Tag: Poetry

#Troiku: Gathering Flowers

gathering flowersunexpected guestscome to dinner © Jane Reichhold (taken from “A Dictionary of Haiku”) gathering flowersspice scented geraniumlemon verbena unexpected guestsaround the old oak tablelaughter in the air come to dinnerdrink the wine, eat the roast, smilegathering of hearts Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1672… Continue Reading “#Troiku: Gathering Flowers”

Dragon Rose

Dragon rose born of white ice and blood firepossessing the delicate bouquet of an innocent maiden’s desire but alas the flower is only hearsaya fairytale myth as the wyvern beasts of oldwhose sight in the sky would turn a man cold. Author’s Note: When… Continue Reading “Dragon Rose”

Blue Time

“If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light, If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring… Continue Reading “Blue Time”

Promote Yourself Monday, June 3rd, 2019

Originally posted on Go Dog Go Café:
Welcome to Promote Yourself Monday.  All Go Dog Go Cafe readers, guest writers, and baristas are invited to post one link to one specific post (600 words or less please!) from your blog into the comments section below. If you post…

The Innocent and the Damned

What choice is this to make, to take another’s life to sustain my own? Caught between steel blade and grey stone, an innocent white lamb and the devil’s own the path is strewn with littered bones no beauty here only cankered moonstonesleft poisoned, tainted… Continue Reading “The Innocent and the Damned”

#Tan Renga: Lightning Flash

lightning flash– what I thought were faces are plumes of pampas grass © Basho (Tr. unknown; taken from “The Small Road Into The Deep North”) swaying in turbulent windthey dance in the startling light ©2019 Linda Lee Lyberg Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Tan Renga… Continue Reading “#Tan Renga: Lightning Flash”

#Haiku: Fawn

hidden in tall grasses- slender legs and big brown eyes fawn waits for mother Frank J. Tassone: Haikai Challenge #87: fawn