active bright flutter
a cacophony of chirps
hello beautiful
Written for Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 446 CHIRP and Hello.
active bright flutter
a cacophony of chirps
hello beautiful
Written for Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 446 CHIRP and Hello.
Ronovan has picked the perfect words for today, the 16th of January 2023, when we honor & remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I get chills every time I rewatch his “I Have a Dream” speech. If that doesn’t bring you the feels, well you’re stone cold.
enfranchised
stripped of earthly bounds
final rest
I ended up opting for 3/5/3. I substituted ‘free’ with enfranchised. I love the way that words rolls off the tongue without the awful ‘dis’ in front of it. Then I substituted ‘last’ with final. ❤ Gone but not forgotten ❤
As always, more to come.
croakers and barkers
face off on their field of dreams
who will reign supreme
Mixing my sports up there. Everyone knows field of dreams is baseball, the iconic movie. I couldn’t resist though. Croakers = frogs & barkers = dawgs. The winner TBD 🙂
Written for Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 444 DOG and Frog.
mending fences heals
surrounding her broken heart
letting go of hurt
HERE are the rules and ping back. I’m not very talkative today 😂
As always more to come.
Forgive my poetic license while I briefly deviate from the task at hand for a memory. This picture is the first thing I thought of when I saw the prompt words, done & tire. Funny that this picture was taken by my Lulu on 12/26/17. Happy 5th anniversary to us! I have multiple versions of me & this Woman and Sheep installation on the grounds of the McNay. Some pictures show the sheep while others like this one does not. Yet this is the photo I pick to show y’all. No glasses Jilly is rare these days, if you look closely you will see they are in my hand.
she’s done with anger
forgiveness soothing her soul
bone weary prostrates
Done used ‘as is’ and tire replaced by prostrate which means to lie down in submission or adoration. This is me shouting “I GIVE UP!” to the mofos. How’s that for contrast my Pony Boy?!? lol I can hear his deep baritone voice “mom it’s not a haiku without the juxtaposition”.
I think that one word … prostrate captures the essence. Thanks to Ronovan for always providing the thesaurus links. I became acquainted again with the word prostrate today. This logophile is happy. About as happy as I was on that day in 2017 when I lied down on the grass at the McNay with Woman and Sheep.
Written for Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 442 DONE and Tire.
glowing colors shine
as the sun sinks in the sky
night comes in a blink
HERE are the rules & pingback. Written for Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 441 Glow and Night,
Ever notice how one minute the sky is ablaze with color on the horizon, then in seconds darkness takes over until the moon & stars begin to shine? That is what I picture as I wrote today. Ohm, Ohm, Ohm … feel the stress leave your body. Happy Monday.
heavy decision
for the head that wears the crown
careful not to drop
Written for Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 440 CROWN and Drop.
Of course I have to throw good ole Willie Shakes in there. Not my best effort but I do like the theme. I hate making decisions though funny that I did that for 14 years of my career as an Underwriter. Now I leave those things to the experts. No more over analysis paralysis. Oh who am I kidding?!? No one. I’m still a worrier, thinker, overall basket case. That’s ok since I say it about myself.
a gentle repose
much needed to clear her mind
instead creates woe
Written for Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 439 CLEAR and Rest.
Subbed repose for rest, used clear ‘as is’. Sometimes there is too much time to ponder deep thoughts. Music makes it all better though.
set her mind ablaze
unbelievable fiction
truth hard to swallow
Awesome prompt words fitting my mood. Subbed ablaze for fire & fiction for fable. Yesterday I wrote my heart out while basking in the sun. Hard truths are actually healing ❤️🩹. Though I’m still making stuff up in the absence of evidence. Filling in the holes in my heart.
content to live life
destiny had other plans
no choice but binding
While fate & pleased have so much possibility, I wanted juxtaposition. Subbed content for pleased & destiny for fate.