A crow on a branch Exhausted from winter’s reign It caws…I smile; Friends #DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #friend #poetry

Mae’s New Sneakers New sneakers prepare lift off From a bouncy launching site Face towards the starry sky Eyes are wide and bright Dreaming of the day When she would finally fly Far above the universe Soar beyond the moon A heart filled with excitement The dream will soon come true

A strong gust of wind Hurries them along to school Even nature nags #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #wind

What sleight of heart is this that seizes rationale and renders reason limp? That air beneath my feet replaces acacia and calacutta what thing has taken hostage of breath and sleep yea, desire, even, to eat

Notes of a new day Morning glories in chorale A trellis ensuite #dailyhaikuprompt #Haiku #Note #morningglory #poetry

Rare is the heart that holds love and does not suffer for it #5amwritersclub #poetry #justwrite

nothing has changed this echo chamber continues to hold me I stopped the ferris wheel once but then I missed the ride the whirl of it the swirl of it a kaleidoscope of pain nothing more than shape shifting the pieces of pretend all come back to taunt me again and again and again #poetry #justwtite

last night, love this morning, light I long for the darkness again #poetry #justwrite

O to don the wings of alkonost to harmonize with Nephelae’s clouds to swell in the passion of Cupid’s kiss and return to this earth forever enchanted the psalm of a lover’s bliss #vss365 #kiss #poetry #poetrycommunity #emoetry

first bloom premier colors set the stage audience hushed the vision worthy of the journey above the snow line where Spring’s curtain call debuts #poetry #justwrite #poetrycommunity

we carry the weight of fate’s intent and order in its time, to meet #haikufeels #haiku #carry #poetry

thus born, evergreen winds of wisdom do patine ripen, we, in time #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #evergreen #ripen #poetry

I shall be a beach bum toes in the sand hair in the wind face to the sun and sky Where ocean greats me daily I shall call my home toss all my worries into a vast lacuna so they will have a place to call their very own #vss365 #poetry #lacuna #poetrycommunity

ombré lamplight glow softly veiled violet hues a midwinter's sky #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #lamplight #violet #poetry

We carry the scar on skin or heart textures of hair … the way we part we glow at night or sink into the dark with songs of laureates’ woe melodies, triste and alluring to other souls on the journey from Cocytus seeking the warmth of a sun that heals #vss365 #dark #poetry #poetrycommunity

do not address it let it sit and sulk and bray this unworthy storm #haikufeels #haiku #writingprompt #address #poetry

moonlight in lanterns weary hearts raise a white flag laud Spring for the win #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #moon #lantern #spring #poetry

The waves rose as if to touch the sky The ocean heave-ho'd to give another try #vss365 #poetry #writingprompt #touch 📸 free pik

I have walked away. Re-centered. Still. “Yes” is my full sentence I am on my own dance card and I will not worry about missteps I am leading The tempo is set by the pulse of my heart I no longer care if you can’t hear the music #poetry #justwrite #5amwritersclub #poetrycommunity

Cavern of the Creatives

Heaven's horse halts not Nor hesitates, the halo Heave one final breath #haikufeels #haiku #halt

In the pale green of our youth impulse pollinates the truth We buzz about, a strutting bee nectar-drunk, we fail to see: All that flutters, isn’t fine and all that lusters, pales with time Life does teach us how to bloom thru crack and crevice, grit and loom

snow globe and starlight encrusted in crystalline my world in winter #haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #amwriting

chaos is ideal serpentine smoke and mirrors cue Beelzebub 😉 #haikufeels #haiku #ideal #poetry

you took my breath away and then I smiled captivated in a state of limerence love at first sight … every single time I look at you #poetry #justwrite

soaked in my feelings like the barley in your stew I was well-prepared #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #barley #soaked #poetry

we enter by #wound and womb a prescient stamp of struggle and survival comfort and fear loss and gain we fight to breathe tho’ the silhouette of every breath presses upon the pain of our existence or the onset of our new birth we find ways to stitch in threads of hope that somehow heals #vss365

What matters the rant?! Its free-will overpowers! That curl of grey hair! 🤷🏽‍♀️ #haikufeels #haiku #poetry #5amwrites

in the orange grove jays trade their kernels of corn for a tangy bite #haiku #dailyhaikuprompt #grove #corn #poetry #poetrycommunity #justwrite

Where does magic retreat when its luminous call upon all that seduces imagination into eternal spaces of possibility is silenced? Its brilliance flickers one final #lambent gasp …. a mist wafting through the portals of memory Intangible except in the dark comfort of our dreams #vss365 #poetry

I ghost walk through your mind you feel the warmth of my presence the echoes of my laughter the soft of my skin the allure of my eyes in moonlight’s lantern the caramel sweet of my lips

rain dance on satin a velarian bouquet wedding day shower #haiku #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #rain #velarian #poetrycommunity

A scarecrow poses The crows gather to murder Twittering birds perch #dailyhaikuprompt #Haiku #scarecrow #twittering

If it were only that pain could be tucked away in a box until one feels ready to bear it to allow its gestation and then to be done with it to cast it off into the abyss with no memory of its existence or impact upon us … if only #vss365 #pain #poetry #justwrite #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

Winter is a grumpy ghoul Sly and belligerent Greedy for a second helping of its season Disrespectfully belching at the table; covering us with the frigid contents of its bloated belly An ungrateful guest with no thought of the seedlings in its shadow How rude!

does not the heart have reason beyond the love that seems always its response when the mind asks “why?” #poetry #poetrycommunity #justwrite

I could feel the eyes of the guard upon me. Perched high, his view, a rifle’s scope; a laser beam aimed directly at my heart. The kill shot ready, should I not halt to be questioned and frisked by the guards at the gate.

a pain that love cannot soothe and time cannot heal I numb through verse and hide through whimsy every burst of laughter is an echo of my tears masquerading as momentary joy I am a liar that’s how I survive #vss365 #poetry #soothe #justwrite #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

A glimmer of hope Soft jewels in morning’s haze Fresh sand on the shore #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #glimmer #sand #poetry

My day job was to love you I sorted through the soiled socks and mended the holes where antsy feet pushed through the threads Contentment and order are not always compatible but I was obedient to the recipe At day’s end I stripped away the scratchy frock and unhinged the straight jacket

They sat together in a room no window wide enough to offer escape no door reliable enough to allow a return the #thrum of their fermented ire united and repelled them ‘til evening’s dinner required a truce 😉 😂 🤷🏽‍♀️ #vss365 #poetry #justwrite #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

bean soup simmering snow clouds overcast the hope that spring will soon come #dailyhaikuprompt #beansoup #overcast #haiku #poetry #justwrite

how long will you stand at the edge? this place where boulder hovers and pain boils in a cauldron of memories how many locks upon your heart 'til the weight keels you over? wings, trained to shutter in flight

The waves crashed I withstood At backside of the wash-through, the ocean’s roar began to #wane It changed its course but did not give up its power #vss365 #poetry #justwrite #writingcommunity

the lie was not the #ruse the truth you lived in projected a distorted image upon the walls of my heart I had to step back to see it more clearly #vss365 #poetry #justwrite

At the point of Grace I fell to my knees The blisters on my spirit soothed by the salve of forgiveness I thanked my God in heaven The noise beyond the gates, muffled A Snow Eater thawing the last of my resistance, I took breath and welcomed life #justwrite #poetry #poetrycommunity

just one moment’s smile dissolves one rebellious year in just one moment #haiku #justwrite #poetry

Squint Indigo blue beneath a shade tree filtered light between the branches lattice shadows upon my skin I read the patterns tea leaf reflections I deserve more I will want less thoughts rise up crystal balls of revelation … how clearly the sun illuminates #justwrite #poetry #poetrycommunity

It crouched in the underbrush Watching Waiting I could feel its breath I could hear the panting A rhythmic drum of thirst It could smell my fear The odor of my rotted dreams fallen from the boughs of hope I looked towards the mangled strands of past pursuance A mesh of poor decisions and bad timing

five stars you gave me to hang above my bed one for when I'm lonely one for when I dread one for me to dream upon one by which I'm led one that l most cherish and hold close to my heart is the one that shines the hope in love and means we’ll never be apart #justwrite #poetry #poetrycommunity