a pair of cardinals
in my garden – in spring dance
they zip here, fly there
pecking at freshly tilled soil
a cold and windy spring day
Pat
4/20/22
For Ronovan Writes Haiku where the prompt “Zip & Fly”. To participate or just read go here
on nearing daybreak
night eases to a halt
day moon takes its place
readying for dusk
the sleepy eyes of dawn
which comes with its own demands
Pat
4/20/22
For Eugi’s prompt where the word is “dusk”
Sorry for being so late Eugi🙂
To participate or just read go here
Last evening while the setting sun was writing its own story cantankerous clouds to the right were leaving deep smudges in the evening skies.
The bird songs outside my window were unrelenting, piercing the roar of the harsh spring winds. Even the delicate cherry blossoms are standing up to this latest rage.
It seems we are all to discover what we are made of. In the end, we are all just holding on.
the ire of spring
that will not be placated –
belligerent storms
Pat
4/03/22
For Haibun Monday over at dVerse who is hosting with a theme of “Cherry Blossoms”. To view other entries go here
Also linking to Tanka Tuesday over at Colleen where the prompt is to take a photo from your day and write a poem in relation to it. To see other entries go here
tiny white feather
floating here and then there, the
breeze – a mere whisper
Pat
3/8/22
For Ronovan Writes Haiku where the prompt is: Whisper & Feather. To participate or just read, go here
flurry of leaves
ride the wind –
autumn drizzle
Pat
10/22/21
the earth sending notes –
epic floods, raging fires
this wounded planet
Pat
7/20/21
For Ronovan Writes Haiku where the prompt words are Note & Send. To participate or just read, go here
along the path
bathing among clouds
a lone sparrow
Pat
7/6/21
For Colleens Tanka Tuesday where it is Poets choice. To participate or just read go here.
Plumes of smoke follow her
swirling as she moves from room to room
“Smudging mean spirits”, she explains
As she moves about, there were whispered words escaping her lips. His young mind wonders,
“Who is she talking to?”
He’d best be well behaved today.
Pat
6/15/21
For dVerse Piers Pub where Mish is hosting and the word to be included is “Smudge”. It is Quadrille Monday. To join or read go here.
quieting the dust
dragged by the wind off parched earth
a thunderous downpour
Pat
6/14/21
Linking to Ronovan Writes Haiku where the prompt words are Drag & Dust. To participate of just look go here.
thoughts and entanglements 