Executive Privilege
misstatements
and proclamations
flat out lies
told daily
presidential assertions
unreliable
~ Day 16 ~
Shared with Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub.
Image source: David Horsey / Seattle Times
Shadorma
willed to the future ~ shadorma
willed to the future
great reward
while gazing skyward
midday sun
shining through
floating, descending colors
willed to the future
This shadorma is my response to Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 146 #SynonymsOnly, with descending and willed as synonyms for fall and give.
Image source: pixabay.com / castleguard
Celebration of Love ~ shadorma
Celebration of Love
friends gather
to witness a vow
shared by two
as their love
becomes a celebration
a life together
I haven’t written a shadorma for a while, so it’s time.
I’m on the road again – back to Buffalo for my daughter’s wedding.
See you in a couple of weeks!
what could be
what could be
flows through what would be
as our dreams
remind us
we’re not always meant to see
all we think should be
My shadorma, inspired by Eliot’s CLEAR-CUT at Along the Interstice, left there as a comment in a slightly different form.
bonus hour
bonus hour
reliving the past
time reset
in the night
dreams of clocks in nightmare mode
rhythms in distress
My shadorma (back at the end of Daylight Savings Time), inspired by Eliot’s ONE OF THOSE DAYS at Along the Interstice.
direction – Shadorma
direction
an imperative
with the world
upended
and little room for error
time for reflection
This is my thirtieth shadorma using a photo from my WP Media Library for Eliot Dybden’s Shadorma November (ShaNov) at Along the Interstice. A shadorma has six lines with no rhyme or meter, except for a syllable structure of 3/5/3/3/7/5.
Photo originally used with the photo blog Sycamore Season
who could guess – Shadorma
who could guess
it would be a fad
held by Mom
with eyes closed
while swaddled in a blanket
in my first selfie
This is my twenty-ninth shadorma using a photo from my WP Media Library for Eliot Dybden’s Shadorma November (ShaNov) at Along the Interstice. A shadorma has six lines with no rhyme or meter, except for a syllable structure of 3/5/3/3/7/5.
Photo originally used with the poem Butterfly Effect. Obviously, I did not take this photo.
studying – Shadorma
New Holland Fermentation Tanks
studying
chambers of his heart
would reveal
hardening
imposed by her disregard
for his affection
This is my twenty-eighth shadorma using a photo from my WP Media Library for Eliot Dybden’s Shadorma November (ShaNov) at Along the Interstice. A shadorma has six lines with no rhyme or meter, except for a syllable structure of 3/5/3/3/7/5.
This is the second shadorma inspired by this photo. The first was newborn thoughts.
Photo originally used with the photo blog Deux Presque Isles.
governance – Shadorma
governance
with distinct branches
scrutinized
kept in check
separation of powers
carefully balanced
This is my twenty-seventh shadorma using a photo from my WP Media Library for Eliot Dybden’s Shadorma November (ShaNov) at Along the Interstice. A shadorma has six lines with no rhyme or meter, except for a syllable structure of 3/5/3/3/7/5.
Photo originally used with the photo blog Lichen My Mossy Hike
memory
memory
always elusive
regardless
of value
the details seeming to fade
with each passing year
This is my twenty-sixth shadorma using a photo from my WP Media Library for Eliot Dybden’s Shadorma November (ShaNov) at Along the Interstice. A shadorma has six lines with no rhyme or meter, except for a syllable structure of 3/5/3/3/7/5.
Photo originally used with the poem A Place in Time
