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…

National Poetry Day

18 Apr 201618 Apr 2016

The 17th is National Poetry Day so I thought a sonnet would not go astray. I loved you through the tender months of spring When flowers bloomed and all the world…

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/

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Cobweb

29 Aug 201530 Aug 2015

I, oblivious, Sweeping away merrily A small spider's dreams Welcome to TJ's Household Challenge! Last weeks prompt - Window led to some great perspectives from the talented Haikuists out there!…

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…