Theme Prompt – A Gogyohka

as captive of time and nature

eyes nudged open

to this new dawn in the strife of life –

as we move through time,

I breathe – you breathe

Pat R

6/23/20

A Gogyohka for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday. A theme prompt in the words of Longfellow:-

“…In the world’s broad field of battle,

In the bivouac of Life,

Be not like dumb, driven cattle!

Be a hero in the strife!…”

OR

“…Lives of great men all remind us

We can make our lives sublime,

And, departing, leave behind us

Footprints on the sands of time…”

From his poem

A Psalm of Life

BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

Here is a link to the full poem.

A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Poetry Foundation

Meadow

photo by Pat R

a moth’s aflutter
zig zags, a cantankerous
mocking bird in tow
as they head to the meadow
gap closes, this will not end well

Pat R

6/15/20

For Frank Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge..poet’s choice. I used “Meadow”

 

Hope..Haiga

through the crack

in the sidewalk

springs hope

Pat R

5/14/20

Wander

Sidewalk Planter

I noticed on my walk yesterday that the neighborhood birds seems giddy. Take offs and landings have a different energy. They are moving around in larger cliques. A lot of camaraderie, a lot of chatter. Were they always this loud? They have all of outdoors to themselves! No humans disrupting their gatherings. No horns honking. They are reveling in this new found quiet. No droopy faces here.

 

a lush creeping phlox

is confined to a planter

urge to wander maimed

Pat R

5/07/20

Also for Cee’s Flower Of The Day (FOTD)

FOTD – May 7 – Dahlia

New Age

a mere sillhoutte
memory of its former self –
a daunting new age

Pat R

4/17/20

Last Hurrah

a cloud of blossoms
a gentle flurry – homage
to last hurrah

Pat R

5/03/19

For Frank Tassone’s Haiku Challenge: Blossom Haze

 

A Complex Legacy

This rise of incivility, hate mongering, and inhumane acts have settled in. It’s sowing itself into our fabric. I worry it’s a stain not easily removed.

a complex legacy

inhumane circumstances
normalized for too long

cotton fields
bloom with the DNA
of my ancestors

Pat R

4/22/19

For dVerse Poets Pub where the prompt is “Rise”. Stop by and do some reading or join in here.

&

NaPoWriMo Day 22

 

 

After the Rain -Cherita

after the rain

a flurry of tweets
outside my window

a cardinal
and a pair of sparrows
came calling

Pat

4/21/19c

For NaPoWriMo Day 21

 

Hints of Summer -A Cherita

clear spring night

cherry blossoms
painted with moonlight

rain clouds
have gone their way-
hints of summer

Pat R

4/20/19

NaPoWriMo Day 20

&

dVerse Poets Pub open link night

 

A Cherita – Living Mirror

living mirror

a small life preserver
keeps me accountable

a gentle reminder
of that little thing
called consequences

Pat R

1/31/18

For dVerse Poets Pub