Carpe Diem #1446 mandarin orange blossoms (hana tachibana)
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wedding bells chime out
sweet scent of orange blossoms waft
the bride blushes pink
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Carpe Diem #1446 mandarin orange blossoms (hana tachibana)
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wedding bells chime out
sweet scent of orange blossoms waft
the bride blushes pink
Quadrille #58 – Cobble us a Poem
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A Cobbled Heart
Her tender heart was
Coming apart at the seams
(it seems)
He found some threads
Of truth to use
To mend the open places
Where trust was seeping out
And stitch by stitch he
Cobbled together the pieces
Until her heart was whole again
Carpe Diem #1445 cooling on the porch (hashi-i)
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gentle morning breeze
porch swing slowly sways in time
peaceful start of day
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #35 Troiku Challenge “summer solstice”
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between the wedded rocks (*)
the sun rises to her highest throne
summer solstice
mountain stream
the ice has melted – dances in the sun
crystal waterdrops
© Chèvrefeuille
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This challenge was to creat a fusion haiku using the two haiku by Chevrefeuille, and then create a Troiku from the fusion we created. Here is my attempt.
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melted water drops
dancing in the summer sun
crystal between rocks
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melted water drops
trickle between the rocks
mountain stream
dancing in the summer sun
welcoming the solstice
wedded rocks
crystal between rocks
like hidden gemstones
melted ice
Twiglet #78 – as if a shadow moving
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The memory of you
Passes across my heart
As if a shadow moving
Thirty poems in April: a final in verbs
We are verbing around in the Graden for the last day of April
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A Tea-bag Kind of Day
I have been tea-bagged
Dunked in and out of hot water
Then left to steep too long –
Had every ounce of goodness
Squeezed out of me
And now you wonder why
I am just a bit bitter
If you were more observant you
Could have read the warning in the
Dregs I left behind
The poetry Form required is The Fold
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Your challenge today toads, is to Let your words FOLD INTO POEMS ABOUT DESTRUCTIVE WEAPONS.
Constraints! The Fold [guidelines]
1. 11 lines
2. The end phrase of Line 1 repeats at Lines 5 and 11
3. The rhyme of line 1 continues through in every other line
4. There MUST be a reference to nature and how it affect you the poet
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A Force of Nature
we donned our shoes, our coats, our hats
so she could go on a scavenger hunt
i made a list of natural things in our habitat
“make the list long and try to trick me” – her words to me
the wind was blowing, our noses running, glad we had our hats
the list took her back and forth – up and down – a little hurricane
she searched for lion’s teeth and a big old shrub with cats
i hoped she would soon tire of this chilly game of ours
and we could go inside again – maybe even sit and chat
but she is six and doesn’t tire or mind the cold – I wish we’d
put on gloves and heavy jackets but at least we wore our hats
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Not sure if I hit the theme but a six-year old can destroy your heart.
MTB — Variations on the Rubaiyat – Frank is tending bar at the Pub today
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Breaking Up
The moment that you touch my lips
I feel more inches on my hips
More pounds the scale will indicate
If I but make one little slip
I’ve licked you from my fingertips
And savored you as warming sips
I’m sorry darling chocolate
I’m leaving you for crisp kale chips
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Just kidding! 🤗 I would never break up with chocolate.
d’Verse Poets Pub – Quadrille – Shall We Gather?
Lillian is gathering quadrilles over at the pub
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A Gathering Most Fowl
It was a mob scene
A larger-than-large gathering
This gaggle of geese
Waiting, impatiently,
For the corn in our pockets
Honking, pushing, and when
We had no more to give
They swam gracefully to the
Other side of the lake
Without a backward glance
The Lion’s Tooth
Fierce and brave you
Prowl through my yard
Your yellow mane a happy
Harbinger of Spring
Your young toothed leaves harvested
By the old folks next door
And cooked for lunch
A peasant meal now embraced
By health enthusiasts
Have you, dear dandelion,
Long reviled by men
Pushing lawn mowers,
Become the new Kale
Showing up at Farmer’s Markets
And grocery stores?