Today’s post is the 4th prompt in the Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt – Write a ZaniLa Rhyme using the theme of dormancy. An incomplete estivation sleep And into dreams I want to lean To slumber a bit, a nap to wit An oasis of sheets cool and clean I am forbade to my bed … Continue reading Looking Sleepy→| A Different Perspective
I’m starting this week with another Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt challenge. This is the 3rd – Write a Dizain describing your personal journey into the new season. As summer ends and fall begins I feel The chill creep in and ‘cross the meadow glides My heavy heart the notes of death knell peal For … Continue reading Looking at Summer’s End→| A Different Perspective
Today I’m tackling the second prompt in the Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt. This prompt is rather open since there are no restrictions on form, meter, rhyme, or even length. Just use the following words in a poetry form of your choice: apple(s), sunset, tiger, hammer. Breathe deeply The smoke from burning leaves Hammers on … Continue reading Looking at Memories→| A Different Perspective
This is the first day of the Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt. The first prompt is to write a poem inspired by leaves (dying ones or newly emerged). For bonus points use a Tanka to express your feelings about the leaves. Tenacious oak leaves Hold on even when death comes Grip in wind and ice … Continue reading Looking at Raking Leaves→| A Different Perspective
It is that time of year again. Don’t play coy – you know the seasons are changing as are the clocks. What that means is that it is time for another Scavenger Hunt. In the northern hemisphere we are facing the impending cold, ice and snow of winter, while in the Southern Hemisphere Summer is … Continue reading Looking to Slide into Seasonal Change→| A Different Perspective