Haiku Not a sound is heard In the still of the night air Nature is sleeping Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Daily Haiku – Mon. August 10, 2020
Tag: nature
A Room with a View
A Room with a View
A circle of cackling crows picnic on abandoned fruit under the mango tree Five female ducks On the bank Sitting pretty in a row Wood Storks gather in the shallows surveying the territory As pink spoonbills splash land in the water Needle-beaked Ibis waiting anxiously for lawnmowers to quiet their noise so they may feast, hungry for grubs Late afternoon sun captures Sandhill Cranes In its glowing golden rays Light reflecting like dancing diamonds on the surface of the lake Full moon rising Chasing day into night Sky changing colors Blues to pinks to greys As it bids farewell and darkness comes Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Grace at D'Verse Poets Pub has a special host tonight, Peter Frankis, an Australian Writer who has prompted us tonight to write a poem looking out of a window. Image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay
Daily Haiku – Wed. July 8, 2020
Senryu Contemplating life and the beauty of nature At peace with myself Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Opalescent
Opalescent
Craggy rocks veiled with gauzy mist Morning air chilling in it’s mystery Dramatic colors unfolding with the hours passing Greys turning to blues as the sun rises with it’s warmth Changing the landscape in its ever-moving cycle of light following dark Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © in response to Sue Vincent’s Weekly Write/Photo
Twister
Twister
The scent of jasmine hung heavy in the still night air Soothing and assuasive Peace had descended on the carnage of the day The rage came unmasked and bare Showing its teeth Fear engulfed all on its path The remains of the day scattered for miles Bricks and mortar Splintered wood from ancient trees Personal belongings One constant sign of normalcy Water cascading timelessly Oblivious to the wrath of a twister Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Sue Vincent's Weekly Write/Photo - Cascade Word of the Day - Jasmine RDP - Unmask FOWC - Rage
Daily Haiku – Mon. April 6, 2020
Haiku Bottlebrush blossoms Nature shows innovation and we copy her Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Birdsong
Birdsong
Delicate creatures with a way
Of creating a glorious sound
A chorus heard from bay to bay
No sweeter a sound to be sung
From creatures without any lips
And least of all an unusual tongue
Before I speak my last word
Or draw a final breath
I pray to hear the song of a bird
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Laura is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight
For today’s prompt the challenge is to choose
AT LEAST THREE RHYME SETS
These are:-
SPEECH/REST/BEACH
ON/SEA/UPON
WORD/BREATH/BIRD
WAY/SOUND/BAY
SUNG/LIPS/TONGUE
-Write your poem as a rhyming tercet of 3 line stanzas
though a composite 9 liner or more would do just as well
- Strict meter is not a requirement but for an extra
challenge try pentameter (10 syllables to each line)
- You do NOT have to follow the ordered sequence
of the above
- You may reverse the order of the 1st & 3rd words
but otherwise keep the integrity of each rhyme set
Image by skeeze from Pixabay
Daybreak
Daybreak
Dawn
kick-starts
the day
delightfully assaulting
the senses
with a conflation of
lambent colors
and shapes
Unfolding slowly
changing with
each moment
The rising sun
pushing back
remnants of
night’s darkness
reflecting its image
in the mirrored lake
Heralding what
is to come
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Sue Vincent's Weekly challenge
Write/Photo - Lambent
Kick - Word of the Day
Delightful - RDP
Conflate - FOWC
Promote Yourself Monday - Go Dog Go Cafe
Glimmering Glory
Glimmering Glory
Walking in late
afternoon shadows
I see the
Sun’s golden
rays shooting
arrows through
heavily laden
boughs
of lush green
foliage
Streaking
Laser beams
Piercing
the forest floor
Spanish moss
hanging in
dreadlocks
on ancient oaks
mysterious
and beckoning
The light
and dark
playing tricks
with the eyes
as I am lured
by the beauty
Exquisite
Stunning
in its
glimmering glory
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Bjorn is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight
and has prompted us to write a list
to help with our poetry. I am always
inspired by nature and my list was created
by the things I find beautiful.
Word Prompts
Shadow - Word of the Day
Green - RDP
Image by TheOtherKev from Pixabay
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
The bruised sky
patterned with purple
and blue
slowly fading
into golden ochres
signaling an
end to darkness
With the new dawn
a brightness and
healing
Erasing night’s
shadows
as day
becomes starless
Panoramic
spectacle of
pigments and hues
An ethereal display
of ever-changing
evocative colors
Impossible to harness
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Sue Vincent's
weekly Write/Photo challenge