feeding on sunlight
gracefully growing skyward
now the scent of rain
Tonight’s Haiku: Summer’s Rose
Tag: haiku
I started writing haiku in my junior high creative writing class. After high school, though, when I started studying the Beat Poets, and Kerouac in particular, my fondness for this art form grew. I tend to focus mostly on the 5-7-5 style, but occasionally I explore further.
Bees: A Haiku
while the bees’s moving
gracefully over petals
preparing for rain
I’m pretty pleased with this photo, taken along the Edmonds waterfront.
A Haiku Response to the Word of the Day Challenge: Meeting
Another morning, another daily challenge. This time I am looking at the Word of the Day Challenge. Today’s word is “meeting”. With the pandemic and all, you might expect me to write about Zoom. But, no…
in the morning mist flowers meeting to discuss humanity's fate
A Word Challenge Haiku: Insidious
I’m very fond of “Word Challenges”. Today I’m taking on Fandango’s One Word Challenge, and the word is “insidious“.
despite their beauty these insidious flowers destructively grow
Photo by Munro Studio on Unsplash
A Cloudy Summer’s Day
cloud's gentleness hints of healing rain summer's respite
I took this photo this morning after hearing of the possibility of rain. Haven’t seen any yet.
I decided to experiment with animated text. This was created with Canva. What do you think?
Garden Lily
evening descending
such delights from my garden
in the cool night air
I saw this lovely flower in my garden today. This photo charms me. A simple thing, taken with my Samsung S9 with Instagram’s XPro filter.
A Walk Along The Beach
as the wind comes from the west
sun behind mountains
Tonight’s Haiku : As The Daylight Dims
as the daylight dims
water pushing against sand
air becoming cool
Through The Ivy: A Haiku
Photo by Ray Bilcliff from Pexels
strolling through the woods mysteries through the ivy moments of wonder
Today’s Word of the Day Challenge features “Ivy”. Instead of looking through my photo catalog, I opted to head to Pexels. This photo’s dark, woodsy mood felt perfect.
Sunlight Wanes, Tonight’s Haiku
at the sunlight wanes
footsteps echo through these woods
soon sleep will call me