raindrops on tin roof
is my calm within a storm
a soothing rhythm
ceases to calm in this storm –
wayward, unsettling times
Pat R
10/01/20
For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday where the Specific Form for this week is the Tanka. To participate or to read other entries go here.
this uproar
refuses to be hemmed in
nothing is even
in its wake
fallen norms
Pat R
8/12/20
A Gogyohka for Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge where the prompt are synonyms for the words Circled & Squared
These were my choices:-
Circled – Hemmed in
Squared – Not even
Stop by and do some reading or participate here
(Took this photo in the park, a tree sanctuary. I often wonder how this shape came to be)
a quiet russle
grows to excited chatter
a swift breeze moves through
as I near the shaded grove
I pause at the sound of change
Pat R
7/29/20
Over at Colleen’s it’s theme week. This is the quote we are using for inspiration, provided by Sue Vincent. To read more or to participate go here.
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth.” Herman Hesse
this angry spillage
this unyielding storm,
with new voices
will this be a cleansing?
it is time, it is time!
Pat R
6/03/20
For Frank Tassone Weekly Challenge where the prompt is “Justice”. To read further and see other entries go here
Justice for George Floyd whose life was snuffed out by the Minneapolis police by kneeling on his neck, for over 8 minutes, until he was dead, in plain sight!!
from a fitful dream
I wake staring at night sky
on this sleepless night
in the cool darkness, a peace
a setting free of worries
Pat R
3/24/2020
For Tanka Tuesday over at Colleen’s where the theme is “Night Sky”
Photo: Taken in my garden today. I didn’t do it, I promise. And that’s a clay pot. Who knows what else is under there!
forging a path through
no shrinking from adversity
tulips in the midst
of a glorious spring fling
gone are thoughts of winter
Pat R
3/16/20
For Ronovan Writes Haiku where the prompt words are “Shrink & Think”
&
Frank Tassone’s Challenge where the prompt is “Spring-autumn Equinox”
-renga/
&
For Eugi’s blog where the prompt word is “Glorious”
PS: I don’t know if this is a
Gogyohka or Tanka. I’ll leave that up to you.
gazing at the moon
in the cool of this spring night-
moment of solace,
lower edge looks nibbled on,
a bit tattered, much like me
Pat R
3/14/20
For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday at her Weekly Poetry Challenge where the prompt words are Comfort & Worn and we are using synonyms. I used Solace & Tattered
at the ocean’s edge..
eavesdropping on harmony
of wind and waves – I’m
tucked into their rhythm, that
hypnotic sway sounds like love
Revision:-
at the ocean’s edge
wind and waves move in concert –
as we greet the day
I’m tucked in their rhythm, that
hypnotic sway, such passion
Pat R
2/12/20
For Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge over at Colleen’s using synonyms for Love & Harmony
I used “Passion & In Concert” for more responses check here
For some reason I forgot about the ‘synonyms’ part of the challenge.
So I rewrote it and decided to post them both.
a glimmer of spring –
once bare branches
of the pear tree
now clad in buds and
a smattering of sparrows
Pat R
2/08/2020
A Gogyohka for Eugenia’s Weekly prompt where the prompt word is “Glimmer”
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on the march through time
a complicated history
dreams morph to nightmares –
these tangled footprints still lure
in dreams in faraway lands
Pat R
1/20/20
For Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #289 Dream&March where the prompt words are “Dream & March”
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For Eugenia’s Challenge where the prompt word is “Complicated”
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For Frank Tassone’s Challenge where the prompt is “The Dream”
