One-Liner Wednesday: A Monoku Response

Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves

reddening leaves not yet journeying earthwards, soon autumn storms come

Here’s my contribution to Linda G. Hills “One-Liner Wednesday” prompt. I discovered this through Fandango’s response to the same prompt.

This is a monoku, essentially a variant of haiku. If you’re not familiar with them, Jason Muckley has a great explanation on his blog.

Through the Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves

under autumn leaves
sunlight drifting through the mists
crows singing their joys

Autumn Flowers

Autumn flowers, decaying slowing, gracefully

in this autumn rain
flowers feel the grasp of time
morning moving past 

Today’s Haiku: Bursts of Color


footsteps on the path
bursts of color reach my eye
underneath the leaves

Saw these on my walk yesterday. They were striking, standing out solidly in the mass of green.

I finished up Summer quarter on my journey to finish my ATA in Web Development. I will write some about that soon. Six quarters complete and three quarters left. Now, what to do afterwards? So much opportunity, so many choices, thus, so many things to say “no” to. That’s my pain.

Today’s Haiku Challenge: Rest

Daisy
Spring Daisy

watching flowers dance
as I rest in my hammock
sunlight glimmering

On Twitter there’s a daily “haiku challenge” by @Baffled (today’s word is “rest”). I try my best to do these every day. A lovely community has sprung up around them. For me, it’s one of the best parts of Twitter.

A Flower From My Walk

Flower from my walk
Flower from my walk

walking through sunlight
these flowers watch my progress
and summer’s approach

It’s a few weeks yet until summer, though we’ve had days with a summer feel. A few more days of cool dampness, then summer-like weather starts again. Slowly, iteratively, we’ll approach summer. Spring petals will continue to fall.

Lucid: A Haiku

Haiku

Here’s my contribution to today’s FOWC (Fandango’s One-Word Challenge): lucid. In keeping with my current blogging focus of haiku, here you go:

as dawn’s light rises
my dreams brilliantly lucid
fading as I wake

Coffee Shop Vibes

Light against the dark
A light within the darkness

within coffee shops
respites from the coldest rain
such sanctuary

I took this photo at Everett’s Narrative Coffee. The ambiance delights me. With its brick walls, I return to many cold, wet days from when I lived downtown Seattle. Books, pastries, coffee; the elements of classic elegance.

Just a little editing in Photoshop to capture the mood. A little blur for a vignette, a bit of color balancing, et viola!

Spring Irises

Spring Irises
Spring Irises


these spring irises
the other side of the fence
caressed by the rain

Gorgeous: A Haiku

Ocean View

Here’s my contribution to the WordPress Word of the Day Challenge: Gorgeous.

the grace of sunlight
gorgeous specks upon the waves
westward towards the sea

 

Featured Image: Photo by Александр Прокофьев from Pexels