Honeyed words

10 Jul 201723 Jul 2017

The brash honey bee Humming amusing love songs To irate flowers https://ronovanwrites.com/2017/07/10/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-157-amusedirate/

Lost Truth

15 Jun 201713 Jun 2017

I am a gentle whisper in the wind Drowned out by raucous laughter A twinkle in a happy eye Dulled by care and misery   I am the star that…

The Shuffle

12 Feb 2017

Shuffle I thought I was living life But then I found it just a game Where I knew not the rules Others played too long, too well And kept their…

Unravelled

30 Jan 201730 Jan 2017

How did a tapestry so carefully woven become so threadbare? Each little stitch, unravelling. Tarnished gold, Rusted red, Sun bleached blue, The image lost, in tatters. And now with the…

Where Are You My Love?

26 Apr 201626 Apr 2016

Lost and alone on the steep mountain side I cried out, but only poor Echo replied Where are you my love? Are you my love? You, my love, My Love, Love... 'twas…

Mean Time

4 Feb 20164 Feb 2016

And as I, in my metal tube, Hurtled through the stratosphere A scientific marvel, Did ancient ghosts glance up, and ask themselves in wonder? "Didst the Angel of the Lord…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Scales

19 Sep 201520 Sep 2015

Weighing up my life To find the ingredients Became unbalanced Here is a collection of the wonderful "Fabric" haiku from last week's challenge...:) HSHAIKU is well aware of the potential of…

Monochrome

16 Sep 201516 Sep 2015

Oh my little camellia, You are so very green... and mottled. Sometimes I wonder if You are diseased. Weekly Photo Challenge; Monochromatic

It’s too darned hot!

14 Sep 201514 Sep 2015

I thought myself hot Like a raging forest fire My spreading sunburn. *** Hot, cold, start, finish No sooner begins then ends My broken shower. *** Like hot black coffee,…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Fabric

12 Sep 201513 Sep 2015

Gold and silver threads Sparkling, like dew on spring blossoms Brightens winter hearts Welcome to TJ.s Household Haiku Challenge! If you would like to participate please write your haiku on your own…

French Friday – Larme

11 Sep 201515 Sep 2015

Je vous ai vu à travers une larme Ma tristesse disproportionnée Mon monde entier dans une sphère liquide. En petite révolution. TJ Paris English Version I saw you through a…

Wine and Tears – Haiku

7 Sep 2015

The crystal wine glass Sparkling now all the brighter When seen through my tears. Thanks as always to Ronovan of Ronovan Writes for his weekly challenge that inspires all lovers of…

French Friday

4 Sep 20154 Sep 2015

Au cours de mon voyage Mon coeur joyeux s’est échappé, mais je l’ai rattrapé tout de suite. Translation: While on my journey, my joyful heart escaped, but I caught it at…

Star Crossed Lovers

31 Aug 201531 Aug 2015

You, my love abridged, When you walked all over me You left me, unmoved. In response to RonovanWrites: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-60-bridge-move/

Sparrow-Beaked Jug Haiku

24 Aug 201524 Aug 2015

All in blues and reds my milk jug sits jauntily like a sweet sparrow This sparrow beaked jug from the 1920's was hand painted in Paris. It style is known…