Tag: Poetry

#Tan Renga: Such a Cold Night

lying downwith quilts over the headsuch a cold night© Basho (TR. Jane Reichhold) under soft covers cuddlingwarm breath on cheeks comforting Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Tan Renga Wednesday #10 Such a cold night

Promote Yourself Monday, January 20, 2020

Originally posted on Go Dog Go Café:
Welcome to Promote Yourself Monday.  All Go Dog Go Cafe community members are invited to post one link to one specific piece of their writing (600 words or less please!) they have published on their blog, Facebook page, or Instagram…

#Haiku: First Leaf Falling

Upon the cold grounda fallen scarlet leaf restsreturning to earth Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1800 New Beginnings- First Leaf Falling

#Silent Sunday

“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.”  ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

#Shadorma: This One Life

This one life a gift to cherish for quicklythe ripe peach falls from the tree, returningto the tranquil earth Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge: Calm & Present Synonyms only

The Real Me

Once in the mirror I saw a sepia inked versionpleading to me for change like a beggar on the street. So I picked up my pen and papercomposed a poem to the real me.Now, I live and breath… in vivid technicolor.

Treat

I spend some days talking to my dog who cocks his head As if he’s trying to understand exactly the words I said I recite my poems to him, seeking some kind of reactionYet the most I ever get is a look of quizzical… Continue Reading “Treat”