
Tag: Tanka
Daydreaming
Carpe Diem Celebrates Its 8th Anniversary, October 2020: #1836 Daydreaming

fall preparations
mulching, pruning, and planting
I dream of spring

with each bulb I plant
a sea of color cascades
across brittle stems
seedpods rattle in the wind
my thought drifting to summer

Autumn Colors #Tanka Tuesday #Synonyms Only
Challenge 199 Synonyms only- Move & Make
I decided to write a haiku this week and then use a form called Troiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. This form uses each line of the starting haiku as the first line of the next haiku. It does not have to all be related, but I like to challenge myself to create one idea.

autumn colors drift
creating butterfly clouds
swirling around us
autumn colors drift
stirring memories when time
was at a crawl
creating butterfly clouds
enveloping the spirits
of our youthful past
swirling around us
the happiness of childhood
imbues our essence
Milford’s Pond # Tanka Tuesday #Photo Prompt
COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 199 #PHOTOPROMPT

on Milford’s pond
colors of autumn reflect
creating two worlds
only the ripples and swans
share the secrets held within
Tanabata Festival # Tanka Tuesday
Winter’s Bridge #TANKA TUESDAY
COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 198, #POET’SCHOICE

crossing winter’s bridge
constellations switch places
autumn colors fade
moonlight woven through the trees
frost forms on dry leaves
Tanka Tuesday # 195
COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 195 #EKPHRASTIC #PHOTOPROMPT

afternoon stillness
sunlight dancing with shadow
earth mingles with pine
forest treasures at my feet
crimson toadstool and seedpods
Tanka Tuesday
Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Synonyms only -hint, bold

picking fennel leaves
swallowtail caterpillar rears
bright orange antlers wave
my intruding hand left
with the faint scent of danger
Paradox II
Carpe Diem Exploring The Beauty Of Haiku #1827 Paradox

sakura festival
lover without passion
walks in a daze
shriveled blossoms
spurned by the bulbul
Tango
Carpe Diem #1807 Two Hearts Become One