Photography – Quilted Poetry

Late spring | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 406

Posted on 21 April 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 406

years race by 
bringing zest to life... 
memories

© 2022-04-20, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Photos by Liz Bennefeld.

Haiku, nature, Photography, Poetry

Cold and Clear | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 405

Posted on 11 April 202221 April 2022 by Lizl

autumn cotoneaster fruit still on the branches

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 405 Bare & Fruit

bare branches
still hold last year's fruit...
spring's warm rain

© 2022-04-11, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Photos by Liz Bennefeld.

Haiku, micropoetry, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Strands of ice | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 400 FEATHER and Whisper.

Posted on 7 March 20227 March 2022 by Lizl

Another poem, written to this week’s prompt words.

feathered clouds
strands of crystal ice
breathless wind

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 400 FEATHER and Whisper.

March on

Image• Posted on 2 March 20222 March 2022 by Lizl

nature, November, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka

Winter’s sleep | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 385 Leaves & Mound

Posted on 24 November 202124 November 2021 by Lizl

dead leaves on the ground
spread out across the landscape
not piled up or bagged

beneath their winter blankets
seeds and insects sleep til spring

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 385
LEAF(leaves) & Mound(s).

nature, November, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka

Keep to the path | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 384 WAIT & Wise.

Posted on 20 November 2021 by Lizl

pensive moon   
peering through the clouds   
lingering light   
guiding lost travelers   
through the lonely night

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 384 WAIT & Wise.

life through my windows, micropoetry, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Update, Writing

It’s a Gnome’s Life| Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 381 GNOME & Pots

Posted on 26 October 2021 by Lizl

mushroom and dewdrops — Dewdrops in the Grass

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Dandelion wine

Image• Posted on 20 September 202120 September 2021 by Lizl

Just one day

Image• Posted on 6 September 20217 September 2021 by Lizl

shepherd's purse with insect on the purse, flowers in bloom

Morning’s Flowers

Image• Posted on 11 July 202111 July 2021 by Lizl

Haiku, life through my windows, micropoetry, nature, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Cheerful skies

Posted on 29 June 2021 by Lizl

puffed-up summer clouds
urged along with breezy sighs
bask in morning’s light
Copyright © 2021-06-29, by Liz Bennefeld.

Haiku, micropoetry, Photoart, Photography, Poetry, Writing

Late morning

Posted on 9 June 202115 June 2021 by Lizl

dried-out earth
blue midday flowers
sunrise dew

Haiku, life through my windows, Lifestyle, micropoetry, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Artwork | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku Challenge 359

Posted on 24 May 202124 May 2021 by Lizl

mix of dark and light
lines lend themselves to nature’s
ever-shifting art

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 359 LINES and Mix.

Art, Haiku, nature, Personal, Photography, Poetry, Writing

A cup of sunshine

Posted on 13 May 2021 by Lizl

Copyright © 2020-06-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.

amid the shadows

that spread gloom on the morning

a cup of sunshine

Haiku, Making Memories, micropoetry, Personal, Photoart, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Full cup

Posted on 24 March 202124 March 2021 by Lizl

light caught in a cup
the glow of tulip petals
at the sunbeam’s end

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

Silly songs | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Weekly Challenge 348

Posted on 9 March 202110 March 2021 by Lizl

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

Haiku, life through my windows, NaHaiWriMo, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

autumn leaf in winter

Posted on 24 February 202124 February 2021 by Lizl

redrawn by winds and winter snow
last year’s leaf

Copyright © 2021-02-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.

(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 24)

life through my windows, NaHaiWriMo, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

Long-Term Caring

Posted on 23 February 202123 February 2021 by Lizl

patio for guests
within call if she awakes…
the scent of lilies

a stray whiff of her perfume
the memory of her voice

(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 23)

Photo from the archives of Lizl Bennefeld, photographer.

Moment out of time | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Weekly #Challenge 346

Image• Posted on 22 February 202122 February 2021 by Lizl

Haiku, life through my windows, NaHaiWriMo, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Awake too soon

Posted on 4 February 20214 February 2021 by Lizl

cocker spanial asleep on the bed — Sleeping Scamper Puppy

warm puppy pile
cozy heater, quiet snores
one more nap

Haiku, life through my windows, napowrimo, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Frosted Window

Posted on 3 February 20213 February 2021 by Lizl

frost on the window photograph — Patterned Light

window frosted over
winter’s breath on the panes
patterned light

NaHaiWriMo (Day 1)

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Attention, please! Hear us howl!

Posted on 14 January 202114 January 2021 by Lizl

Cocker spaniels, age five months, barking together — **Hear Us Howl!**

echoing barks
then absolute silence
no response…

our people do not notice
we must bark again

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

Long nights, shorter days

Posted on 14 January 202114 January 2021 by Lizl

as the days grow short
rabbits seek out deep shadows
waiting for twilight

life on the border between
adventure and quiet peace

Life Happens, life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

And the sun sets

Posted on 30 December 2020 by Lizl

sunset, author's photograph

days make room for nights

bless good deeds — forgive mistakes

nestle into sleep

Prompt: Sun sets on 2020 CE.

Haiku, life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Writing

December’s memories

Posted on 25 December 202025 December 2020 by Lizl

garden, dead seeds, snow — **Only Sleeping**

winter seeds
scattered memories
love remains

Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Chilly Halloween

Posted on 29 October 2020 by Lizl

melting snowman on thawing lawn — Almost a Ghost

winter came early…
a snowman was created
soon to melt away
a chilly ghost by Halloween
in time for tricks and treats

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Leaves on the Snow

Posted on 28 October 202011 December 2021 by Lizl

winds and leaf-fall

overnight winds
leaves strewn on the snow
bare branches

through gaps in dark clouds
an autumn sun shines

October’s cold | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 329

Image• Posted on 27 October 202027 October 2020 by Lizl

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Snow, not sunshine #tanka

Posted on 22 October 202022 October 2020 by Lizl

cotoneaster fruit, October snow — At one remove

snow is falling, now
mostly hidden by cold mist
no wind stirs the fog

remembering yesteryears
puffy clouds and sunshine rain

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

Dry ground

Posted on 21 October 2020 by Lizl

October's dried leaves and weeds

winds of near winter
leach moisture from the garden
turning dirt to dust

seeds now dream of spring’s warm rain
safe beneath the leaves and weeds

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 328 Dust & Weed

Making Memories, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Wind rivers, wild seeds

Posted on 14 October 202014 October 2020 by Lizl

thistle seed parachutes setting out from flower — Plenitude of Seed Parachutes

rivers of fall winds…
sounds of animated leaves
rustling in the flow
thistles and milkweed flowers
set loose clouds of seeds to soar

Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Colored leafs in rain

Posted on 8 October 20203 December 2020 by Lizl

colored leaves in rainwater

thunderstorm and winds
sharp sunbeams and weeping trees
raindrops in the pond
ripples chase the trembling lights
and bright leafs through the shadows

Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Red sky at morning

Posted on 7 October 20208 October 2020 by Lizl

morning's red sky

red sky at morning
not an ocean wave in sight
or smoke from a fire

trouble mainly comes around
without a prior warning

Haiku, life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

evening walk

Posted on 29 September 2020 by Lizl

parting clouds
dry leaves underfoot
soft moonlight

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

I Promise You | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 325 Calm+Storm

Posted on 28 September 202028 September 2020 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 325 CALM & STORM

Alyssum flowers, grass, autumn leaves — **i promise you**

the calm and quiet
at the center of the storm…
there are flowers still

autumn leaves, the scent of rain
after winter comes the spring

yellow tulip flower, beam of light shining into the open flower face

life through my windows, nature, Personal, Photoart, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Scented Water | #RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt 322

Posted on 7 September 20207 September 2020 by Lizl

open flower (blue) in sunlight, see-through petals, shadow of pollinator's wings inside — Dew & Sunlight

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 322 Cup&Sip

sip the morning dew
caught in nature’s perfumed cup
sweetened by sunlight
each new day is made for joy
revealed or in the making

Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

Encapsuled troubles

Posted on 6 August 2020 by Lizl

early morning dew
my world is made of sunlight
mirrored in small drops
worries caught inside their spheres
evaporate and vanish

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

A Beautiful Day

Posted on 23 July 2020 by Lizl

distant clouds hold rain
the summer wind is gentle
the sky is still blue

birds gossip over earthworms
while the honeybees trade blooms

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

a raindrop life #poetry

Posted on 16 July 2020 by Lizl

imaged in raindrops
the world stretched and fractured
up… down…inside out

I’ll keep to reality
I don’t live inside raindrops

life through my windows, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Nature’s faces | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 311 Change/Face

Posted on 23 June 2020 by Lizl

new cotoneaster flowers and buds — Cotoneaster Flowers

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 311 Change&Face

flowers on the trees
as spring moves into summer
bring about new fruit

the changing face of nature
provides evidence for hope

Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

No quick fix | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 308

Posted on 1 June 2020 by Lizl

safety is not safe
no magic buttons to push
no quick fixes here

neither anger nor logic
but love, charity, and grace

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 308 Anger&Logic

napowrimo, Personal, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Should there not be… | Brewer: Day 4 — A Wish Poem

Posted on 8 April 20208 April 2020 by Lizl

alyssum flowers and bee — Sweet Alyssums

if there should be no open windows
if there should be no trees outside
if no longer there be birds to sing
or owls fly on whispering wings
shadows across the summer moon

if there should be no seed or harvest
or no steps or songs or windows
due to blindness, plague or pain

inward I will turn my vision
walking through past years of flowers
smelling sweet perfumes and pollens
hum and dance with dreaming bees
until all fades…or we are one