tanka – Quilted Poetry

In the Water | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 426.

Posted on 7 September 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 426 DEEP and Woe.

we lived in our house 
30 years, wrapped in sweet songs
as we fell asleep
     here, the currents cry havoc
     torrential rains...sinking boats

“WATER POWER IN A URBAN FLOOD” by bitsorf: Thank you 1,500,000 times is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

Poetry, tanka

On the Wind | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 424.

Posted on 24 August 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 424 BLEW & Skies.

gentle zephyr winds
blew the rain clouds before them
tidying the skies

polished blues and gold sunbeams
songs of joyful meadowlarks

“Western Meadowlark” by USFWS Mountain Prairie is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse

Poetry, tanka

Dreams and Stardust | Ronovan Writes Haiku Monday Poetry Challenge #421

Posted on 2 August 20222 August 2022 by Lizl

Image credit: NASA/ESA/ESO/Wolfram Freudling et al. (STECF)

more stars in the sky
than grains of ancient sand
polished in the waves
       do galaxies live forever...or
       must dreams and stardust die

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 421 SAND and Life.

Poem, Poetry, tanka

Sun and lesser stars | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 413

Posted on 6 June 20226 June 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 413: Divide and Rise.

Moon rise in starry sky over the desert.

twilight divides
blinding sun from cold desert rock ...
to sunrise from night

after sunset the moon and 
lesser stars show paths to home

“Image note: another beautiful night begin ! [Explored]” by Israel Nature Photography by Ary is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 .

Observations, Poem, Poetry, tanka

Community | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 412

Posted on 30 May 202230 May 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 412: Beast and Steam.

steam rises around
snow monkeys in their hot springs
as they share the warmth

the beastly thing about winter
is how to not turn to ice

Photo by Billy Pasco on Unsplash.

Note: A snow monkey is also known as a Japanese macaque.

nature, Poetry, tanka

Tours to the past | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 407

Posted on 27 April 202227 April 2022 by Lizl

“Barker Dam Trailhead, 8/20/15” by Joshua Tree National Park
is marked with CC PDM 1.0.

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 407

high desert footpaths
wend their way through cragged canyons
and Joshua trees
               massive boulders and arches
               old gold mines and dreams 

© 2022-04-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Photos by Liz Bennefeld.

Life Happens, nature, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Etched in sand | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 404

Posted on 4 April 20224 April 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 404 Eyes and Sand

moonlight on the waves
as far as my eyes can see
pebbles on the shore

        I still hear you whispering
        that you someday will return 

copyright © 2022-04-04, by lizl bennefeld

Photo by Giuseppe Famiani on Unsplash

Synonym: pebbles = sand.

Life Happens, nature, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Waiting | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 403

Posted on 28 March 202229 March 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 403 TOWER and Watch

watching ocean waves
from atop  the lighthouse tower—
softly on the rocks

     make the windows watertight
     firm against late autumn storms

copyright © 2022-03-28, by lizl bennefeld

“Lighthouse And Storm (Explored)” by jarr1520 is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0. (Not modified.)

The haiku form (Impending Storm) can be found on my blog, Quietude and Tea.

Poetry, tanka

Smoky waters | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 401 SMOKE and Water.

Posted on 14 March 202214 March 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 401 SMOKE and Water.

smoke on the water
mimicking a hazy day
no air left to breathe
        river banks guide sullen streams
        as they creep toward the sea

“Smoke on the Water” by -mtnoxx- is marked with C C BY 2.0.

Note: My poem is not representative of the actual river or the condition of its water. Just a hazy, moody scene .

nature, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Rocks and Spider Webs #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge 395

Posted on 31 January 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 395 CRUST and Scar.

"NCA 17 Orton Fells - Great Asby Scar NNR" by naturalengland is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. — Limestone Pavements

limestone scars   
thrust up through Earth's crust   
white pavement   
      abrasions by glaciers    
      where spiders string their webs

      [tanka.] Copyright © 2022-01-31, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Reference: “The Limestone Pavements of Orton Fells”, by Kaushik Patowary, The Amusing Planet, 10 April 2015.

Image: “NCA 17 Orton Fells – Great Asby Scar NNR” by naturalengland is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Poem, Poetry, Reflections, tanka, Writing

endings . . .

Posted on 25 January 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 394 GLARE and Mask.

dazzling spotlights
mask the aging sets and props
awed patrons applaud
performers take their last bows
end of an era…closing night

everydayinspiration, life through my windows, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Early rising

Posted on 24 January 202224 January 2022 by Lizl

awake early
four hours of sleep…enough
to embrace the day
the quiet hours before dawn
the vast oceans of thought

Image by Xuân Tuấn Anh Đặng from Pixabay.

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

weekend gatherings
the heel-and-toe line dances
measured polka steps

potluck meals and visiting
neighbors sharing cares and joys

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 373 LINE and Toe

micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Come what may | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 372

Posted on 23 August 2021 by Lizl

no signs or symbols
some questions have no answers
what begins will end
sunrise comes to greet each day
bright clouds or looming darkness

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 372 QUESTION and Sign

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

push and pull | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 371

Posted on 16 August 202118 August 2021 by Lizl

young to old
flow and ebb of life
forever dreams

the push and pull of moonlight
eternal ocean lullabies

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 371 PULL and Push

Poetry, tanka

Mother’s Still Life Oils | #Ronovan Writes Haiku #370

Posted on 12 August 202112 August 2021 by Lizl

Still Life with Apples

mother’s still life oils
ripe apples and other fruit
held in a blue bowl

hung in her web gallery
without fading or decay

Rhoda’s Oil Paintings Gallery

micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

In the dark | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 369

Posted on 3 August 20214 August 2021 by Lizl

Photo by Joonas Kääriäinen from Pexels. Moon and clouds

Obscuring the Moon

a screech-owl’s call
distant echoes in the dark…
a scratch at the door
rising winds rustle the leaves
as clouds erase the moon

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 369 SCRATCH and Screech.

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

folklore, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Webs of Dreams | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 366

Posted on 12 July 2021 by Lizl

lake, trees, clouds and stars — *Image by RENE RAUSCHENBERGER from Pixabay*

intertwined branches
create a web of shadows
weaving dark with light

scattered clouds and glowing stars
mirrored in a breathless lake

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 366 WEAVE and Web

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, 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

Personal, Poetry, tanka, Writing

The Dew of the Sea

Posted on 8 June 2021 by Lizl

dreams of light and love
memories turned halcyon…
rosemary in bloom

Photo by Gerardo Antonio Romero via Pixabay.

folklore, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Nature Weeps | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 361

Posted on 7 June 20217 June 2021 by Lizl

weeping willows sigh
as nature’s wind and raindrops
hammer at the roof

in the home hearth, embers glow
with memories of your love

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 361 HOME and Weep

folklore, micropoetry, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Nature Walks | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku Challenge 360

Posted on 1 June 20211 June 2021 by Lizl

CHT207479 Will-o’-the-wisp and Snake (colour litho); by Hendrich, Hermann (b.1856) (after); colour lithograph; Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; Archives Charmet; German, out of copyright

wills-o’-the-wisp float
through the damp and misty air
searching out pathways…
sights that you don’t want to see
tracks down which you should not go

#Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 360 AIR and Wisp.

Poetry, tanka, Writing

Perspective | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 357

Posted on 11 May 2021 by Lizl

clouds and bitter winds
high above those well marked paths
refresh the spirit

there’s no need to go further
it’s a long, cold journey home

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 357 HIGH and Refresh.

national-poetry-month, nature, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Majestic Sorrow | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 354

Posted on 24 April 2021 by Lizl

cloud banks form a cloak
of somber mourning
rain drops fall as tears

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 354 FORM and Mourn.

Photo by John Fowler on Unsplash

national-poetry-month, nature, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Lightning Strike | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 353

Posted on 13 April 202115 April 2021 by Lizl

lightning branches out
its particles swift to find
short paths to the ground

as bolts inflame the treetops
the earth trembles at the sound

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 353 BRANCH and Swift

Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash

Personal, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized, Writing

Night sounds #RonovanWrites

Posted on 22 March 202122 March 2021 by Lizl

chittering of squirrels
as they settle into sleep
twilight turns to night
as mockingbirds sing their songs
to stars scattered on the sky

Image by dendoktoor from Pixabay.

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 350 CHIRP and Twilight

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

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

For now | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 347

Posted on 2 March 2021 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 347 ACHE and Ease

the ease of leaving
everything behind for now
sorrow at the loss

forget-me-nots remind me
of your true and faithful love

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.