Category Archives: Colleens weekly poetry challenge

WHAT’S THAT?

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

  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!

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

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

Posted on September 23, 2017 by

  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

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

  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

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

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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SIMPLE PLEASURES

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

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 →

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INNER PEACE

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

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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