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”
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Spring Fling
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”
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&
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.
Solace – Tanka Tuesday
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
Love & Harmony
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.
Glimmer
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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Democracy
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”
&
For Eugenia’s Challenge where the prompt word is “Complicated”
&
For Frank Tassone’s Challenge where the prompt is “The Dream”
Dawn – A Tanka
a hush starts the day
morning bids farewell to dawn –
here on the ocean
waves once bathe in twilight pay
homage to the rising sun
Pat R
1/14/20
Calm & Present
For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday where we’re to use synonyms for the words Calm & Present. I used Hush & Here.
