after-school softball stretching out for a pop-fly... grass stains on my slacks
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-07-19.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 419:: Grass and Stain
the nature of space is vast emptiness with lights stardust in between
Copyright © 2022-05-14, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 409 NATURE and Space.
Another poem, written to this week’s prompt words.
feathered clouds strands of crystal ice breathless wind
Copyright © by Liz Bennefeld, 2022-03-07. All rights reserved.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 400 FEATHER and Whisper.
It has been a long time since I wrote this poem, but it is one of my most favorite among those I have written in this century. (I may write another to this prompt, but for now I could not resist the repetition.)
Gift your muse quill pens
and bid her feathers whisper
love to your belovèd
Copyright © by Liz Bennefeld, 2015-10-26. All rights reserved.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 400 FEATHER and Whisper.
never seen dragons live forever — magic beings
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-2-22.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 398 DRAGON and Magic.
jazz notes in the dark
send me back to memories—
when our world was newone more kiss…one last caress
’til eternity with you
Copyright © 2021•07•19, by Liz Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 367 NOTE and Send.
The image at the top of the page is by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
dreams of light and love
memories turned halcyon…
rosemary in bloom
Copyright © Liz Bennefeld, 8 June 2021
Photo by Gerardo Antonio Romero via Pixabay.
amid the shadows
that spread gloom on the morning
a cup of sunshine
© lizl bennefeld
13 May 2021
wrap yourself in quiet
put sadness aside
look past pain to joydeep rivers carve their way through stone
falling tears both heal and burn
[micropoem]. Copyright © 2021-04-27, by Liz Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 355 SAD and Thrill
Photo by Alex Williams on Unsplash
light caught in a cup
the glow of tulip petals
at the sunbeam’s end
Copyright © 2021-03-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
chittering of squirrels
as they settle into sleep
twilight turns to night
as mockingbirds sing their songs
to stars scattered on the sky
Copyright © 2021-03-22, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by dendoktoor from Pixabay.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 350 CHIRP and Twilight
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 349 CRISP and Soft
crisp edges
soft on the inside
hot s’mores
Copyright © by Lizl Bennefeld, 2021-03-15.
Photo by Josh Campbell on Unsplash
Photo by Andrea Davis
on Unsplash
The makings for s’more campfire treats: milk chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows.
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.
daily walk
— smell of rain
flowers nod their heads
— robins call cheer-up
hidden paths
— two rainbows{double haiku.] Copyright © 2021-02-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 28)
Photo by marco forno on Unsplash
whispering waves caress the shore
dark secretsCopyright © 2021-02-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 27)
Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay.
seeds and parachutes
weighted down by morning dew
sparkle in the glowsunlight dries the burdened seeds
south winds puff to watch them soar
Copyright © 2012-02-25, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 26)
Image by InspiredImages from Pixabay.
solitude
— spangled sky
a blanket of stars
— mirrored in the bay
glowing clouds
— quiet peace
{double haiku.] Copyright © 2021-02-25, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 25)
Photo by Luca Baggio on Unsplash
redrawn by winds and winter snow
last year’s leafCopyright © 2021-02-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 24)
patio for guests
within call if she awakes…
the scent of liliesa stray whiff of her perfume
the memory of her voice
Copyright © 2021-02-23, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 23)
Photo from the archives of Lizl Bennefeld, photographer.
snowdrop flowers bend
heavy under morning dew
fresh among the stems
Copyright © 2021-02-20, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 21)
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
the house that is home
irises by our back door
lost midst memories
Copyright © 2021-02-20, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 20)
stark whiteness
broken limbs of trees
no echo
Copyright © 2021-02-18, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 19)
Image by Наталья Коллегова from Pixabay
bright colors faded
sharp patterns in black and tan
singular designstark beauty in the sunlight
caught up by the autumn glow
Copyright © 2021-02-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo, Day 17)
Image by Mabel Amber from Pixabay.
silent lights
muffled sounds of snow
time to rest
Copyright © 2021-02-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 16)
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).
stair of stars
too far out of reach…
but for dreams
Copyright © 2021-02-14, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 14)
Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplash
icy breath
nature’s steady hand
each snowflake
Copyright © 2021-02-13, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 13)
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
amidst winter’s cold
may your arms embrace love’s warmth
and your dreams endure
Copyright © 2021-02-12, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 12)
Image by Susann Mielke from Pixabay
pristine snow
unbroken stream of days
dreams of rain
Copyright © 2021-02-11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 11)
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)
from dusk into night
dimming colors to the West
the comforting firesteam rises upward
a hint of lemon…hot tea
the cat’s sleepy purr
Copyright © 2021–02–07, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by Mofeda Dababo on Unsplash.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021)
childhood memories
green pastures and climbing trees
the cow’s rasping tongue
Copyright © 2021-02-06 by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo, 2021)
Image by Robert Jones from Pixabay
so many forests
where I’ll never walk again
fading years and dreams
videos of springtime rills
photographs of mountain streams
Copyright © 2021-02-05 by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo, 2021)
Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash
reflection
still water…nature’s mirror
silent mist
Copyright © 2021-02-04, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
(NaHaiWriMo, 2021)
warm puppy pile
cozy heater, quiet snores
one more nap
Copyright © 2021-02-04, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo, Day 4.)
ancestral lands
trees and tall mountains
waves of lightmy heart stills
dreams draw me closer
going home
Copyright © 2021–02–04, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by Warren Sammut on Unsplash.
(NaHaiWriMo, Day 4)
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 343 BARE and Full
full cold moon
bare branch silhouettes
planets kiss
Copyright © 2021-02-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by GooKingSword from Pixabay
Context: “The decade is ending with a full cold moon kiss”, The Lonely Planet (December 2019).
NaHaiWriMo (Day 2)
as the years progress
time becomes ephemeral
memories transformanticipation heightens
as fears fade in golden light
Copyright © 2021-01-29, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by RÜŞTÜ BOZKUŞ from Pixabay
from whence we’re come
touch of ancient stardust
the breath of God
Copyright © 2021-01-29, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 342 Rough and Season
rough chop the fixings
melt some butter in the pan
season eggs to tasteserve fancy meals to your guests
when you’re alone, please yourself
Copyright © 2021-01-26, by Lizl Bennefeld.
the terrible beauty of quiet moments
is that they leave again
butterflies in search of another perfect flowerdon’t crush them as they seek to fly away
thank them for remaining with you for so long
Copyright © 2021-01-23, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Quilted Poetry 