Seasons Gone
Dogged by the days
that surround me,
my thought turn to
cool autumn nights
comfort found in a breeze
on the shore of my river
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Background image: The Niagara River
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Final Sunset
I want to see light
dark clouds parting
this broken world healed
before it’s lost for good
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Emotion
More than a flood.
A river rising to meet my soul,
current or no,
carrying this spirit
where it will.
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Linked to Open Link Night #258 at dVerse Poets Pub.
clean slate
finding words
in this newest of years
like starting over
on an empty page
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old ways cast aside
continuing on life’s path
welcoming new year
This senryū magnetic poetry is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai
Challenge #119: New Year
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Background Image: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Sunrise on New Year’s Day at Takasago, by Katsukawa Shunkô II
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Moonshine Like a Fever
Silver shadows bring spirited wishes
only your deepest thoughts
would know, reminding you
of dreams long held
but never brought to life.
magneticpoetry.com offers five different sets of tiles that can be used to create poetry online, with tiles that can be moved on the screen with a mouse cursor. The site also sells more than 100 sets of themed magnet sets that can be used on a fridge or a white board.
The latest is “Moon Poet.”
Word lists are available as free PDF files, so I downloaded the Moon Poet list and wrote this poem using those words. I also conducted an experiment in which I copied that list into a document and highlighted the words so I could make tiles from a screenshot. I burned a lot of hours working on it, but I guess I just wanted to see if it could be done. Once.
I like the idea of using the variety of magnetic tile lists that are available, so I’m sure I’ll try that again. Without the graphics!
If you want to try magnetic poetry with the standard movable magnets,
you can do it online, here.
The background image is the full moon on 22 December 2018.
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The following image is a copy of the Moon Poet” list with the words I used in bold italics.
their colors aflame
shade changing with the season
the beauty of leaves
This haiku/Haiga/magnetic poetry is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai
Challenge #107: Fall Foliage
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Earthbound Dreams
When counting stars
on a cloudy night,
find their light within.
The guidance you seek
will be found with your eyes
open to possibilities.
Background image: The Telegraph
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in filtered sunlight
I try to make sure that I have agreeable weather when I go kayaking, but sometimes the weather has other ideas. Yesterday, the sky was completely overcast, but showers weren’t predicted to arrive until late afternoon, with a thunderstorm expected at 10:00pm, so I launched at 10:00am.
I was on the water for five minutes when it started sprinkling, That lasted for just two minutes, and I continued on my way, planning to paddle almost two miles upstream before heading back. Rolling thunder in the far distance started about fifteen minutes into the paddle. Five minutes later, I got to my halfway point, which has a ten foot stone overhang six feet above the water, when it started to rain. Hard. I sat, protected, for twenty minutes, enjoying the sound of the rain on the water.
When it stopped raining, I continued on for three-quarters of a mile and was able to see a great blue heron, two green herons, and a deer. Pleased with the way things turned out, I turned back for the return to my launch point. That’s when the weather had it’s way, again, leaving me to paddle for twenty-five minutes in a light rain. If it was trying to ruin my day, it failed. It was a great day for a paddle.
This haibun is my response to
Open Link Night #247 at dVerse.
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poet of few words
I see the magnetic poetry of others and marvel at the extent of their verse, while mine has little or none. I’ve given some thought to that and decided there’s no getting around the fact that I don’t typically “wax poetic.” So, why would magnetic poetry be any different for me? And what better way to demonstrate that than with… Magnetic Poetry…
poet of few words
revealing innermost thoughts
more like pulling teeth
This haibun is my response to
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 139 #Poet’sChoice
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