Aug
19
This week’s theme is: Sojourn
hummingbird’s sojourn
hovering at a feeder
migration’s long flight
photo by heart-felt-robot, found on flickr
Aug
8
This week’s theme is: Courage
while cameras watch
seven minutes of terror
courage holds the team
I cannot imagine having a camera shoved in my face during such an emotional time. So glad it was not heartbreak and tears the cameras had to record.
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) (201208050013HQ)
The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team in the MSL Mission Support Area reacts after learning the Curiosity rover has landed safely on Mars and images start coming into the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif. The MSL Rover named Curiosity was designed to assess whether Mars ever had an environment able to support small life forms called microbes. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Aug
1
This week’s theme is: Talent
sophisticated
nature’s weavers and dancers
instinctive talent
photo by Max Westby, found on flickr
Jul
29
Inspired by the theme at
#155 – Forget-me-not
blue petals flutter
forget me not, she whispers,
ghost haunting the wind
photo by Stewart and Vickie Carrington, found on flickr
Jun
24
Inspired by the theme at
each strand woven through
supporting the web of life
interconnected
photo by Shaun Wood, found on flickr
Feb
24
Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012
Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks
Thanks to Rachana Shakyawar of Humming Today because the phrase ‘Dream Walks’ was coined from her poem
Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks
Thanks to Rachana Shakyawar of Humming Today because the phrase ‘Dream Walks’ was coined from her poem
walking in my dreams
talking, laughing together
as we did in life
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photo by The Real Estreya, found on flickr
Feb
22
proud gypsy vanner
flys with flamboyant feathers
hauling Tinker carts
photo by Kate Sumbler, found on flickr
Feb
21
Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012
Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication
Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication
publicly declared
dedication emblazoned
love’s testimony
photo by Shaun Stanworth, found on flickr
Feb
19
Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012
Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo
Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo
with sunlight-blazed breast
robin heralds the warm winds
snow melts from her wings
photo by Dave1985, found on flickr
Feb
15
Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012
Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine
Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine
love remains steadfast
after blazing flames recede
embers retain heat
original photo of fire embers by Chad Armold, found on flickr
edited to create the heart shape
Feb
12
Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012
Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku
Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku
flesh-colored crayons
no more monochromatic
a rainbow of hues
FLESH-COLORED CRAYONS
a rainbow of hues
no more monochromatic
flesh-colored crayons
photo by Nathan Gibbs, found on flickr
Feb
6
Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012
Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku
Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku
pondering
dreams
future awaits
photo by Scarleth White, found on flickr
thinking, daydreaming
contemplating the maybes
shadows cross the walls
Jan
28
The Thursday Think Tank # 82 – The Road
full moon lights the way
captivating silver road
promising magic
photo by Andrew Ciscel, found on flickr
I would follow the moon path as a child, just like Laura Ingalls did in her Little House on the Prairie books.
Jan
11
Haiku Heights – Prompt #101 – Page
court cards of the tarot
pages and knights, queens and kings
proxies for archetypes
photo by Tom Blunt, found on flickr
linked to this article about the Page of Wands
Dec
19
Poetry Picnic Week 18: Snow, December, Winter Vacations, and Wildness
crystalline silence
full moon shadows etched on snow
winter night wildness
photo by Neil Hunt, found on flickr
Dec
16
For Sensational Haiku Wednesday, this week’s theme is: Preparation
shopping, wrapping, cards
Christmas preparation done
quiet, moonlit snow
photo by Alain Limoges, found on flickr
Dec
12
Covert (noun)
Hunting . a thicket giving shelter to wild animals or game
animals huddle
hidden within the covert
as gunshots ring out
One of the spring fox pups stayed at the farm this year. We often saw him playing in the pastures. If we were working around the barn, he would hunker down in the tall grass and watch us, ears up and bright eyed. He’d chase butterflies and his own fluffy tail in the evening sun. Just past sun set one autumn evening, we saw him bounding down towards the pipeline. Five minutes later, in the darkness, we heard two shots ring out. We never saw that playful spirit again.
I hate small game season.
photo by Mike Baird, found on flickr
Dec
2
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 29
There are two options for today’s prompt:
Write an evening poem.
Write a day-time poem.
as evening descends
shadows spread into the field
kangaroos browsing
photo by Rachel Tropea, found on flickr
Dec
2
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 30
For this month’s final prompt, write an “against all odds” poem. I often feel like we have to fight against the odds, the elements, the technology, etc., to complete these challenges, but there are so many other scenarios that involve someone or something working against all odds to make something happen.
racing
against all odds
for triple crown glory
young horses pound the track, records
to break
Continued…
Nov
22
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 19
For today’s prompt, write a “suspicious minds” poem. When I assembled these prompts more than a month ago, I considered this one of my more unusual (and more creative) prompts… Anyway, I’m thinking there are a few ways to go with this prompt. One, write a poem in which the narrator is either suspicious of someone or is the actual one under suspicion. Two, write a poem that plays with repetition–as this song does. Three, write a poem that is a performance poem spectacular (as this song is here). Of course, you can always bend and blend the prompt as you see fit.
suspicion lingers
shattered trust slowly rebuilds
with loving patience
lengthy process to replace
past abusive memories
photo by Nisa Yeh, found on flickr
Nov
18
Theme Thursday for November 17, 2011 – TREASURE
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 17
For today’s prompt, write a poem that reveals something. Maybe it’s something physical (like light revealing an intruder or pulling back a sheet to reveal a new car). Or maybe it’s something psychological, emotional, or spiritual. Today’s the day to reveal.
simple brown husk cracks
revealing treasure within
white coconut meat
photo by Flávio Jota de Paula, found on flickr
Nov
16
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 16
For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Once Upon a (Blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.
once upon a horse
confidence and self esteem
seem second nature
photo by Kerri-Jo Stewart, found on flickr
Nov
16
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 12
For today’s prompt, write an excess poem. In today’s culture, there seems to be an excess of excess–even with the state of economy. From an excess of advertisements and political posturing to an excess of electronic gadgets and debt, there’s an excessive number of ways to attack today’s prompt.
an oxymoron
I can’t wrap my brain around
chocolate excess
photo by Aurore D, found on flickr
Caught up on the November Poem a Day Challenge!
Nov
16
2011 NOVEMBER PAD CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 13
Today is World Kindness Day. As a result…
The prompt for today is to write a kind poem. My interpretation of this prompt is that the poem should either be kind or somehow involve kindness in it–one way or the other. I suppose the poem could also involve cruelty–as long as there is some form of kindness somewhere. But if you feel the need to stretch the prompt, go for it.
random acts of kindness
showing a heart sincere
gentleness of the deer
bringing out love
Deer Totem: gentleness, love, and kindness
artwork by Cornelia Kopp, found on flickr
Nov
16
At Sensational Haiku Wednesday, this week’s theme is: Meditate
dawn meditation
sun rise illuminating
day starts with clear mind
photo by Tom Raven, found on flickr
if you click through, he also matched this beautiful sunrise to a poem
