are storms unseasonal, or my expectations…? Both are overwhelming https://frankjtassone.com/2019/08/24/haikai-challenge-101-8-24-19-autumn-rain-aki-no-ame-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/
Stormy Weather
Somewhere there
let’s hitch a ride to other side of nowhere Hope lives somewhere there nature beckons me foggy paths strewn with shadows arches to welcome determination drives – and my dreams take care of happiness – somewhere there https://scvincent.com/2019/08/01/thursday-photo-prompt-destination-writephoto/
Artists’ muse
RAINY DAYS often get artists busy, with their writing tools or easel and brush, as they look for inspiration at the shape-shifting clouds flexing muscles to enter imagination The one-bun is a nice format. Try your hand at https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2019/07/31/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-july31st-2019-clouds/
Eternal Myth
Fire changes, and each moth approaches it without knowing the fate of those who died before … at least without being able to connect the cause of death with fatal attraction. The Sun is one, but fields of sunflowers change. Moods and emotions change. Undying love renews itself every moment to sustain itself. Understanding is … Continue reading Eternal Myth
Verbal blessings
Who teaches a new-born baby to smile and cry? Human memory is partial to faces, and this is the first set of information that she learns to decipher. Can she make sense of the sounds emanating from people around, or is it all gibberish to her? Dogs can learn about 200 words of whichever language … Continue reading Verbal blessings
Know the rules
I felt the sand slipping beneath my feet, and soon I was sinking down below. I’d been caught in quicksand. My classmates formed a human chain to pull me out, and succeeded in about seven minutes. We were on a zoology excursion to the Alibag beach. The wonders of nature that we had fished out … Continue reading Know the rules
Nocturnal Dialogues
setting sun bids goodbye shooting out orange flames -spiritual colors sky blushes purple before the moon highlights all that was quiet so far star-spangled ache for a beloved – who passes through but never stays sun shines somewhere else swallows flames to say – look here I warm more than hearts https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/05/30/reenas-exploration-challenge-89/
Summers
Schools close for a month or two in summer, due to the intense tropical heat here. I wonder how heat was not a deterrent from going out needlessly, at that age. Summer meant visiting grandparents, ice lollies, mangoes, melons and silly games. My grandparents used to have charpoys (picture given below) in the house. We … Continue reading Summers
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #89
Hi, friends Last week’s prompt brought in some much-needed whackiness and humor, as well as the usual intensity in the Exploration Challenge. So far, we’ve never had restrictions on length or format of the piece. I’m adding a rider, just for this week. PROMPT Reena's Exploration Challenge -Haiku Prompt You could write a story or … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #89
Inside Outside
dark fury out there but I break the glass to quell raging storms inside https://iwriteher.com/2019/05/28/i-write-her-weekly-haiku-senryu-challenge-21/
