Poetry

A pansy rainbow haiku: Macro Monday

a pansy rainbowradiating happinesson a summer day Macro Monday

2 years ago

Black-necked stilts parade tanka: LAPC & BOTW

black-necked stilts paradeon pink legs, slender yet strong,in search of magichidden beneath the marshlandsin iridescent ripples Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC)…

2 years ago

Hope may be… : LAPC & WPWC

Hope may be bright spots in the darkness Or at the end of a twisted and turning path Hope may…

2 years ago

Seeing the softness of nature: LAPC & WPWC

Seeing the softness of nature Walking behind a wall of water of a woodland waterfall Regarding a heron ruminating over…

2 years ago

Painted Hills trail Rispetto poem: JMW

A rough Painted Hills trail meanders aheadCurving towards colorful hills of mysteryCutting through foliage, shriveled and deadThrough an ancient landscape…

2 years ago

In the moments before dawn poem: WWP & WIL

In the moments before dawn,Light from a single starAwakens the spiritHidden withinSlumbering winter trees Weekend Writing Prompt (WWP) - Spirit…

2 years ago

Sounds of wild creatures: LAPC

Sounds of wild creatures, the large and the small,Pulling our attention, leaving us enthralled Small Black-throated Sparrows pause and perch…

2 years ago

Beneath the Clouds in B & W: LAPC & WS

Paddling beneath the cloudsFloating lacelikeOver lakes of lifegiving water Puffs of pale exhalationsFollow meandering rivers (more…)

2 years ago

Cat seeking comfort poem: Haiku Challenge

cat seeking comforttolerant dog shares her bedwarmth on a fall day Haiku Prompt Challenge - Cat and Dog

2 years ago

Moments of Magic in Oregon: LAPC, WWP

Remembering moments of magic in Oregon Rambling past remnants of history with curious children in tow Wreck of the Peter…

2 years ago

Northern winds haiku: WHPPC

northern winds swirl, stingsnowflakes dance, drift, and alightkisses of winter Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge (WHPPC) - Sting & Kiss

2 years ago

Time accelerates haiku: SS, HPC, FOL, NPC

time acceleratescolor flies through restless leavesthe end of autumn Sunday Stills (SS) - Leaves, Autumn or Spring; Monthly Color Challenge…

3 years ago

Treasures of the Old West: LAPC & MM

Here are some treasures of the Old West at the Museum of the American West, in Lander, Wyoming, shown in…

3 years ago

Whispers of autumn poem: WWP

Whispers of autumnBlown in onNorthern windsCool and crispLeaves turnFrom verdant toGolden, orange,CrimsonRustlesDrifting gentlyTo Earth Weekend Writing Prompt (WWP) - Whisper…

3 years ago

Ripples of summer haiku: WHC, SS, CWWC

lamplit paths tremblea bridge arises from greenripples of summer Weekly Haiku Challenge (WHC) - Lamp & path Sunday Stills (SS)…

3 years ago

Beneath a cloudy Wyoming sky Nonet poem: WS

Beneath a cloudy Wyoming sky Bunchgrass buffeted by the wind Wave a welcome to pronghorn Sage embraces the herd Distant…

3 years ago

Fluttering into a wild iris meadow: WWP

Fluttering into a wild iris meadowWhite-faced Ibis alightCurved bills preen and probeIridescent feathers catch fading lightCasting rainbows over dusty hillsAwakening…

3 years ago

Spring’s gentle beauty haiku: HPC

on arduous trekstake time to pause and noticespring’s gentle beauty Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Pause & Trek

3 years ago

When misty fog surrounds haiku: HPC

seek a firm anchorwhen misty fog surrounds youdawn will show the way Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Seek and…

3 years ago

The power of red blossoms: SS & Sijo poem

The power of red blossoms radiating in the garden.Crimson petals briefly unfold, reaching towards a cloudless skyAnd the memory of…

3 years ago

Through my pocket lens: LAPC & WPWC

Peering through my pocket lensVivid reflections shinewhere the river bends The colors soar high into the bluepausing in raincloudsfalling as…

3 years ago

Fable of the fox haiku: Haiku Prompt Challenge

fable of the foxwho crept too close to a fireenlightened and singed Haiku Prompt Challenge - Fable & fire

3 years ago

Morning on a fall day cinquain poem: SoCS

MorningOn a fall dayBrilliant colors appearMerging into luminous wingsSoaring Stream of Consciousness Saturday - Morning

3 years ago

The blur of autumn: Weekly Haiku & Sunday Stills

the blur of autumncatcher of fading colorsthoughts of winter’s chill Weekly haiku prompt challenge - Catcher & thought Sunday Stills…

4 years ago

Geese flying high quinzaine poem: OWS & SM

Geese flying high over BendSearching for good brews?Soaring songs? One Word Sunday (OWS) - High Saturday Mix (SM) - Quinzaine

4 years ago

Avian sentry poem: WWP

Avian sentry alert at daybreakPerched on cattails near High Desert lakeDangerous clouds move inSurrounding himLightning flashesThunder crashesBlackbird sounds alarmProtecting marshes…

4 years ago

Wind-sculpted poem: Haiku & MM

wind-sculpted mountainsemerge from sandy shorelinesembrace life, vanish Note: These sand "mountains" near Waldport, Oregon are about 1/2 inch tall. Weekly…

4 years ago

Primrose painting, photo, & Poem: First Friday Art

Today I'm sharing a primrose painting, photo, and poem I created. When I was on a field trip in early…

4 years ago

Guided by shadows haiku: FFC & WHPPC

guided by shadowsemerald meadows slumberslip into summer Friendly Friday Challenge - Green Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Guide and…

4 years ago

High Desert voices of the many and the few: LAPC

High Desert voices can be heard throughout Central Oregon if you just pause and listen. Bold shouts of the many…

4 years ago

The path meanders haiku: Haiku poetry challenge

the path meandersup a rocky desert butteembraced by spring clouds Fischer Canyon, Oregon Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #407 -…

4 years ago

Thermophile color – Nonet poem: LAPC

Thermophile color blooms near Earth’s coreIn bouquets of startling brillianceFertilized by extreme heatIn caldera waterWhere few dare to treadThe ArchaeaFind…

4 years ago

Driving around the bend-Sijo poem: LAPC, TTC, SWPC

Driving around the bend, visions of new worlds come into view.Splashes of warm color, framed in cool blue, catch our…

4 years ago

Delicate feather haiku: Weekly Haiku Challenge

delicate featherpropelled by whispers of windsettles on snow drifts Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Feather & whisper

4 years ago

Dragons breathing fire – haiku: Haiku Challenge & MWM

dragons breathing fireover magical snowscapeson the edge of spring Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Dragon and Magic Mid-Week Monochrome…

4 years ago

A rainbow moonscape haiku: WS

a rainbow moonscapeilluminated mortalsdreaming of winter Weekend Sky (WS) #52

4 years ago

Diaphanous strands haiku: OLWG, LAPC, WS

diaphanous strandsa colorful serapemuffles winter’s chill Online Writers Guild (OLWG) - #242 - A colorful serape Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC)…

4 years ago

Blue worlds Haiku poem: Haiku Prompt Challenge

blue worlds drift awayscattered by the winds of changewinter’s eve draws near Display at Guinness Storehouse, Ireland Haiku Prompt Challenge…

4 years ago

Dusk and dawn desert sky – Essence poem: WS & SM

Dusk and dawn desert sky,Clouds move on, catch my eye Weekend Sky (WS) #50 Saturday Mix (SM) - Lucky Dip…

4 years ago

The wisest ones wait – 2 haiku: SS & Haiku Challenge

the wisest ones waitimpatient trembles of greenlonging for fall’s kiss scarlet embracesgold whispers, orange laughterautumn’s fleeting love Sunday Stills (SS)…

5 years ago