Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

The Bite of a Rose

a promise broken

(like the bouquet of a rose,
as sweet as sugar,
veiling the sting of the thorn)

leaves a bitter bite

dried red flowers
Photo by Akshar Dave on Pexels.com

Inspiration for today’s tanka comes from Ronovan Writes and Sue’s Photo Prompt.

Sorry to Sue for taking her beautiful photo to a bit of a dark place, but that’s where the combo of sugar and bitter and roses led me!

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

dancing with the light

MADNESS TAKES ITS TOLL

LIKE THE CLOUDS BEFORE THE DAWN

DANCING WITH THE LIGHT

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Thanks to Fandago’s Word Prompt (madness) for taking my mind to one of my favorite shows of all time. And thanks to Sue’s Photo Prompt for the added inspiration. Originally my brain took the “madness takes its toll” idea to a DARK place, but Sue’s photo brought me back to the light. 

And as a reminder …

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So …   Let’s Do the Time Warp Again

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

The Luck of a New Year

Singularity
Expanding in space and time
As day dawns again

As day dawn again
Spinning ‘round the milky way
A new year is born

A new year is born
As space and time expanded
Singular no more

timelapse photo of trees with background of star
Photo by Free Nature Stock on Pexels.com

This cascading style haiku was inspired by Heeding Haiku’s Challenge to write a haiku incorporating the idea of good luck and by Sue’s Photo Prompt.

Seeing Sue’s picture made me think of our good luck that the Big Bang (AKA theory of singularity) gave us this beautiful world as well as the space and time we live in.

Here’s hoping we do a better job of stewardship in the coming year.