super strange weather
turns day into night –
elements tango
Pat R
6/25/19
For Ronovan Writes Haiku where the prompt is Super & Strange
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Unswayed – A Tanka
behind those brown eyes
a sense of knowing – unswayed
by life’s indignities
she holds fast, mind still her own –
matter of independence
Pat R
6/20/19
For Tanka Tuesday at Colleen’s in using synonyms for Influence & perception
I chose sway & sense.
New Birth – Tanka Tuesday
norms devoured, I’m
riveted by the mayhem –
tales taller than most
delivered with conviction,
bringing darkness a new birth
Pat R
6/13/19
We’re using synonyms over at Colleens for Tanka Tuesday..given words are Beginning & Consume. I used Birth & Devour.
Standing Up
It was mid morning on a weekday.
I was working in my garden.
Doing battle, was more like it.
This unruly patch is the only green in this row of yards.
The grape is tangled with the honeysuckle.
Lina’s broom is on a surge for the sun while stiffling the lavendar.
When far away an interrupted cry.
It was the voice of a woman. I could hear the blows landing, and the rebuke with each blow. This, even after she had stopped crying out. A man’s voice, full of rage, blaming her for it all. She refused to give him the satisfaction of crying anymore.
He kept hitting her.
I couldn’t figure out which house this was coming from.
I felt helpless, pissed off and horrified all at once
Then there was a gurgly scream from him
Followed by silence.
Pat R
6/12/19
For dVerse poets prosery #1, word limit 144 words max and include this line
“…when far away an interrupted cry..”
This prosey contains 140 words..I think.
Stop over and do some reading, or even participate here.
Nectar Drunk – A Cherita
a day very well spent
the rose garden is drenched
in the perfume of the blooms
I am one with the birds,
bees and butterflies
in a nectar drunk funk
Pat R
6/11/19
For Cee’s Flower of The Day FOTD
FOTD – June 11, 2019 – Peonies
The Web – A Cherita
a spider’s web
built overnight,
it’s very well splayed
breeding unrest
among those that fly,
troublesome times
Pat R
6/03/19
Walks
fast walks down the lane
slows – scent of honeysuckle
invites lingering
Pat R
5/31/19
