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d’Verse Poetics: Sentiments of the Southwest
Mish would like us to join her in the Southwest
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dry winds blow tumble weeds
across hot pavement chasing
each other like children
sunsets finger paint the mountains
a watermelon pink
spring rains turn dull sandy fields
into meadows laughing in flowers
and in the night the howl of
coyotes stirs my soul
Just skip it
flip it right
into the pond
let that ring, sink, I think
get lost in the muck
stuck in the ooze
skip the roses
weak psychoses
of apologies
skip town instead
go ahead
I’m through with you
so toodle- loo, buckaroo
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d’Verse Quadrille is skipping along today
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – 3
“in the moonlight”
in the moonlight
wisteria flowers look fragile –
a gust of wind
© Chevrefeuille
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sweetest perfume is wafted
across the empty fields
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – 2
“shadow of leaves”
shadows of leaves
cover the open holes
her flute forgotten
© Jane Reichhold
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only the notes of birdsong
filling the evening air
Another collaboration brought to you by Mish and I. Have a peaceful day!
photo by Candy
Out on a Limb
Hearts begin beating
With innocence
Untainted and pure
Helpless they long to be
Loved and nourished
Expecting nothing more
Than other hearts
To improvise
Join in, synchronized
To their sweet song
© Mish
B&Ps Shadorma & Beyond at MLMM
wild horses – a tilus – (6-3-1)
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riding across the dunes
only in
dreams
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge 1
” old pond”
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old pond
frog jumps in
sound of water
© Basho
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lily pads tremble
as ripples pass by
—–
Everyone said it was
a dead end job
what do they know
I met you there
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Poetic Asides PAD – 30 “deadend”
fancy boots
covered in mud
puddle fun
I had no pole
to dance around
no pretty ribbons
streaming freely
as a spring zephyr
lifted them skyward
there was no fete or
crowds of celebrants
in party clothes
instead I skipped around
the ancient apple tree
with blossoms raining down
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We’re celebrating around the Maypole in the Garden
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