Tag: Photography

W3 – acceptance

There is a crack, a crack in everything
Unreachable perfection
Acceptance is the lesson
Don’t dwell on what has passed away
distortion  now, flawless then
Forget your perfect offering
Darkness can be a blessing

W3 prompt this week is from Angela, she offers us the poem below to use 2 or 3 lines from it and write our own poem. 

Anthem’ lyrics ( Leonard Cohen )

The birds they sang
At the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don't dwell on what has passed away
Or what is yet to be

Ah, the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove, she will be caught again
Bought and sold, and bought again
The dove is never free

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

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.

30 (tiny) things that make me happy

List 30 things that make you happy.

Daily writing prompt
  • a walk by any water body
  • roses
  • to find feathers on my way
  • journaling
  • books
  • getting books from the library
  • flying
  • trees
  • trees with twinkle lights
  • beautiful notebooks
  • healthy food
  • and not so much healthy deserts, but delish
  • baking cupcakes for my kids
  • my indoors plants
  • the view from my kitchen in the winter
  • my colourful tiny vases
  • orchids
  • a room with a view
  • clouds, from up or above
  • travelling
  • my garden
  • finding beautiful messages online
  • tulips, always tulips
  • droplets on my way
  • nature’s little critters, of course the cute ones
  • journaling in the sunlight
  • or with a candlelight
  • running towards the sunrise
  • drinking a cuppa in my garden
  • the full moon, always

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.

Pelican

Pelicans 
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

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

One of my favourite lakes to visit in my city. The clouds’ reflection was stunning at that moment. 
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.