summer lamentsthe season of hatredwatches warmthbecome the fire of hell pink stalks of rhubarbturn bloody redas greens wilt awayfarm animals like hens and lambsretreat in self-defence this summerbe remembered fornarrativesunleashed ongullible minds; compelled toopt for destruction let silenceof lambs bear a tagprice paid forinactionlet dark clouds part to revealcould-have-been futures Tanka Tuesday
disruptivesignals from withinconscious brainsunaware-subliminal origins-unexplained instincts Reena's Xploration Challenge #327
I feel warmthforaging aheadof my thoughtssunrays callfor change - so what if it isfor just a season Tanka Tuesday
barriersas tall as mountainsobstruct viewcover skiesyet - incorrigible sunovercomes to rise Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Writer's Choice
I extensively use the tanka, shadorma and cinquain formats - other than free verse in poetry. a tankaor a shadormadepends onthe first fewwords that strike - and syllablesrepeating motifs where does the muse strikefive syllables is a wowI need to work itmake it look like a tankahaiku, senryu - just writebussokusekika stretch just twosyllables heremultiply … Continue reading Repeating Motifs
wistfulnesslife that could have beenif not pulleddown by ropesinsurmountable hatredyou are not like them Photo Challenge #499
potentialconserving itselfto share lightwhen neededdon't cast pearls in front of swinesknow your deep value What Do You See?
cold clouds mockfoliage-stripped treesdefiantbranches swaypowered by cycles - spring isaround the corner 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge Image credit: Winter in the Country, c. 1859 by George Henry Durrie, Artist from the National Gallery of Art
a petalin search of its Goddrifts awaywith the windSun lights up smiling facesforlorn petal cries Written for Puzzle This at MLMM hosted by Sarah Wiley
buds awaitcoming of age dayholding onexplosionsof charm to be unleashed onhibernating world 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge
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