a shovel and pail forgotten on the seashore childhood memories
Copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2023/05/23.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 463 CHILD and Grow.
Author: Lizl
Poet, photographer, retired academic style editor/consultant.
Forest fires, again
short-lived flowers
starving birds and withered fruit
empty spiderwebsforests burned down to their roots
[senryu.] copyright © 2023-05-22, by liz bennefeld.
no bringing them back again
Year upon year, the forest-fire smoke comes from the west, angled north or south. Naught to do but watch the air quality numbers and sneak out in the lulls. Until the winds die down . . . or the trees are finally gone. The prairie fires go on.
Aerial Dance | Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #62.
graceful eagles trace out broad spirals in the early morning silent duets, quartets, three pair of single-minded hunters float in a windy ballroom, a ballet in the vast blue sky
Copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2023-05-17.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #62.
Use ART as your inspiration this week.
promise on the wind | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 462
tattered sail an empty bucket smell of rain
Copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2023/05/15.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 462 PAIL and Sail.
Night Sky | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 460
starlit sky mirrored in the lake the loon's cry
Copyright © 2023-05-01, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 460 LONE and Star.
And the rains will fall
a river of tears rolls down the face of the sky as endings begin
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2023-04-24.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt
#Challenge 459 RIVER and Rolls.
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 12
#RonovanWrites #Challenge 57
time to party, time to play,
time to turn and walk away
stillness in the early spring,
squirrels run on the wires above
robins flit from fence to branches—
in these moments, dreams are born
[Sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2023-04-12.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #57. Use PLAY your inspiration this week..
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 11
#RonovanWrites #Challenge 457
late spring runoff the echoes of its dance steps through rocks and rills drown the air as they pass seeking silence in the sea
Copyright © 2023/04/11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 457 PAUSE and Trek
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 10
as birds nap in shade songs whisper to the branches leaves dance on the breeze
Copyright © 2023/04/10, by Lizl Bennefeld.
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 7
outside of time the everlasting moment eternity
Copyright © 2023/04/09, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image: NASA ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000409
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 8
#RonovanWrites #Challenge 56
the first rays of sunlight decorate the distant mountains
closer, greening meadows are waking from their dreamless sleep
dewdrops cling to flower buds, stems, and promises of bees
[Sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2023-04-08.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #56. Use FIRST your inspiration this week.
“Bee Pollinating Dollarjoint Prickly Pear; Opuntia chlorotica” by Joshua Tree National Park is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 6
#RonovanWrites #Challenge 456
buried paths beyond the steel gates spring snowstorm
Copyright © 2023/04/06, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image: “April Snow,” Lizl Bennefeld, Photographer. All rights reserved.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 456 GATE and Road.
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 5
on a moonlit night
rabbits play on fresh snowdrifts
pillow clouds float by
my dogs bark at the windows
but they are not seen or heard
Copyright © 2023/04/05, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image: “The Moon on the Breast of the New-fallen Snow”
by CaptPiper is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 4
spring is in the air
two more feet of fresh snowfall
on the thawing ground
April showers and snow boots
sandbag dikes and flooded roads
Copyright © 2023/04/04, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image: “USACE employees fill sandbags to prepare for flooding” by USACE HQ is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 3
quickening winds thick snow coats the windows the hearth fire dims in my dreams, ever-shifting flowers perfume an endless spring
Copyright © 2023/04/03, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo Art by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 2
the wind holds its breath bare branches dream of spring as snow begins to fall
Copyright © 2023/04/02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photographer: Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
GloPoWriMo 2023 April 1
soft sands on the shore glow warmly in the twilight... vanishing footprints
Copyright © 2023/04/01, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Hidden away | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 455
shaded grotto hid behind thick climbing vines dreams of flowers
Copyright © 2023-03-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt
#Challenge 455 CAVE and Climb
Reliable | Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #54.
Good news arrives too late, while bad news leaves no time to react. Hearsay carries heavy loads— promises are sterling silver. True and false are points of view. I am me, and you are you.
[Sijo.] Copyright © 2023-03-25,
by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #54. Use RELIABLE as your inspiration this week.
Winter Fruit | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 454
holly berries, bright red against the winter snow ... the late-fallen leaves
copyright © 2023-03-20, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Berries and Snow on Bush on Green, Prince George Avenue, London N14 by Christine Matthews is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt
#Challenge 454 BERRIES and Winter.
Neither this nor that | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #53
seeking satisfaction among the sounds of other voices each looking, asking, praying for what they never find buried in hopelessness and dreams, paths to true joy are lost
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld. 2023-03-16.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #53. Use CONTENTMENT as your inspiration this week.
Someday… | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #51
is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
the stillness of the pond at midday
small clouds float above
sunbeams play at hide-and-seek
with fish among the lily pads
calm waters and gentle winds—
hopeful thoughts and dreams of peace
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld. 2023-03-01.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #51.
Use PATIENCE as your inspiration this week..
Time off | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 451
shrugging off burdens while away stolen hours dreaming cherished dreams
Copyright © 2023-02-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 451 SHRUG and Weight.
Summer Pastures | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 449
safe behind the gate the sheep stare open-mouthed at hikers staring back
copyright © 2023-02-14, by lizl bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 449 DOOR and Open.
NaHaiWriMo 2023
Rocked to Sleep | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #48
the tempo of the waves as they wash up on the lake shore ruffled mirror images— the clouds and sky looking up gentle rocking of warm lily pads as they lull the frogs to sleep
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld. 2023-01-09.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #48.
Use PACE as your inspiration this week.
And So to Sleep | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 448
dusk's last dying rays kiss the evening star good night day falls fast asleep
copyright © 2023-02-06, by lizl bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 448 FAST and Last.
NaHaiWriMo 2023
Winter’s Rest
snow and ice— winter's thick blankets break the wind
copyright © 2023-02-05, by lizl bennefeld.
NaHaiWriMo 2023
Getaway | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #47
Tucked away in a stone cabin, leased from spring to winter's end, I eat what I can find, as I've tired of the store-bought stuff. I've an option to buy this land. I think I've found my final home.
copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2o23-o1-02.
Image credit: “West Branch Forest Preserve (5)” by Nicholas_T is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #47
. Use ESCAPE as your inspiration this week..
sounds of spring | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 447
the bubbling laughter springtime melt of mountain snow water over stone
copyright © 2023-01-30, by lizl bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 447 BUBBLING and Creek.
and the world still turns | Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #46
fortune is another word for
taking chances, not guarantees
life is filled with happenstance (sometimes
Earth's core stops, then spins in reverse)
circumstances come with alternatives
and more than several points of view
copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2o23-o1-25.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #46. Use FORTUNE as your inspiration this week.
Cheer up! | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 446
chirrup & chirrup the sun's on the horizon chirrup & good day let's come together morning is for gathering sing out joy and peace
copyright © 2023-01-23, by lizl bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 446 CHIRP and Hello.
shades of evening | Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #45
greys turn to darker shadows as the dusk sinks into night echoes of the rising winds foretell a nearing winter storm rest in the warm reassurance of family and friends
copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2o23-o1-2o.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #45.
Use EMBRACE as your inspiration this week.
The last dance | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 445
spring water leaping over stones cold and clear dancing drops vanish in mist and fading light
copyright © 2023-01-17, by lizl bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 445 FREE and Last.
Endless | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #44
overwhelmed by the beauty of the stars in the cloudless sky night's shadows deepen as the moon casts its reflection on the sea light and darkness...the song and the silence of eternity
copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2o23-o1-14.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #44.
Use OVERCOME as your inspiration this week.
Lullabies | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 444
evening turned to night crackling fire on the hearth puppies fast asleep crickets sang the higher notes bullfrogs, basso profondo
copyright © 2023-01-10, by lizl bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 444 DOG and Frog..
Last Chores | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 443
mending broken nets fishing trawlers at their docks sunset's golden light
[haiku.] copyright © 2o23-1-8, by lizl bennefeld
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 443 BREAK and Mend.
Promises | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #43
living on promises ... vague and open to prolonged debates generations shift perceptions, changing meanings of the words deeply etched on a far-off shore, truth remains after every storm
copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2o23-o1-o8 (rev. 1/9).
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #43.Use PROMISE as your inspiration this week.
Fraying Threads | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #42
memories, tattered and fragmented by chaos and time twisted threads and patches that don't make sense anymore mend your vision with bold colors, creating new from the old
copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2o22-12-3o.
Almanac Quilt, by Rhoda E. Berry.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #42. Use
RECOVER as your inspiration this week.
Relax! Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 442
all worn out done with worrying going home
[senryu.] copyright © 2o22-12-29, by lizl bennefeld
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 442 DONE and Tire.
Windows | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #41
as the days and nights creep past,
one by one, a living stream
barren pastures, snow, and thirsty fields
hot stars and frigid moonlight
the gift of change to feed the minds and
eyes behind the windows
copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2o22-12-23.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #41.
Use GIFT as your inspiration this week.
Retrospection | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #40
I am on the journey of a lifetime...the ending is unknown. The "now" is entrancing. I cannot see it all before it's flown. I hope for a great ending and a comprehensive review.
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-12-20.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #40.
Use TRIP as your inspiration this week.
Rest at Last | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 441
dusk has passed moonlight and shadows puppy snores
Copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2022/12/19.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt
#Challenge 441 GLOW and Night.
Image: “Scampers, Asleep”, lizl bennefeld, Photographer.
Ocean Dance | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 440
waterdrops crest of ocean waves rainbow light
Copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2022/12/17.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 440 CROWN and Drop.
Image: “Rainbow Waves”, ©2012 by Zach Frailey, Photographer.
in the moment | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #39
Only the present moment contains life.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
in the midst of outer chaos, quiet passion abides its pebbled path leads on to the shore's ruffled waves I arrive to each moment ... I am home in the now
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-12-10.
Image by Ruthann Wagner from Pixabay
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #39.
Use QUOTE as your inspiration this week.
Sound of Silence | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #37.
so thankful that my peopled world is small and quiet time enough and more to think...only echoes left behind those will not slam the door as they too finally slip away
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-12-08.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #37.
Use THANKFUL as your inspiration this week.
At peace | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 439
clear night sky looking at the past time's at rest
Copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2o22/12/o5.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 439 CLEAR and Rest.
Photo by André Ulysses De Salis: “Across the Night Sky”.
Changing seasons | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #38.
winds of late autumn lay bare
the stark beauty of tree branches
the main wooden axis and the stem,
the tree's steady bole
though gales prune weaker limbs,
twigs hold forth their leaf buds at spring
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-12-03.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesda\y Poetry Challenge #38
Use REVEAL as your inspiration this week.
like the wind
we are who we are at the moment...in this moment ephemeral each unique, ever changing becoming more of what we'll be
— lizl bennefeld, © 2022-12-01.
Winds of Change by NASA Goddard Photo and Video is licensed under CC-BY 2.0
On a winter’s night | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 438
winter winds sing out fairies gather on the hearth and dance in the flames
[haiku.] Copyright © 2022-11-28, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 438 FABLE and Fire.
Photo by Stéphane Juban on Unsplash
Destiny | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 437
clouds of stars myriad lights and cosmic dust the endless void
[haiku.] Copyright © 2022-11-22, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 437 FATE and Pleased.
Image: A Cosmic Tarantula, Caught by NASA’s Webb
Quilted Poetry 