Haiku – Quilted Poetry

Not a Clue | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 430

Posted on 4 October 2022 by Lizl

sleight of hand
amidst the banter
loud applause

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 430 HOCUS and Pocus.

Haiku, Poetry

Change of season | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 429

Posted on 27 September 2022 by Lizl

cotoneaster fruit, October snow — new snow

scent of snow
leaves twist in the wind ...
heading home

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 429 NOSE and Twitch.

Haiku, Poetry

Night’s Eyes | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 428

Posted on 19 September 2022 by Lizl

“Moonlit Night” by protoflux is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

night's round eyes
moonlight through the mist
flickering

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 428 FLICKER and Eyes.

Haiku, Poetry

Sunny Days | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 427.

Posted on 16 September 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 427 AIM and Guide.

sunlight on my face
scents of flowers on the path
lodestone of my days

“Sunny meadow” by Dirk Duckhorn is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haiku, Poetry

Over the water | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 425.

Posted on 29 August 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 425 REED and Turtle.

an old box turtle
resting in the noontime sun...
reeds and tasty frogs

“”Backyard turtle” by robertnelson is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Haiku, Poetry

Wild umbrellas| Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 423

Posted on 15 August 202215 August 2022 by Lizl

“Wild rhubarb” by bibliojojo is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

tiny yellow chicks
nap beneath broad rhubarb leaves
till the rain is done

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 423 FOWL and Weather.

Haiku, Poetry

Yesterday Dreams | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 422

Posted on 8 August 20228 August 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 422 Rolling and Steady

New Zealand, green pastures, rolling hills — Image by Pawel Grzegorz from Pixabay

dreams of home
rise and fall of rolling hills
your heartbeat

Haiku, Poetry

Don’t Hold Your Breath | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 420

Posted on 26 July 202226 July 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 420 PRIZE and Wait

cherished memories
longing for all those yesteryears . . .
todays wait in vain

Haiku, nature, Poem, Poetry

Big and Little Bears | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 414

Posted on 17 June 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #HaIku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 414: Guide and Slip.

dusk slips into night
as northern guide stars appear
to point the way home

Image: Wikipedia (HubbleTelescope/Public Domain).

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor mean, in English, big bear and little bear.

Haiku, nature, Poem, Poetry

Ripe for planting | #Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 411

Posted on 26 May 202226 May 2022 by Lizl

scents tell animals
when fruit is ripe for eating...
so its seeds are spread

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 411 FRUIT and Ripe.

Haiku, nature, Photography, 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, Poetry, Writing

Dancing in the rain

Posted on 5 April 20225 April 2022 by Lizl

  out in the rainstorm  
  crows play "King of the Branches"
  laughter and wet wings

April is National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo)!

Photography by Lizl Bennefeld.

Haiku, Poetry

A different peace | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 402

Posted on 22 March 202222 March 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 402 Free and World

free to fly above
earth's storms
                 between clouds and sun
the world out of sight

Image by wal_172619 from Pixabay

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.

Haiku, micropoetry, Personal, Poem, Poetry, Retrospection, Writing

Give your heart | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 400 FEATHER and Whisper.

Posted on 7 March 202211 March 2022 by Lizl

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

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

March on

Image• Posted on 2 March 20222 March 2022 by Lizl

Haiku, national-poetry-month, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Golden light | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry #Challenge 399

Posted on 28 February 202228 February 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 399 BELL and Pan

field of sunflowers , sunlight, high cloud cover — Golden Light

distant clouds
gold pannikins of light
resounding bells

Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash

Haiku, NaHaiWriMo, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Lost in time #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 397

Posted on 15 February 202217 February 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 397 CROWN and GRIT.

fading path . . . 
      the sea's cresting tide     
smooths the sand

Synonyms used: crown = crest; grit = sand.

Image by kordula vahle from Pixabay

Haiku, Poem, Poetry, Writing

At the beginning #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 396

Posted on 7 February 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 396 MOVE and Step..

king's gambit
learning classic chess moves
step by step

      [haiku] Copyright © 2022-02-07, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Photo by Wim van ‘t Einde on Unsplash.

Haiku, life through my windows, Poetry, Writing

Frosty mornings

Posted on 2 February 2022 by Lizl

morning sun     
    frost on the window pane   
yellows and blues

Haiku, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, Retrospection, Writing

childhood memories

Posted on 5 January 20225 January 2022 by Lizl

burnt remains
an old house on a hill …
not forgotten

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 391 BURN and Old.

Photo by m wrona on Unsplash

Haiku, nature, Poetry

Slurpee waves | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 390

Posted on 28 December 202128 December 2021 by Lizl

winter surfboard rides  
on the ocean's slushy crests
blending season joys

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 390 BLEND and Slush.

The inspiration for the haiku comes from Nantucket’s Waves Are Turning to Slush in Extreme Cold by Zain Haidar (February 27, 2015 on The Weather Channel).

Haiku, nature, Poetry

Still as winter | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 389

Posted on 21 December 202121 December 2021 by Lizl

deep snow drifts
haven from the wind
dancing flames
© Lizl Bennefeld, 2021.12.21.

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 389 DRIFT and Haven.

Haiku, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Childhood dreams #Ronovan Writes #haiku no. 380

Posted on 18 October 2021 by Lizl

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Haiku, Poem, Poetry, Writing

On the road again #Ronovan Writes #haiku no. 379

Posted on 11 October 202111 October 2021 by Lizl

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Haiku, Poem, Poetry, Writing

THE WAITING NEST

Posted on 5 October 2021 by Lizl

1024px-American_Robin_Nest5 — Hungry, again (not my photo)

ravenous robin
searching with an eager eye
to catch early worms

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 378 AVID and Worm

folklore, Haiku, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Golden Hour | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 368

Posted on 26 July 202126 July 2021 by Lizl

a gull floats
above golden waves
evening swim

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 368 GOLD and Swim

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.

folklore, Haiku, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Promises | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 364

Posted on 28 June 2021 by Lizl

morning’s flower fly
who lands on tender petals
promises new blooms

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 364 TENDER and Who

folklore, Haiku, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Nighttime lullabies | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 363

Posted on 21 June 2021 by Lizl

chirping cricket choir
winds sing pine-tree lullabies
nestlings … fast asleep

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 363 CHIRP and Sing

folklore, Haiku, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Desert Races | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 362

Posted on 14 June 202115 June 2021 by Lizl

dusty desert winds
yacht race on a dry lake bed
the drag of the sail

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 362 DRAG and Dust

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.

Haiku, micropoetry, Poetry, Writing

Morning flower

Posted on 22 May 2021 by Lizl

white anthers adorn
the flower’s golden center
and blue-petaled frame

the simple joys of springtime
between the warm, gentle rains

Haiku, Poetry, Writing

Tardy Weather | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 358

Posted on 17 May 20214 June 2021 by Lizl

plunged into darkness
rapid strikes of bolt lightning…
thunder may be late

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 358 PLUNGE and Rapid

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, micropoetry, Poetry, Writing

Rise of morning

Posted on 6 May 20217 May 2021 by Lizl

purple flower, green petals, light and shadow — Image by ADD from Pixabay

flower in the night
waiting for the sun to rise
petals hold their breath
– lizl bennefeld, © 2021•05•05

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

Haiku, micropoetry, Personal, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Looking for springtime

Posted on 23 March 2021 by Lizl

dewdrop lights
early morning breeze
graceful dance

Image by mac231 from Pixabay.

Haiku, Personal, Poem, Poetry, senryu, Writing

Have some more? Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 349 CRISP and Soft

Posted on 15 March 202116 March 2021 by Lizl

josh campbell photo unsplash — Campfire Delights

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 349 CRISP and Soft

crisp edges
soft on the inside
hot s’mores

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.

Haiku, Personal, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Chance of showers

Posted on 27 February 20213 March 2021 by Lizl

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

Haiku, Personal, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Only to the moon

Posted on 27 February 202127 February 2021 by Lizl

whispering waves caress the shore
dark secrets

Copyright © 2021-02-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.

(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 27)

Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay.

Haiku, Personal, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Parachutes and dew

Posted on 25 February 202128 February 2021 by Lizl

seeds and parachutes
weighted down by morning dew
sparkle in the glow

sunlight 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.

Haiku, Personal, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Stars and Water

Posted on 25 February 202125 February 2021 by Lizl

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