sleight of hand amidst the banter loud applause
© 2022-10-03, Lizl Bennefeld..
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 430 HOCUS and Pocus.
Not a Clue | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 430
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Forest walk | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #29
Crackling leaves beneath my feet
hide the sight of lingering green.
Squirrels run high above my head
harvesting their forest feasts.
As evening wanes an owl asks Whoo?
Whoo? scurries home to sleep and dreams.
Copyright © 2022-09-27., by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #29.
Use AUTUMN as your inspiration this week.
Change of season | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 429
scent of snow leaves twist in the wind ... heading home
Copyright © 2022-09-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 429 NOSE and Twitch.
Light and darkness | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #28
without mud and water, the lovely lotus flowers will not grow without the sun, the moon could not mirror its beauty on the lake joy and sorrow join together to create the fullness of life
Copyright © 2022-09-21., by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #28.
Use BALANCE as your inspiration this week.
Night’s Eyes | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 428
night's round eyes moonlight through the mist flickering
Copyright © 2022-09-19, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 428 FLICKER and Eyes.
Broken bones | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #26
tenacious winds sweep ocean sands
higher up eroded beaches
fallen trees tangle barren branches
with bleaching bones and roots
the sea is naked ... footprints turned to clay ...
bird songs echo from the past
Copyright © 2022-09-17, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #26.
Use PERSISTENCE as your inspiration this week.
“Skeleton” by fw42 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
Flying | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #27
Aloft, eagles quarter their hunting space...
float on rivers in the sky.
They hunt in pairs, often four birds or six...
their sharp eagle eyes.
In dreams I float high above empty city streets,
not knowing who I search for.
Copyright © 2022-09-16., by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #27.
Use SOAR as your inspiration this week.
Sunny Days | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 427.
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
Copyright © 2022-09-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“Sunny meadow” by Dirk Duckhorn is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
In the Water | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 426.
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
Copyright © 2022-09-06, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“WATER POWER IN A URBAN FLOOD” by bitsorf: Thank you 1,500,000 times is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
New Creations | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #25
breathe in deeply…find more space for sounds and thoughts and dreaming taste the mingling currents as the world shifts from now to new inspiration is the stuff by which creation is made
Copyright © 2022-09-03., by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #25. Use INSPIRATION as your inspiration this week.
Over the water | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 425.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 425 REED and Turtle.
an old box turtle resting in the noontime sun... reeds and tasty frogs
Copyright © 2022-08-29, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“”Backyard turtle” by robertnelson is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Troubled Times | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #24
within every hardship, opportunities are buried skills to hone, talents to discover, knowledge to be gained at the end—success or failure—satisfaction is the prize
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-08-24.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #24.
Use ADVERSITY as your inspiration this week.
On the Wind | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 424.
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
[tanka,] Copyright © 2022-08-23, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“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
Different Paths | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #23
I try to not give advice or naively follow others'. Situations may not be the same for you as for me. Our dialogues, though, could reveal more options and new paths.
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-08-19.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #23.
Use ADVICE as your inspiration this week.
Photo by Ales Krivec on Unsplash
Reach for the stars | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #22
sweat and tears will not achieve anything
without a goal to reach
goals emerge where dreams are fed and watered
tended, pruned back, and shaped
anchored to earth and reaching the sky...
soon to build a longer bridge
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-08-15.
“Starship | Artist Rendering” by Official SpaceX Photos is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 .
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #22.
Use ACHIEVEMENT as your inspiration this week.
Wild umbrellas| Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 423
tiny yellow chicks nap beneath broad rhubarb leaves till the rain is done
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-08-15.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 423 FOWL and Weather.
Yesterday Dreams | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 422
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 422 Rolling and Steady
dreams of home rise and fall of rolling hills your heartbeat
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-08-08..
As the world spins | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #21
as the world around us changes
so must the long-term goals
common practices and mindsets
have failed through the years
as the rungs on life's ladder break . . .
I will learn to walk on air
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-08-07.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #21.
Use GOALS as your inspiration this week.
Dreams and Stardust | Ronovan Writes Haiku Monday Poetry Challenge #421
more stars in the sky
than grains of ancient sand
polished in the waves
do galaxies live forever...or
must dreams and stardust die
[tanka] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-08-02.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 421 SAND and Life.
the catastrophes of living
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #20. Use PRIDE as your inspiration this week.
self-respect and assurance
are tempered by vast unknowns
the world around us changes
from one "earthquake" to the next
we cannot speak with certainty
without digging up the facts
© lizl bennefeld, 2022-07-31.
Don’t Hold Your Breath | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 420
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 420 PRIZE and Wait
cherished memories longing for all those yesteryears . . . todays wait in vain
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-07-25.
Morning Hymns | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 418
Tasks at hand | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #17
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #17. Use WORK as your inspiration this week
the work of our hands as we
prepare the soil for planting
the fruits of the land and the dirt
that holds their seeds in trust
the weight of every harvest rests
with cherishing a fertile earth
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-07-06.
Image: “Spring Planting Day” by sgrace is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
Dance in light | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 417
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 417 BREAK and Dance.
dust motes dance caught by the sunbeams break of day
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-07-04.
Image: “Vilhem Hammershøi, Dust Motes Dancing in the Sunbeams, 1900” by bianca.maggio is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/?ref=openverse.
Another way | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #16
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #16. Use PARTY as your inspiration this week
too late to the party—the fires are out, the guests moved on a cloudy sky—no moonlit path or guiding stars to point the way light will surely come at dawn with signs and roads to follow
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-06-29.
Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay
On the Beach | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 416
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 416 LIFE and Smile.
breath of ocean winds sunlight smiles upon the waves life's memories
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-06-28.
Flowering seasons | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #15 rev.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #15. Use Summer as your inspiration this week.
woodland flowers revel in spring
before tree leaves block summer's light
summer sun and springtime flowers
mingle as they appear and leave
with fall's cool days and longer nights
Joe-Pye-weed and gentian bloom
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-06-22.
Doors | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 415
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 415 DAY and New.
one new day four walls, a window open door
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-06-21.
Big and Little Bears | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 414
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
Copyright © 2022-06-17, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ursa Major and Ursa Minor mean, in English, big bear and little bear.
Erwin Schrödinger’s Kittens | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #14
reality is the sum
of everything that is and isn't
changed and constantly changing...
endless causes and effects
permanent uncertainty till
all the universes end
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-06-16
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #14. Use Reality as your inspiration this week.
In our hands | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #13
the future that I will not live
must wait its turn while I take mine
the tasks I do are for today—
tomorrow's fall to others' hands
tomorrow and the years to come
will all depend on yesterdays
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-06-08.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #13. Use FUTURE as your inspiration this week.
Image by winterseitler from Pixabay
Sun and lesser stars | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 413
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 413: Divide and Rise.
twilight divides blinding sun from cold desert rock ... to sunrise from night after sunset the moon and lesser stars show paths to home
Copyright © 2022-06-06, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“Image note: another beautiful night begin ! [Explored]” by Israel Nature Photography by Ary is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 
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Roses and bright lights | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #12
romance began in moonlight
sparkling fireworks and stars
sentiments and shared interests
reading the same library books
differences in opinions while
still setting common goals
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-06-02.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #12. Use ROMANCE as your inspiration this week.
In truth, I didn’t know what to write for this theme. But we celebrate our thirtieth wedding anniversary, this year. Lives and relationships build on the beginnings, and as the layers form, they firm up the surfaces. Make them stronger, yet more flexible. Comfortable as the layers of life work together. Common trust that can sustain relationships through difficulties. Who would have thought it?
Community | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 412
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
Copyright © 2022-05-30, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by Billy Pasco on Unsplash.
Note: A snow monkey is also known as a Japanese macaque.
Ripe for planting | #Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 411
scents tell animals when fruit is ripe for eating... so its seeds are spread
Copyright © 2022-05-26, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 411 FRUIT and Ripe.
Peonies and Roses | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 410
the king of flowers... fragrant blooms on slender stems the peony tree the queen of flowers open on rose bushes with sharp thorns
[tanka.] Copyright © 2022-05-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 410 KING and Queen.
“Peony and Rose” by Doolallyally is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
Strands of ice | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 400 FEATHER and Whisper.
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.
Give your heart | 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.
Ancient Lore #RonovanWrites #Challenge #haiku 398
never seen dragons live forever — magic beings
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-2-22.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 398 DRAGON and Magic.
Lost in time #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 397
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 397 CROWN and GRIT.
fading path . . .
the sea's cresting tide
smooths the sand
[haiku.] Copyright © 2022-02-15, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Synonyms used: crown = crest; grit = sand.
Image by kordula vahle from Pixabay
At the beginning #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 396
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.
Rocks and Spider Webs #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge 395
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 395 CRUST and Scar.
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.
Suddenly one spring | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku 392
the heart of the storm
willow branches sweep the ground
bending with the windscattered chairs left abandoned
as the party moved inside
Copyright © 2022.01.11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“spring-willow” by JeremyOK is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
So long ago | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku 391
brightly burning logs
their warmth and warm memories
old loves…no regrets
Copyright © 2022.01.03, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 391 BURN and Old.
Photo by Craig Adderley on Pexels.com
Deserted | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 383 CROWD(s) & Hour(s)
the crowded hours
long days and longer nights
all the lonely years
where are the dreams of childhood?
where a pathway leading home?
[gogyohka.] Copyright © 2021-11-08, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Dandelion wine
Childhood breakfasts
Just one day
Come what may | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 372
no signs or symbols
some questions have no answers
what begins will endsunrise comes to greet each day
bright clouds or looming darkness
Copyright © 2021/08/23 by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 372 QUESTION and Sign
Image by StockSnap from PixabayIn the dark | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 369
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
Copyright © 2021•08•03, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 369 SCRATCH and Screech.
Quilted Poetry 