de novo

dark gives way to light

a nova bursts then dies

life’s circle unveiled

as the stars of the night sky

reveal themselves de novo

Thanks to Colleen and Sally for this week’s Tanka Tuesday theme: the night sky. Check it out!

footsteps

footsteps in the sand

brief pages of perfection

in the book of life

(Image credit; Akshay Premjith- Pixabay)

Thanks to Putting My Feet in the Dirt for the great prompt phrase (pages of perfection) and to Sadie for Keeping it Alive and for the great photo!

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sweet-or-salty

Sometimes the simplest choices have profound meaning.

Visit their sites for other great contributions and to get the skinny on the rules.

the valley hidden

we laugh as we reach the peak

denying our fate

Thanks for the inspiration to Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Words wrung from the depths

Expeditious writing

But late yet again

Thanks to Linda’s SoCS challenge to use “xp” It brought me to the lovely and intimidating word (which rarely applies to my writing): expeditious.