A bare tree, split trunk,
head buried beneath the soil,
performs a handstand
#haiku #haikusaturday #haikupoem #3lines #poetry
#poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #winter #tree #nature
A bare tree, split trunk,
head buried beneath the soil,
performs a handstand
#haiku #haikusaturday #haikupoem #3lines #poetry
#poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #winter #tree #nature
Within the silence
of suspended thought, the storm
dissolves. Peace descends.
Listen to the falling snow,
the stillness after snowfall.
#tanka #tankapoem #poetry #poetrycommunity #haiku
#haikupoem #inkmine #blueskypoets #winter #snow
Within the silence
of suspended thought, the storm
dissolves. Peace descends.
Listen to the falling snow,
the stillness after snowfall.
#tanka #tankapoem #poetry #poetrycommunity #haiku
#haikupoem #inkmine #blueskypoets #winter #snow
HAIKU
"I don't like Shakespeare,"
my English student told me,
"He writes in clichés."
#haiku #haikusaturday #3lines #poetry #poem #Shakespeare #literature #edusky
HAIKU
"I don't like Shakespeare,"
my English student told me,
"He writes in clichés."
#haiku #haikusaturday #3lines #poetry #poem #Shakespeare #literature #edusky
Ice dance: elegance,
two skating as one, melting
into each other
close, apart, then close again.
At best, lovemaking on ice.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #figureskating #skating #iceskating #icedance #Olympics
Ice dance: elegance,
two skating as one, melting
into each other
close, apart, then close again.
At best, lovemaking on ice.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #figureskating #skating #iceskating #icedance #Olympics
Winter sunflowers
on the sill happily stretch
toward light. My heart sings.
#haiku #haikusaturday #haikupoem #micropoetry
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
#winter #flowers #nature #inspiration
Winter sunflowers
on the sill happily stretch
toward light. My heart sings.
#haiku #haikusaturday #haikupoem #micropoetry
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
#winter #flowers #nature #inspiration
At home in my nest
like a fledgling, unable
to fly, big mama
afraid to risk frozen wings
feeding in winter.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #poetry #micropoetry
#poetrycommunity #inkmine #winter #nature
At home in my nest
like a fledgling, unable
to fly, big mama
afraid to risk frozen wings
feeding in winter.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #poetry #micropoetry
#poetrycommunity #inkmine #winter #nature
Do we need to be
broken apart before we
can be rebuilt whole?
#haiku #haikupoem #haikusaturday #micropoetry #3lines
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #transformation
Do we need to be
broken apart before we
can be rebuilt whole?
#haiku #haikupoem #haikusaturday #micropoetry #3lines
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #transformation
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #inspiration #transformation #spirituality #selfhelp
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #inspiration #transformation #spirituality #selfhelp
Don't mistake the light
at the end of the tunnel
for the bright blinding headlights
of an oncoming train.
NAANI: a poetic form from India which totals four lines
of 20-25 syllables
#micropoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
#skypoets #poem #inspiration
Don't mistake the light
at the end of the tunnel
for the bright blinding headlights
of an oncoming train.
NAANI: a poetic form from India which totals four lines
of 20-25 syllables
#micropoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
#skypoets #poem #inspiration
branches buffeted
by winter gales surrender,
bend, sway, extend, dance.
#haiku #haikupoem #3lines #micropoetry #poetry
#inkmine #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #winter
#trees #nature
branches buffeted
by winter gales surrender,
bend, sway, extend, dance.
#haiku #haikupoem #3lines #micropoetry #poetry
#inkmine #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #winter
#trees #nature
After the strip tease
of autumn, trees bare, exposed
to cold, snow, ice, sleet,
sink deep into roots, renew
themselves, readying for spring.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#inkmine #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #nature
#trees #winter #spring
After the strip tease
of autumn, trees bare, exposed
to cold, snow, ice, sleet,
sink deep into roots, renew
themselves, readying for spring.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#inkmine #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #nature
#trees #winter #spring
A little lighter
each day, a little later,
sunset, a little
earlier, sunrise.
Slowly, anticipation
will awaken. Spring.
#haiku #haikupoem #micropoetry #blueskypoets #skypoets
#poetrycommunity #3lines #inkmine #winter #nature #inspiration #spring
A little lighter
each day, a little later,
sunset, a little
earlier, sunrise.
Slowly, anticipation
will awaken. Spring.
#haiku #haikupoem #micropoetry #blueskypoets #skypoets
#poetrycommunity #3lines #inkmine #winter #nature #inspiration #spring
Waxed amaryllis -
No need to have a green thumb.
Winter flowers bloom.
#haiku #haikupoem #micropoetry #poetry #poem #inkmine #3lines #blueskypoets #skypoets #poetrycommunity #flowers #winter #nature
Waxed amaryllis -
No need to have a green thumb.
Winter flowers bloom.
#haiku #haikupoem #micropoetry #poetry #poem #inkmine #3lines #blueskypoets #skypoets #poetrycommunity #flowers #winter #nature
These snowflakes afloat ---
flung through air by sudden squall,
downward fall. Snowdrifts.
#haiku #haikupoem #haikusaturday #micropoetry
#blueskypoets #skypoets #inkmine #poetrycommunity #winter #snow #nature
These snowflakes afloat ---
flung through air by sudden squall,
downward fall. Snowdrifts.
#haiku #haikupoem #haikusaturday #micropoetry
#blueskypoets #skypoets #inkmine #poetrycommunity #winter #snow #nature
I post my political poems (mostly tankas, though not often) in my other BlueSky account -- You can follow me there too! bsky.app/profile/trac...
#poetry #poetrycommunity #tanka #writing #blueskypoets #nokings #wethepeople #indivisible #saveourdemocracy #democracy #moveon
I post my political poems (mostly tankas, though not often) in my other BlueSky account -- You can follow me there too! bsky.app/profile/trac...
#poetry #poetrycommunity #tanka #writing #blueskypoets #nokings #wethepeople #indivisible #saveourdemocracy #democracy #moveon
Experience & discuss 15-20 humorous, quirky, perceptive and delightful and ingenious poems by Collins. 2-session online community ed course, February 10 & 24 EST
tinyurl.com/34hxubkv
#poetry #poetrycommunity #billycollins #blueskypoets
#literature #humor #litthings #author
Experience & discuss 15-20 humorous, quirky, perceptive and delightful and ingenious poems by Collins. 2-session online community ed course, February 10 & 24 EST
tinyurl.com/34hxubkv
#poetry #poetrycommunity #billycollins #blueskypoets
#literature #humor #litthings #author
twenty one inches
the calm after a snowstorm
silent wonderland
#haiku #haikupoem #micropoetry #poetry #inkmine
#poetrycommunity #skypoets #blueskypoets
#winter #nature #snow
twenty one inches
the calm after a snowstorm
silent wonderland
#haiku #haikupoem #micropoetry #poetry #inkmine
#poetrycommunity #skypoets #blueskypoets
#winter #nature #snow
Again, ordering
too many library books,
more than I can read —
this tempting literary
buffet of delicacies!
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #senryu #micropoetry
#poetry #library #books #reading #literary #litthings
Again, ordering
too many library books,
more than I can read —
this tempting literary
buffet of delicacies!
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #senryu #micropoetry
#poetry #library #books #reading #literary #litthings
We must be careful –
building card castles in life
is risky. Lacking
firm foundations or solid
networks of support, we fall.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #haikupoem #senryu #poetry
#poetrycommunity #skypoets #blueskypoets #micropoetry
We must be careful –
building card castles in life
is risky. Lacking
firm foundations or solid
networks of support, we fall.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #haikupoem #senryu #poetry
#poetrycommunity #skypoets #blueskypoets #micropoetry
January light
a month past solstice, the sun
softly glimmering
golden through the crisp, cold air
sparkles upon fresh snow. Hope.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #haikupoem #micropoetry
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #inkmine #nature #winter #inspiration
January light
a month past solstice, the sun
softly glimmering
golden through the crisp, cold air
sparkles upon fresh snow. Hope.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #haikupoem #micropoetry
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #inkmine #nature #winter #inspiration
Though you think you’re not enough
you struggle because you’re too much.
A vast country of talents
is awakening inside you.
Not many people get to be
king of such immensity.
#sijo #micropoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #inkmine
#poem #blueskypoets #skypoets
Though you think you’re not enough
you struggle because you’re too much.
A vast country of talents
is awakening inside you.
Not many people get to be
king of such immensity.
#sijo #micropoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #inkmine
#poem #blueskypoets #skypoets
You can find my house
at the junction of hopeless
and hope, ten yards past
the grey fence of fear, across
from where the faith flowers bloom.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#poem #skypoets #poetrycommunity #inkmine
You can find my house
at the junction of hopeless
and hope, ten yards past
the grey fence of fear, across
from where the faith flowers bloom.
#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#poem #skypoets #poetrycommunity #inkmine
A snowy owl
spreads its wings, glides through the air.
A silent angel.
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#haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #3lines #inkmine #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #nature #birds #owl #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #angels
A snowy owl
spreads its wings, glides through the air.
A silent angel.
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#haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #3lines #inkmine #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #nature #birds #owl #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #angels
Wanting
to be the ham
and cheese in your croissant,
warm and melting in the bread of
your arms
#micropoetry #poetry #cinquain #inkmine #skypoets
#blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #poem #love
(Cinquains are five lines of 2-4-6-8-2 syllables)
Wanting
to be the ham
and cheese in your croissant,
warm and melting in the bread of
your arms
#micropoetry #poetry #cinquain #inkmine #skypoets
#blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #poem #love
(Cinquains are five lines of 2-4-6-8-2 syllables)
A snowy owl
spreads its wings, glides through the air.
A silent angel.
#haiku #haikusaturday #senryu #senryusunday #3lines
#micropoetry #poetry #inkmine #poetrycommunity
#blueskypoets #nature #birds #owl #naturephotography
#wildlifephotography #angels
A snowy owl
spreads its wings, glides through the air.
A silent angel.
#haiku #haikusaturday #senryu #senryusunday #3lines
#micropoetry #poetry #inkmine #poetrycommunity
#blueskypoets #nature #birds #owl #naturephotography
#wildlifephotography #angels