wrinkled brown toad
emerging from the dirt
sign of Spring
Day 7 of PAD has us writing a “small” poem
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wrinkled brown toad
emerging from the dirt
sign of Spring
Day 7 of PAD has us writing a “small” poem
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #1845 Troiku Challenge: Summertime
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2021/06/carpe-diem-haiku-kai-1845-troiku.html
at the seashore
wind of summer through my hair
the shortest night
© Chèvrefeuille
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at the seashore
small boy with his orange bucket
builds a new world
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wind of summer through my hair
tells tales of the ancients
in a secret language
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the shortest night
leaves lovers and dreamers
longing for darkness
haiku
red tail hawk circles
searching the backyard feeder
unlucky sparrow
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red tail hawk circles
lucky chipmunk stays hidden
blue jay calls warning
Day 13 prompt for PAD at https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2021-april-pad-challenge-day-13 is lucky/unlucky
d’Verse Poets Pub – Poetics: Beyond Meaning or The Resolution of Opposites
haiku
within its branches
the ancient gnarled apple tree
harbors fresh new life
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from Paul Dunbar’s The Paradox: I am the bud and the blossom, I am the late-falling leaf
d’Verse Poets Pub – Rain
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hidden beneath leaves
sparrows perch on tree branches
rainy afternoon
d’Verse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Meet Piet
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The Reality of Gardens
On winter days I spend a great deal of time thinking about my flower beds. Outside the wind is blowing wisps of snow around the corner of the house and only the hardiest birds come to the feeders. I stay hunkered down with my dreams and schemes and plans for next summers perfect garden.
When spring sashays her way across the yard I’m faced with more weeds than buds. So begins the relentless battle with ground ivy and winter cress, which have been patiently waiting for those first warm rays of sunshine. My ideal garden vanishes in a puff of reality and I am happy to scatter some seeds in the empty patches of dirt. I’m pretty sure the bees and butterflies don’t visit for the aesthetics.
Outdoor gallery
Blooms of multi-colored zinnias
Abstract garden art
Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Wednesday #11 family tombstone
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Here is the haiku to work with:
adding father’s name
to the family tombstone
with room for my own
© Nicholas Virgilio
And now it’s up to you to create a Tan Renga with this haiku by adding your two-lined stanza. Enjoy the challenge.
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ancient secrets held in stone
silently wait to guard mine
©️Candace Kubinec
as evening falls
sad sounds of a broken heart
the mourning dove’s call
Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2018 (6) Christmas Dinner
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hearts filled with love
appetites satisfied
Christmas dinner
Carpe Diem Seven Days Before Christmas 2018 (5) Christmas Tree
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misshapen pine
transformed with strings of lights
winter magic