
Haiku Colors of Autumn Red, orange, yellow and brown A kaleidoscope Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku Colors of Autumn Red, orange, yellow and brown A kaleidoscope Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
As winds start to blow Autumn takes the last flower Dropping withered seeds Back to hardened, fallow earth Destined to be born again Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Frank Tassone is hosting D’Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with Jisei (Japanese Death Poems)
Jisei were often written in waka (tanka) or haiku, but death poems are not restricted to those forms. What is essential is the expression of both imminent death and the significance of life in the face of it. In this sense, Jisei is the poetry of both memorial and celebration.
Haiku Colors of Autumn Rich in hues of gold and brown Rustic and glowing Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Haiku Pumpkin bread baking on a chilly Autumn day A comforting smell Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Broken shadows across the cracked ground Sun slipping lower in the sky as each day does come and go Shorter days, longer nights until equinox Summer lets go for Autumn to be here Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Laura is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with September and the changing of seasons. There are two prompts offered. This one is a Nonet. For those who like a syllabic challenge, I invite you to write a NONET – a nine line poem that begins with 9 syllables, descending line by line to 1 syllable. Select ONE of these 9 syllable lines as your opener (or more if you wish to write several nonets) 1. It seems as though you are still summer (cite Merwin) 2. Broken shadows across the cracked ground (cite Merwin) 3. The earthed lightning of a flock of swans (cite Heaney) 4. One side is wild with foam and glitter (cite Heaney) I chose #2 Image by Pexels from Pixabay
Senryu
My wandering thoughts
scatter like Autumn leaves
blowing in the wind
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Haiku
Leaves fluttering down
Making an autumn carpet
Silent are footseps
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Summer fades into history
yet one more time
as leaves desiccate
and fall to the ground
Carpeting the earth
with resplendent remains
while heralding in a new
season to be crowned
A changing kaleidoscope
Delighting our senses
with colors rich and golden
Dead, but alive, in all its splendor
The fragrance of pines
and wood smoke in the air
Give thanks for the season
and for all it does render
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Sue Vincent's weekly Write/Photo
Haiku
As the colors change
and there is a chill in the air
Autumn has arrived
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Haiku
Acorns on the ground
A sign that Autumn is here
Colors start to change
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