sun rising due east
greeting vernal equinox
waiting for first buds
their color a welcome sign
end of endless tones of gray
This tanka is my response to Carpe Diem
Tanka Splendor 2020: Vernal Equinox.
Photo by Amanda Frank on Unsplash
Tanka Splendor
dreaming of moonlight ~ tanka
your sleeping breath
night rain revives the earth
waves of sea air
in bright yellow daffodils
nod to the dark wind
© Jane Reichhold
dreaming of moonlight
finding its way through the clouds
moving in the breeze
wet grass shining in new light
as tree frogs call in response
The prompt for Tanka Splendor – Daffodils is to write a tanka
inspired by one written by Jane Reichhold (in blue).
Image source: Green Tree Frog – Missouri Department of Conservation
sunflowers in bloom – cascading haiku
sunflowers in bloom
a field of smiling faces
turning to the sun
turning to the sun
approaching the horizon
casting long shadows
casting long shadows
in field of green and yellow
sunflowers in bloom
The prompt for Sunflowers (cascading haiku) at Tanka Splendor is to write a series of haiku with the last line of each haiku used as the first line of the following haiku,
thus cascading down the page.
Image source: ©Thelma Winter – Summer Sunshine
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