dragonfly

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Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – May 7
a dragonfly pair
fastened to one another
went flickering by

© Tomas Transtromer

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holding hands beside the lake
young lovers sit on the grass

Dogwood

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d’Verse Meeting the Bar – Golden Shovel

“For one thing there is no snow”
Billy Collins  Report from the Subtropics

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I must thank the neighbors for
planting that tree, just one
that in the spring is a thing
most glorious a sign of hope there
among the evergreens it is
blooming white and shouts “no
longer are we bound by snow”

Tan Renga 5

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Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – 5
“petal lanterns”

petal lanterns –
a waterfall of flowers
her lips touch mine

© Hamish Managua Gunn

the moon shines softly on us
we cast just one shadow

Tan Renga 4

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Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge – 4
“morning glory”

morning glory!
the well bucket – entangled,
I ask for water

© Chiyo-Ni

clear mountain stream flows past
my thirst is quenched from above

In Albuquerque

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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

Skip Toodle-loo

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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

Collaboration for Peace – 18

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Another collaboration brought to you by Mish and I. Have a peaceful day!

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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