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Cinquain: Freshness

The words for Colleen’s challenge this week are Cover and precipitation, but we need to use synonyms. Here is my take!

drizzle
freshness, earthly
splashing, laughing, running
make me feel freely protected
Flurry

Posted on December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Cinquain, Freshness, poem, Poetry, Poetry Challenge. 5 Comments

Tanka: bells and past

 

 

irritating chimes
keeping me awake at night
thoughts from long ago
earplugs will not resolve it
noise is making me crazy

 

Posted on December 12, 2017December 12, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Tanka. 6 Comments

Tanka::Freedom

This week Colleen’s 2 words are STARK & TRAP, but we need to use synonyms in our poem.

 

you hold my body
listening to your crisp laugh
my mind goes away
beyond these unfriendly walls
to be uncaged faraway

 

Hope you like it!

Posted on December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged freedom, poem, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Tanka. 3 Comments

Cinquain: Eerie & Costume

I’m really having fun with poetry forms. Here is a cinquain for Colleen’s Challenge.

Witch

Magical, eerie

Flying with stars

Costume masking powerful desires

Enchantress

 

Posted on October 25, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Cinquain, poem, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Writing. 14 Comments

Writephoto::spur

Photo credit – Sue Vicent

Upon the darkened road

She is leading me

Between reality and illusions

Shadows and movement

We can’t look back

To the whispers of the past

Joining Sue’s Thursday photo prompt – Spur

 

 

Posted on October 20, 2017October 20, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in Poetry, WritingTagged poem, Poetry, Poetry Challenge. 3 Comments

Haibun: Quiet & Space

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I’m proud of myself because my Cinquain from last week, you can read here,  gave me the title of  Poet of Week. Today I’m trying another form of poem: Haibun

Wild space

I stand in wonder

Trust and learning

In the middle of the night

Listening to the quiet of my intuition

Untouchable

Joining Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge.

Posted on October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Haibun, poem, Poetry, Poetry Challenge. 4 Comments

Cinquain: Ghosts and Haunt

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Fisrt time I’m trying a Cinquain, hope to get it right!

Ancestors

Ghost’s silence

Bones, particles, air

Spaciousness haunting my thoughts

Magnificent

Joining Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge.

Posted on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Cinquain, poem, Poetry, Poetry Challenge. 11 Comments

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

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    yvettemcalleiro on tanka tuesday :: cloudsJanuary 31, 2026

    Fantastic poem, Elizabeth! Thanks for participating this week! Yvette M Calleiro :-)http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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    Kaci Rigney on The pastJanuary 31, 2026

    The past will be free. Great line!

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    Elizabeth on The pastJanuary 31, 2026

    It never leaves us alone! :)

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    Ron. on The pastJanuary 31, 2026

    The past is, at present, always in the future,

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    Elizabeth on The pastJanuary 31, 2026

    Our mind is always playing tricks with the past! Thanks Meg!

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