mind.
Since then I have filled up many notebooks with my thoughts. I started getting fancy and buying beautiful journals with soft pages and pens that glide on each line or dot. Now I prefer dotted pages rather than lined ones.
Journaling is powerful!
Pelican
water bird with a long beak - for scooping up fish
striking image in the sky - the 10 feet wingspan
deep into your emotions - in V formation
pure focus and persistence - spirit animal
Tanka Tuesday prompt this week is to write a Imayo poem about a bird.
Pelicans are my favorite birds. They remind me of the ocean and vacation. I only see them when I’m on vacation at the beach in the south. I love the symbolism they represent as a spirit animal, the freedom and self-understanding they demonstrate when flying.
W3 :: powerful
powerful slowly breaking through between rocks and branches the need to rise takes over to be grand and loved looking up a sweet joy awaits it is worth to be brave the true path has been chosen darkness is behind
W3 prompt is “Write a Shadorma of a minimum of 2 stanzas on the topic of strength (physical, emotional, mental, ethical, or of character…)“
Nature’s power, this little strawberry, alone, breaking all the barriers to survive. I’m grateful it was on my path, and I could admire its strength to survive.
Willow Tree
sparkling light above the willow tree thunder moon gives blessings away the air is fierce and humid the breeze is inviting nature's symphony dancing branches smiling leaves july joy
Happy July to you! Can you believe that half year has gone by?
Tanka Tuesday this week is about Celtic tree astrology, mine is Willow Tree. There are many Willow trees in my neighbourhood. I took the above photo this morning while walking to watch the sunrise. Sadly, it was cloudy and I didn’t see the full moon, this month it is called Thunder moon.
Hope you enjoy the Nonet, and Happy 4th of July to my USA friends!
Wonder
wide exuberance where imagination speaks wonder is nearby
A haiga poem for:
Tanka Tuesday: Synonyms only – Close & Open, I have chosen Wide and Nearby
W3 – Write a poem in any style about a place that evokes emotion (a place where you find poetry) – Almost all weekends I visit the lake in the photo, it always brings me joy to walk by it. The lines in my poem also start with W so perfect for the W3 challenge.
What do you see – Photo Prompt – Castles make me wonder about all the mysteries they hide inside their walls.
Tea & Paper 