I’ve written a rensaku for dVerse & #TankaTuesday using the prompts from both challenges. For dVerse, Dora asked us to write a poem about what October means to us. For Tanka Tuesday, we used a list of uncommon autumn words here: https://www.thesqueezeblog.com/fall-words/ This is a rensaku, which is a s-l-s-l-l tanka series: susurrus murmursunravel dryad […]| The Evergreen Hedge
At dVerse, De Jackson, is our host. It’s quadrille #233: Bring on the BOO! I tried to be lighthearted, but the muse was not amused. So, I wrote my feelings instead. Boo, words are highlighted…| The Evergreen Hedge
Yvette is our host at #TankaTuesday this week. She asked us to write about what can happen in one day, using kigo words, if possible. The kigo words I used were: (summer), autumn, autumn’s voice, and first autumn storm. This is such a great time of year in mid-Michigan. I love watching autumn slip into […]| The Evergreen Hedge
Punam is our host at dVerse today. She asks us to write about happiness or choose one or more of the these book titles in our poem: 1.The pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardener 2. Happy Accidents: A memoir by Jane Lynch 3. The ministry of utmost happiness by Arundhati Roy 4. Stumbling on happiness […]| The Evergreen Hedge
Lillian is the host at dVerse this Monday, and she asks us to write about posies, specifically to use the word petal. She adds, that a synonym for petals does not fulfill the prompt. It must be the…| The Evergreen Hedge
This week for #TankaTuesday, I asked everyone to return to the 24 Seasons of Japan and the season of White Dew (September 7 – 22) Hakuro 白露. We chose a kigo word and wrote our syllabic poetry. Featured Kigo: Autumn grasses, the seven flowers of autumn, quail, dew, traveling, journeys, new beginnings, back to school, darkening […]| The Evergreen Hedge
Merril is the host at dVerse today. She shares Monet’s painting, “The Studio Boat,” 1876, Oil on canvas. She’s given us a choice to respond to the painting, or to write our …| The Evergreen Hedge
This is the last day in July and the last post on this blog. Let’s move on. There may be another post to remind everybody to switch blogs with me, but this is it. I fill them up fast, that’s for sure. After Ishita told me about imagecompressor.com, I managed to make this blog last […]| Manja Mexi Mexcessive (closed)
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There are several frames of mind possible over every little or big thing. Here is an example. But first, this just in: The first day of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, and Slovenia with its two million people has one medal already! Tadej Pogačar got bronze in the photo finish, almost silver, in the road […]| Manja Mexi Mexcessive (closed)
For your storm anniversary, here is a poem and a memory of a good August day which we spent in Planica in the Julian Alps last year. Last August, two days before I left Slovenia for almost a year, we took the chairlift up to the top of the ski flying hill and gazed at […]| Manja Mexi Mexcessive (closed)
Travelling companions at the end of the line Next year it will be ten years since this encounter and yet I still haven’t told many about it. It was September 2012 and I was travelling back home from my first visit to Tuscany and amore was still in the process of becoming one. The goodbye […]| Manja Mexi Mexcessive (closed)
This afternoon our temperature in mid-Michigan reached 48 F. It’s an amazing start to the week! This past weekend, my husband and I noticed the birds returned to our neighborhood. We saw Mour…| Colleen Writes & Publishes
The author is working on Japan’s 72 micro-seasons and invites others to join. They recently wrote a haiku reflecting the current snowy weather and gardening plans.| Colleen Writes & Publishes
Here we are in a new week and I barely keep up with last week’s challenge offerings! David’s W-3 challenge featured a poem by Svenja. See the post: Svenja’s prompt guidelines: THEME: Wr…| Colleen Writes & Publishes
UPDATE: I still can’t comment on most blogs. I’ve tried the bell menu, and going directly to the post. I keep getting kicked out because I’m not logged in. If I can post this, I w…| Colleen Writes & Publishes
Sanaa is the hostess at dVerse: She says, “For today’s Poetics, I want you all to select ONE of the following three options and write a poem:” 1- Love Potions and Concoctions: Write a …| Colleen Writes & Publishes
I’m a day late. I moved my office and did some spring cleaning since I was having trouble with Sunflower Tanka. I know WP was in my site Saturday and Sunday. It appears I can now comment on m…| Colleen Writes & Publishes
Robbie’s Syllabic Poetry Spin the Bottle prompt for this week was the Reverse Etheree. You could choose to write about the cake in her post or the concept of a special celebration. Since Imbo…| Colleen Writes & Publishes
