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Haiku: heart and need


The wildness’ heart beats

Persuades my hollow being

The needs of goddess

Joining Ron’s haiku challenge.

Posted on October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in Art Journal, PoetryTagged Art Journal, Haiku, Poetry, Poetry Challenge. Leave a comment

Haiku: Forest

 

photo credit – Sue Vincent

 

Green moss on my feet
Dawn droplets wetting my hair
Silence in the air

Joining Sue’s Thursday photo prompt  #writephoto

Posted on October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Forest, Haiku, Poetry, Silence, writephoto. 15 Comments

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

Monday Musings #1

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morning pages

be bold and brave

travel the road less travelled

be the wild-self

that is hidden

deep inside yourself

Posted on October 2, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in Journaling, Morning pages, PoetryTagged bold, brave, inner-self, Journaling, Morning pages, poem, Poetry, self-love. 9 Comments

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    paeansunplugged on W3 :: FallOctober 6, 2026

    So lovely, Elizabeth!

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    sgeoil on W3 :: Willow TreeOctober 4, 2026

    It was my pleasure.

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    ben Alexander on W3 :: FallOctober 4, 2026

    Elizabeth, I love how “fall” moves from colorful leaves to letting go, with “fall down” giving the ending a surprising…

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    Indira on W3 :: FallOctober 3, 2026

    An excellent poem, Elizabeth. ' Fall is all about letting go.'

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    boundlessblessingsblog on W3 :: FallOctober 3, 2026

    Lovely poem elizabeth 😊

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