Poetry

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…

5 years ago

Delicate feather haiku: Weekly Haiku Challenge

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

5 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…

5 years ago

A rainbow moonscape haiku: WS

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

5 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)…

5 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…

5 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…

5 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

Green leaves fluttering poem: Haiku Challenge

green leaves flutteringever alert for dawn's frostblushes of autumn Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Ever & Green

5 years ago

Splashes of Autumn – Tanka: LAPC & SSC

Splashes of autumnAlong verdant waterwaysBeside winding roadsWithin ancient lava bedsThe glorious frocks of fall Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC) - Colors…

5 years ago

Bison jump sculpture, painting, & poem: SS & LAPC

Bison sculpture I saw this impressive bison jump sculpture at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.…

5 years ago

Do you wonder when you wander?: LAPC

Do you wonder when you wanderWhere the path will lead? Up to mountains,Where scattering clouds reveal the peaks of possibility?…

5 years ago

Pushed by hot magma haiku: Haiku Prompt Challenge

pushed by hot magmathrough ancient layers of rockthe pull of dawn's light Grand Prismatic Spring from overlook, Yellowstone National Park…

5 years ago

Smiles of summer sun haiku: WHPPC

souls from the past sendwispy notes in azure skiessmiles of summer sun Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge (WHPPC)- Note and…

5 years ago

Creatures of the mist – haiku: LAPC

creatures of the mistgraze in meadowlands of steamwhisperers of warmth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge - Black & white

5 years ago

Rise swallow the wind: Haiku Prompt Challenge

rise swallow the windrapid plunge trailed by bubblesjoyful rays of sun Haiku Prompt Challenge - Plunge & Rapid

5 years ago

Within a small seed – 4 haiku: LAPC

Blanket flower seed heads within a small seeda tiny new life slumbersawakened by sun Hops & chives emerald limbs stretchstems…

5 years ago

Wildflowers in the Desert – Nonet poem: LAPC & SS

Wildflowers in the desert sunshineEmerging in harsh conditionsShining with an inner lightColorful expressionsJewels in the sandEphemeralPresencesFleetingViews Wildflowers in the desert…

5 years ago

Water falling acrostic poem: LAPC

Water fallingAndTumblingEntering aRogue riverFindingA courseLyrical andLittoral Latourell Falls Multnomah Falls Horsetail Falls Wahkeena Falls Photographs of water falling were taken…

6 years ago

Softness in the skies haiku: LAPC & SS

softness in the skiesadrift over layered tuff ring,white veils eclipse sun Skyscapes from Fort Rock, Oregon. Lens-Artists Photo Challenge -…

6 years ago

Old one’s last winter haiku: Haiku Prompt Challenge

bound by ancient rootsbranches sway in desert windsold one’s last winter Ronovan Writes Haiku Prompt Challenge - Bound and sway

6 years ago

Walking with Winter in B & W: LAPC

Walking with Winter along a River of Falls Where snow softens hard edges of steel And creates ephemeral works of…

6 years ago

Juniper caught misty moon poem: Monochrome Monday

Juniper caught misty moon on a chill winter nightStruggling to escape, moon gave up on the fight Scrub jays gathered…

6 years ago

Frost spikes haiku: Haiku Challenge

Captured by frost spikesStruggle against winter’s gripGlints of sun, released Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #341 -- Frost…

6 years ago

On a distant shore: Pull Up a Seat & Haiku Challenge

On a distant shoreRushing away from the flowResting in the ebb Ballintoy Harbour, Northern Ireland Pull Up a Seat Challenge…

6 years ago

Recognizing a place in Placed: High Desert writings

I'm pleased to announce that one of my short stories was recently published in Placed: An Encyclopedia of Central Oregon,…

6 years ago

In the morning light – 4 haiku: LAPC

In the morning lightFireworks light up the fall skyAmazement above High desert sunrise When the day breaks brightWe find our…

6 years ago

Rounded river rocks haiku: Monochrome Monday

Rounded river rocks Solitary standing snag Weaving waterway Monochrome Monday

6 years ago

Owls in the mist – Images & poem: BWPC

Owls in the mistglide into viewon silent wings Great horned owl Pondering usThrough eyes,Round and wise Burrowing owl (more…)

6 years ago

Hope in a sunrise – tanka poem: LAPC

A sliver of hopeglimmers on the horizonA dark bud opensdelicate petals unfurlHope blossoms, filling the sky Lens-Artists Photo Challenge -…

6 years ago

Bright blossoms haiku: Friday Flowers

After waiting yearsfor bright blossoms to appear,luminous at last Golden sword yucca Friday Flowers

6 years ago

A silent symphony haiku: Friday Flowers

A deserted stageEmptiness filled with blossomsSilent symphony Friday Flowers

6 years ago

Resplendent with crystals of snow: LAPC

Winds shift and winter blowsIn from the farthest reaches of North, carried on cold frontsTurning landscapes intoEnchanted scenesResplendent with crystals…

6 years ago

Yellowstone in spring is a time to… : LAPC

Yellowstone in spring is a time to Shrug off that old winter coat and Feel the warmth of the sun…

6 years ago

Columbine pictures and Haiku: Friday Flowers

Delicate flowersSuspended from slender stemsChime in pastel tones Friday Flowers

6 years ago

Yellow flowers with petals radiating -Tanka: LAPC

A single flowerWith petals radiatingCaptures warm sunlightTo share on overcast daysIlluminating us all Prickly pear cactus Salsify Cinquefoil Oregon sunshine…

6 years ago

Wet and Wild Otters Haiku: LAPC

Wet and wild ottersGrateful for their liquid worldTread into its depths Gliding silentlySteering with slender ruddersIn a search for bliss…

6 years ago

Day breaks and clouds wait: LAPC & Sunday Stills

Day breaksAnd cloudsWait to reflectNature’s glow Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC) - Morning Sunday Stills - Mother Nature

6 years ago

Precious little souls on Easter – Haiku

Precious little soulsClad in curly woolen coatsInnocent and pure

6 years ago

Keeping our Distance: LAPC

Keeping our distance Avoiding close contact Unsure where to turn (more…)

7 years ago