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The sun has no reason
to shine in the day
and sleep through the night
the twinkling stars at night
don’t ask for a reason
to hide from the day
in the fading light of day
I need no reason
to marvel at the sky all night
Bright day and gentle night are reason enough
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B&Ps Shadorma & Beyond
Tritina – 10 line poem in 3 tercets and one closing line – choose three end words and follow the pattern , ABC, CAB, BAC, with closing ling containing all three words
order seeds
check the mail
order more seeds
check the mail
get some potting soil
check the mail
set up the grow light
check the mail
find the planting trays
check the mail
thank the mailman
fill the trays with dirt
gently nestle seeds in
cover with light blanket of soil
water
keep warm
wait
water
wait
wait
seeds poke through the soil
turn on grow light
smile
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We’re making list at B&Ps Shadorma & Beyond – MLMM
B&Ps Shadorma & Beyond at MLMM asks us to write an ABC poem this week
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Although I may look
Bewildered or possibly a little
Crazed, maybe a touch
Delusional just because I
Eschew large parties
Form unspoken words
Glare into the sun on cloudy days
Hold onto dreams with both hands
In case they try to fly
Just to feel their warmth
Kindly refrain from judging a
Life you are not living, instead still your
Modulated tone and voice don’t continue
Nattering away
Or speaking just to hear yourself
Please listen to my unformed words
Quiet though they might be they will
Reveal the truest me the
Silliest me the
Tender me the
Urgent beating of my heart and
Vagaries of my rhyme and rhythm these
Words that float upon my sea in
Xebecs made with wooden hulls
Yearning for your ear to hold them
Zealously they whisper love
Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille – this week we’re thinking spring at
MindLoveMiserysMenagerie
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purple crocus
blooming between the tulips
spring surprise
Paloma has asked us to write a Shadorma inspired by the Indigo Girls song Closer to Fine.
I loved the tin whistle in the song and wanted to make it part of my Shadorma.
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whistle me
a song of answers
no doctors
or bar friends
can sing the notes I need to
calm my restlessness
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B&Ps Shadorma & Beyond at MLMM
I picked a blossom from the tree
and put it in my hair for thee
but you were blind and did not care
I was alone still, standing there
You did not see my tears that day
or hear me whisper, “please, just stay”
I bowed my head as if in prayer
I was alone still, standing there
Only the robin in her nest
Replied to my ardent request
She seemed to understand despair
I was alone still, standing there
The sun went down, the moon arose
the stars put on fantastic shows
but I was blind and did not care
I was alone still, standing there
I picked a blossom from the tree
I was alone still, standing there
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Another form challenge from Bastet at MLMM – the Kyrielle Sonnet
B&Ps Shadorma & Beyond
autumn night
bright stars hidden by clouds
only moonlight remains
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Tokubetsudesu #71 – moonlight
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
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Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
MindLoveMiserysMenagerie – MLMM
Bastet is schooling us on the Ode today at B & Ps Shadorma & Beyond
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Each night I lay upon my bed
and pray for peace throughout the land
a safe abode for those who fled
and for the dead
Believe the day will bring relief
from drought and famine in the world
from pestilence, disease, and grief
despair unfurled
And in my dreams through night I see
a light to banish all that’s dark
the hope shines out from you and me
we are the spark
We are the peace and hope and light
if we just try to understand
not close our eyes at neighbor’s plight
but lend a hand
It was a warm summer day and her waiting was over. Tiny fingers wrapped themselves around her finger – ten pink fingers. Soft hair, like finest silk covered his slightly misshapen head and long, thick lashes shaded his eyes. His cheeks were smooth and delicate lips curled up in what she knew in her heart was a smile. She was in love.
newborn swaddled
in his mother’s gentle arms
first love
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Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
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