
morning sun frost on the window pane yellows and blues
Copyright © 2022-02-02, by Liz Bennefeld.
morning sun frost on the window pane yellows and blues
Copyright © 2022-02-02, by Liz Bennefeld.
awake early
four hours of sleep…enough
to embrace the day
the quiet hours before dawn
the vast oceans of thought
[tanka.] Copyright © 2022-01-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Xuân Tuấn Anh Đặng from Pixabay.
puffed-up summer clouds
urged along with breezy sighs
bask in morning’s light
Copyright © 2021-06-29, by Liz Bennefeld.
mix of dark and light
lines lend themselves to nature’s
ever-shifting art
Copyright © 24 May 2021, by Liz Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 359 LINES and Mix.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 348 FOOL and Head
nodding flower heads
warm beneath the summer sun
dream of autumn days
crickets laze about and chirp
silly songs in cool, dark shade
Copyright © 2021-03-09, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 347 ACHE and Ease
the ease of leaving
everything behind for now
sorrow at the lossforget-me-nots remind me
of your true and faithful love
Copyright © 2021-03-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 345 Bird and Blow
autumn breeze
gold water ripples
sparrow song
Copyright © 2021-02-015, by Lizl Bennefeld.
NaHaiWriMo (Day 15)
Photography credits on photo attachment pages (click photo to access).
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 344 BITE and Teeth.
the biting winds sculpt
icy teeth on bare branches
freeze my hands and faceearly spring’s sudden ice storms
coat the trees and city streets
Copyright © 2021-02-08, by Lizl Bennefeld.
NaHaiWriMo (Day 8)
window frosted over
winter’s breath on the panes
patterned light
Copyright © 2020-02-01, by Lizl Bennefeld.
NaHaiWriMo (Day 1)
life in a bubble
warmer than the out-of-doors
quieter than silence
Copyright © 2021-01-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash. (Modified).
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 341 FROST and Glint
the glint of sunbeams
through a frosted window pane
winter’s quiet breath
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garden snail—surprised
by unexpected raindrops
nowhere to keep drysteal away among tall stems
nap beneath a fragrant leaf
Copyright © 2021-01-14, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Larisa Koshkina from Pixabay
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 340 RELEASE and Simple.
release from darkness
simple joy in springtime’s breeze
relax into peacewhispering of butterflies
morning songs of cheerful birds
Copyright © 2021-01-11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 339 CHILD and Grow
children run, laughing
among the growing flowers rabbits hide beneath
Copyright © 2021-01-06, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by natureworks from Pixabay
days make room for nights
bless good deeds — forgive mistakes
nestle into sleep
Copyright © 2020-12-30, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Prompt: Sun sets on 2020 CE.
powdered sugar night
snowflakes cover bare mountains
slowly drifting down
old pathways wear new blankets
moonlight floods the starlit sky
Copyright © 2020-12-16, by Liz Bennefeld.
Image by Junnifer Baya from Pixabay
Prompt: Poetry Heals Online Workshop.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 336 Mad and Sane
madding storm
the calm in the lee
fire’s warmth
Copyright © 2020-12-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
brown on tan
repurposed dewdrops
scattered snowautumn in winter
the dry and the cold
Copyright © 2020-12-12, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 335 Curl and Paw
my dog falls asleep
his head resting on his paws
curled up in my laphe naps while I drink coffee
then we walk around the block
Copyright © 2020-12-07, by Lizl Bennefeld.
overnight winds
leaves strewn on the snow
bare branchesthrough gaps in dark clouds
an autumn sun shines
Copyright © 2020-10-28, by Liz Bennefeld.
winds of near winter
leach moisture from the garden
turning dirt to dustseeds now dream of spring’s warm rain
safe beneath the leaves and weeds
Copyright © 2020-10-20, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 328 Dust & Weed
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 328 Dust & Weed
beauty among weeds
wildflower seeds and moisture
raindrops in the dustthe sky adorned with rain clouds
nature’s glory is renewed
Copyright © 2020-10-19, by Lizl Bennefeld.
a rippled surface
light dances on the water
fins keep me in place
Copyright © 2020-09-30, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image (modified) by Breathless Design from Pixabay
drip…drop…plink…kerPLOP
raindrops falling off the roof
wake me from my sleepevening’s gentle lullaby
a reveille at morning
Copyright © 2020-10-13, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image (altered) by Krzysztof Pluta from Pixabay.
windswept sunlight
ripples sparkle on the water
shadows dance belowwhen the lake’s surface stills
each falling snowflake chimes
Copyright © 2020/10/01, by Lizl Bennefeld.
This is the first day in October, and judging by the temperature drop, I am expecting snow to appear soon in our weather forecasts. As it stands, frost late tonight and tomorrow morning, and watch out for winds and wind chill information.
Concept source: “The Sound of Snowflakes”, by Philip Ball. See “Lake in Winter” for a previous poem that centers on this information.
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lost time and regret
as the focus of the world
narrows and darkensa dim light—far distant—shines
brighter in the depths of night
Copyright © 2020-09-30, by Lizl Bennefeld
Image by Tim Oosterbeek from Pixabay
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 325 CALM & STORM
the calm and quiet
at the center of the storm…
there are flowers stillautumn leaves, the scent of rain
after winter comes the spring
Copyright © 2020-09-28, by Lizl Bennefeld.
to those not yet dead
consider what is lacking
for those left behind
promises to be fulfilled
apologies for dying
[tanka.] Copyright © 2020-09-21, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Thoughts for those of us who dare and who also expect never to fall or fail.
Image by E. W. Bennefeld, 24 April 2018.