#WordlessWednesday ‘Sea-view, pen and notebook. I write.’
#AtoZChallenge ‘D is for Dew’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
Dew
Dew gathers on grass,
Sliding over joyful blades,
One drop at a time.
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This year is my fourth AtoZ Challenge. My theme this year is poetry once again. I’ll be writing a haiku a day, but I’m also adding a new hobby to the posts, photography. I will post one of my photos, or a donated photo, every day to accompany my haiku.
This April, I’ll also be sharing my poems and joining another group of poets at National Poetry Writing Month, organised since 2003 by Maureen Thorson. Write 30 poems in 30 days.
I’m in! What about you?
#AtoZChallenge ‘C is for Clouds’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
Heavy clouds scowl, while
Empty sunbeds wait for the
Storm before the calm.
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This year is my fourth AtoZ Challenge. My theme this year is poetry once again. I’ll be writing a haiku a day, but I’m also adding a new hobby to the posts, photography. I will post one of my photos, or a donated photo, every day to accompany my haiku.
This April, I’ll also be sharing my poems and joining another group of poets at National Poetry Writing Month, organised since 2003 by Maureen Thorsonn. Write 30 poems in 30 days. I’m in! What about you?
Carrot Ranch #FlashFiction Challenge ‘Fingers that Fly’ #99words
The Piano
Ada’s hands flew wildly over the table as her head swayed rhythmically.
Alistair stepped closer, curious to see what she was doing. His wife had drawn black and white symmetrical rectangles along the edge of the table.
Ada had been unfortunate enough to have become mute at an early age, and now after their forced relocation she had obviously lost her mind, too.
‘Mummy can’t live without her piano, daddy,’ said Flora.
Alistair shook his head. ‘We had to sell it. We all had to make sacrifices when we lost everything.’
‘But daddy, we can speak about our feelings.’
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This flash was inspired by my recollection of the film The Piano (1993) and very loosely based on Ada, the mute protagonist.
It’s a powerful and moving film about immigration, marriage, love, the power of music, cruelty, loss and recovery, among many other themes.
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This post was written in response to Charli Mills weekly Flash Fiction Challenge. Do you love writing flash fiction? Pop over, find out more and join in! It’s a fabulous and supportive community of writers.
#AtoZChallenge ‘B is for Birds’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo
Birds descend on sea-shore
Screeching and searching for food
Fast fish will survive
This year is my fourth AtoZ Challenge. My theme this year is poetry once again. I’ll be writing a haiku a day, but I’m also adding a new hobby to the posts, photography. I will post one of my photos, or a donated photo, every day to accompany my haiku.
This April, I’ll also be sharing my poems and joining another group of poets at National Poetry Writing Month, organised since 2003 by Maureen Thorsonn. Write 30 poems in 30 days. I’m in! What about you?
#AtoZChallenge ‘A is for Airplane’ #Haiku
This year is my fourth AtoZ Challenge. My theme this year is poetry once again. I’ll be writing a haiku a day, but I’m also adding a new hobby to the posts, photography. I will post one of my photos, or a donated photo, every day to accompany my haiku.
Airplane flies low
Watching the world going by
I wish I had wings
#SilentSunday ‘The Moon’ #Haiku
Slowly silently
The moon watches Earth and sea
Granting whispered dreams.
#Easter #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge ‘Treasure Hunt’
This Tanka is for Colleen Chesebro’s weekly challenge.
Long ago once more
Chocolate eggs and treasure hunts
Cast a childhood spell
Life cycles into seasons
My turn to hide sweets for you!
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Would you like to take part? The rules are simple.
Use synonyms of Colleen’s two-word prompt, this week, charm and time, write blog post using one of the following poetic forms: haiku, tanka, Haibun, cinquaine or senryu.
Add a picture if you like. Pingback to Colleen’s blog post.
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’
This Tanka is for Colleen Chesebro’s challenge.
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Enraged tears flooding
My parched heart swallows anger
The drought is over
The wind will settle in sky
The mermaid will smile again
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I watched Gone with the Wind, one of my favourite films, yet again, last weekend. I couldn’t resist snapping a photo of Scarlet’s final scene, because it captures the agony and the ecstasy of the dramatic moment.
Scarlet feels joy because she realises that she loves Rhett, but she also feels sadness for losing him immediately after. And yet, ‘Tomorrow is (always) another day.’ The perfect open end to a perfect novel and film.
I didn’t know this week’s prompt words yet, fury and joy, but the scene and the picture fit perfectly, don’t you think?
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Would you like to take part? The rules are simple.
Use synonyms of Colleen’s two-word prompt, this week, joy and fury, write blog post using one of the following poetic forms: haiku, tanka, Haibun, cinquaine or senryu.
Add a picture if you like. Pingback to Colleen’s blog post.
#SilentSunday “The Fortress’ #Haiku
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The Fortress stands still,
Patient, waiting, watching us,
But nothing changes.
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