search for words
in poetry month
final days
This senryū is off prompt for Day 27 of National Poetry Writing Month at napowrimo.net.
Senryū
sand everywhere ~ senryū
sand everywhere
not a beach in sight
Wyoming
This senryū is off prompt for Day 24 of National Poetry Writing Month 2024 at napowrimo.net.
appreciation ~ senryū
appreciation
for familiar emotions
found in poets’ words
Saturday, 20 April 2024, the Gumbo Bottoms Single Pot Still Poetry Society celebrated its First Annual Poetry Day in Jefferson City, Missouri. The event featured poets from various points in mid-Missouri and two keynote poets, Justin Hamm and William Trowbridge, former Poet Laureate of Missouri.
This senryū is off prompt for Day 20 of National Poetry Writing Month at napowrimo.net.
many miles ~ senryū
many miles
family matters
home at last
This senryū is off prompt for Day 18 of National Poetry Writing Month at napowrimo.net.
last time ~ senryū
last time
down washboard road
clean slate
This senryū is off prompt for Day 17 of National Poetry Writing Month at napowrimo.net.
the mountains~ senryū
the mountains
continue to stand
in your absence
This senryū is off prompt for Day 14 of National Poetry Writing Month at napowrimo.net.
Photo: Casper Mountain, Wyoming
haunting ~ senryū
haunting
this meadowlark
calls for you
This senryū is off prompt for Day 13 of National Poetry Writing Month at napowrimo.net.
Photo: meadowlark, Casper, Wyoming
empty pen ~ senryū
empty pen
frustrated poet
empty page
This senryū is written just under the wire for
Day 6 of National/Global Poetry Writing Month 2024.
(off-prompt)
transition ~ senryū
transition
anticipation of change
equinox
This senryū is my response to the prompt from Colleen
at tankatuesday.com / 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry,
using equinox as a kigo.
mentor and student ~ senryū
mentor and student
gain knowledge from each other
journey as equals
This senryū is my response to #TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 337, at Word Craft Poetry, the prompt from Colleen Chesebro that offers an ekphrastic challenge using a photo by Terry Webster Schrandt.
My first inclination was to use “master and student,”
but I feel that “mentor” is more suitable for this family situation.
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