Today I’d like to thank Stephanie Finnell @Randallbychance for this beautiful photo which she took on the Katy Trail State Park in Sedalia, Missouri last autumn. **** Missouri Bridge over highway Silenced by footsteps on leaves Shining in sunlight **** Stephanie told me the bridge in the photo is above US Hwy 65 and theContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘M is for Missouri’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
Tag Archives: Poetry
#AtoZChallenge ‘L is for Lights’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
This photo was taken by Gabriela, one of my best friends and colleagues, who has no online presence, yet! It is a picture of the Roman Bridge in Córdoba, which is illuminated by night. The building at the far end of the bridge is the Mosque, now a Cathedral, which is also lit upContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘L is for Lights’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
#AtoZChallenge ‘K is for Keel’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
This photo was taken by Andrés, @adpascuas, my daughter’s boyfriend, while he was visiting the island of San Andrés, part of an archipelago located in the Caribbean, which belongs to Colombia. **** Keel (after Martin Carter) Grounded Keel once saw Ocean stained with memory Now tourists snap shots **** The boat in the pictureContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘K is for Keel’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
#AtoZChallenge ‘J is for Jane Eyre’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
Olga, who blogs at Olga Author Translator, took this beautiful photo last year at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I don’t know if it is supposed to be Jane Eyre, but it certainly reminds me of her! In fact, this sculpture is called Wilsis and belongs to a series of portrait heads by Jaume Plensa, depicting young girls from aroundContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘J is for Jane Eyre’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
#AtoZChallenge ‘I is for Ink’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
Ink Ink trickles from pen I exist I bleed I write Squeezing my soul dry **** Writing a poem is slow, painful and cathartic. Feelings translated into syllables and words are painstakingly wrenched from the soul and poured onto a blank page. It’s excruciating, disturbing, and always frustrating, but there’s no alternative. It’s the onlyContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘I is for Ink’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
#AtoZChallenge ‘H is for House’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
Lonely house by shore Wrapped in ice-cold sea and snow. Warm wood glows inside. **** This photograph was taken by my friend and colleague Thor Walum, retired English teacher and lover of Spain and photography, who lives in a beautiful, tiny island in the north of Norway, which I was lucky enough to visit someContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘H is for House’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE ‘The Warrior’ #Cantabria #HotelChiqui
This Tanka is for Colleen Chesebro’s challenge. This week’s challenge is to include #Synonymsonly of Honour and Grow. The Warrior On raised rock he stands, Watching over land and sea, Tubal’s descendent, Testament to times long past, Weathered stone proclaims glory. **** You can find this stone statue of a pre-Roman, Iberian warrior, at the end of theContinue reading “#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE ‘The Warrior’ #Cantabria #HotelChiqui”
#AtoZChallenge ‘G is for Glass’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
Glass temple spears sky Sunbeams bounce on crystal walls Necks crane up in awe **** 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,Continue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘G is for Glass’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
#AtoZChallenge ‘F is for Flowers’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
Vivacious flowers, Spring breeze tickles soft petals, Colourful music. **** 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, everyContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘F is for Flowers’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
#AtoZChallenge ‘E is for Elsa’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth
Elsa Nimble limbs sway forth, Gliding over wave swept sand. Step into your dreams! **** 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 myContinue reading “#AtoZChallenge ‘E is for Elsa’ #Haiku #NaPoWriMo #PoetryMonth”
Rereading Jane Eyre 