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Robbie is our host this week at #TankaTuesday. She asked us to create imagist poetry. Read the post HERE. What I got out of the article Robbie shared is that short syllabic forms work best. I used the short form tanka (3-5-3-5-5) for this poem. I prefer the longer form tanka, yet, somehow this works! … Continue reading Imagist Poetry, #TankaTuesday

I’m late trying to get this poem posted for Mel’s Turn of Phrase challenge over at dVerse. I created this poem with kigo word phrases from the Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words. How fun!! Dreaming of Spring Winter's witheringon a clear cold dayblue sky bird callshallow springspring lighthazy cloudsshining windsdeparting geesespring rainfallthin ice river … Continue reading Dreaming of Spring, Turn of Phrase, dVerse

Lillian is hosting dVerse for Open Link Night. I love the painting she shared. It’s a delightfully moody look at a winter’s night. “Hushed and Still” the silence of snowencourages me to walkthrough dappled shadows and light I stumble into a wrinkle in timewhere nothing matters but the stillnessof midwinter’s chill I imagine you, crawling … Continue reading dVerse: OLN

Where did February go? I have one last PT class on Friday. I’ve spent some time developing an exercise/walking program to keep the sciatica pain at bay. It’s still there, but I can cope with it without meds. That’s a huge improvement. The days of me sitting at my computer all day is a thing … Continue reading Withering Winter, Rensaku

This is a reprint of the post I shared on Substack. 🧚‍♀️ For this week’s #TankaTuesday challenge, Willow asked us to find synonyms for the words: love and passion. I used the words worshiped, for love and infatuation, for passion. I’ve written a double ennead, a form I created several years ago. This form comprises … Continue reading The Fairy Fashionista

Yvette’s the host at #TankaTuesday this week, and what a week it’s been! Since October of last year, I’ve been struggling with sciatica and low back pain. It finally got so bad in December that my left foot refused to cooperate. I couldn’t walk without being in excruciating pain! In December, I went to the … Continue reading Have Faith, #TankaTuesday

Happy Imbolc! Today is the day when the first signs of spring return to the land. From sunset on January 31st through sunset on February 1st, I celebrate the awakening light of spring. Have you noticed how long the light lasts now? Traditionally, this time of year was celebrated as the start of the lambing … Continue reading A Blessed Imbolc, bussokusekika

Sanaa is hosting at dVerse today. She asks us to write a poem that interprets a dream. This is a BOTS (Based on a True Story) poem. Learning to Fly From the edge of the hedge, I riseFlying through ice needle snowflakes, knife-sharp,The frigid winds keep me airborne, I fly In the semi-darkness, I feel … Continue reading Learning to Fly, dVerse Poetics – Dream Interpretations

Thank goodness for our team of hostesses! Melissa saved the day! I texted her to cancel the challenge this week. She said, “Heck—No! I can do this!” Melissa decided to create a post of her own. Many thanks! What happened? On Monday, we went to our cable company to downgrade our cable TV plan. Prices … Continue reading Chaos Energy, #TankaTuesday