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…

TJ’s Household Haiku – Windows

22 Aug 201522 Aug 2015

Different Perspectives Curtains in tatters Letting others see my want While I see the sun If you would like to participate in TJ’s Household Haiku challenge then you can use any…

Aux armes, citoyens! Rise up!

17 Aug 201517 Aug 2015

Rise up citizens, to save civilisation with human kindness Ronovan's of Ronovan Writes has offered this week's prompts of Rise and Save. One of the most enduring symbolic actions of the French Revolution was…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Glass

16 Aug 201516 Aug 2015

Through a glass darkly I glimpsed in refracted light My unfulfilled dreams If you would like to participate in TJ’s Household Haiku challenge then you can use any aspect of the household…

Paris or bust!

13 Aug 201513 Aug 2015

If you see Paris, unmoved, like a classic bust, your heart must be stone This was one of my first blog post photos the first I took on my first trip to…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Piano

8 Aug 20158 Aug 2015

A hole in the roof. Rain on the piano strings, Playing cool jazz. I am always delighted to get suggestions for possible household objects to feature in the next challenge…

I am the Sun – Haiku

3 Aug 20153 Aug 2015

As luck would have it I hoped that I would find gold And then rose the sun Ronovan Writes prompt for this week is "Hope and Luck" I went for…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Brolly

1 Aug 20151 Aug 2015

Marie Antoinette Ne'er gave thought in the sunshine How to dress for storms The Object: Enraptured with Versailles for the first time, I succumbed to the temptation to buy souvenirs. This…

Twilight Time

27 Jul 201527 Jul 2015

As the clock struck five One by one the shadows grew And thrived in the dusk *** There in the lamplight I saw a shadow passing, My heart coming home The…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Weeds

25 Jul 201525 Jul 2015

Raindrops fell on weeds Transforming unwanted leaves Into gem caskets This was a nasturtium that sprang up in a crack in the driveway. I actually love nasturtiums but they do…

Haiku – Temple

20 Jul 201520 Jul 2015

 Fill your mind's temple With thoughts of a joyful world Where the heart runs free Ronovan writes promts this week are free and think. A lovely pairing indeed! Thanks to Ronovan for his ongoing…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Lamp

18 Jul 201518 Jul 2015

This week's prompt is "Lamp", kindly suggested by Skyllairae from Eat Me (check out her writing by clicking the blog name). This is a picture of one of our lamps which…

Bathed in Light

13 Jul 201513 Jul 2015

 In the lake, a moon, Misguided in its madness, Bathing in the light Ronovan writes promts this week are guide and mad. A challenging one indeed! Thanks to Ronovan for inspiration and…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Pen

11 Jul 201511 Jul 2015

This week's challenge is "Pen" so I thought I would try writing the Haiku instead of typing it. Now I realise why I prefer to type. This is photo of…