Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Harmonic Echoes

feeling gratitude

for harmonic convergence

and tranquil echoes

mirror-pool

In the current world context in which everything SUCKS, I’m trying to practice gratitude. I’m not very good at it! Thanks to Sue and Ronovan for (at least) reminding me to try!

Sue’s Write Photo Challenge

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

Desires: Lost or Found

Enflamed and engorged   

My heart beats a bloody red

Echoing desires

For the delights of lost nights

Or the release of found days

blood-clipart-heart-461802-2978619This Tanka was inspired by two separate challenges. First, I love the phrase “echoing desires,” which was our challenge phrase from Putting My Feet in the Dirt. Secondly, Reena’s challenge to think about perspective got me thinking about the complicated idea of desire. Desire is very much a two- (or more) sided emotion. Individually, desire can lead to ecstasy but it also can leave us searching for an escape. As a collective, one person’s delight can be another person’s nightmare. In some ways, it’s all about perspective. So, those thoughts translated as this piece. Hope you like it (or not) … cause that really is about your perspective 😉

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