I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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Category Archives: Colleens weekly poetry challenge
WHAT’S THAT?
The scurry of mice, The dreadful one-ounce monsters, In the pre-dawn hours. ************* May it be that all your Halloween scare were no more serious than scurrying mice! 😀 Challenge was to use synonyms for fright and night in … Continue reading
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BOO!
MIST ENTERED THE ROOM ASSUMING AN EERIE SHAPE, FILLING US WITH FEAR. ************** Now here I’ve gone and wrote something Halloween-ish when I had a perfect opportunity to describe a stunning, marvelous mist shimmering from the half-moon shaped mountain lake … Continue reading
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SONG OF THE HEART
A musical gift – This picture with I love you. A song of the heart. https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/09/19/colleens-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-51-haiku-tanka-haibun-gift-song/
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UNEXPECTED DISASTER
We were unprepared. Misleading calmness of rain Ushered in wild winds. Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge – #Haiku #Tanka #Haibun: CALM & WILD
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REFLECTION OF OURSELVES
I believe it’s true. The harbor mirrors values Of community. Overly selfish. Extravagantly careless, Thoughtless of others. This we leave to the future? Is this our mirror of life? ****************** A haiku and a tanka together. Is that right? https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/06/27/colleens-weekly-poetry-challenge-39-mirror-harbor/
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Tagged Colleens weekly poetry challenge, haiku, pollution, tanka, values
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SIMPLE PLEASURES
Watching and waiting — powerful allurement of these delicate ears. Looking healthy, but Subject to worms, drought, and blight. With eager heart, I’m — Anticipating – making silk-haired fairy dolls for children’s delight. Sharing with neighbors – Ripe ears, … Continue reading
INNER PEACE
Stoic through battles Finally achieved true peace Wept tears of relief. Haiku using “peace” and “tear” https://www.edwinasepisodes.com/collens-weekly-poetry-challenge-31-peace-tear/ Image: Pixabay
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