Haiku – Quilted Poetry

Winter’s Rest

Posted on 5 February 2023 by Lizl

snow and ice—
winter's thick blankets
break the wind

NaHaiWriMo 2023

Haiku, micropoetry, Poetry

On a winter’s night | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 438

Posted on 28 November 202228 November 2022 by Lizl

winter winds sing out
fairies gather on the hearth
and dance in the flames

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 438 FABLE and Fire.

Photo by Stéphane Juban on Unsplash

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

nature, Poetry, Writing

Morning Hymns | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 418

Posted on 11 July 202211 July 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 418 KIND and Vivid

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Poetry, Writing

Dance in light | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 417

Posted on 4 July 20224 July 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 417 BREAK and Dance.

dust motes dance
caught by the sunbeams
break of day

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.

Poetry, Writing

On the Beach | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 416

Posted on 28 June 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 416 LIFE and Smile.

breath of ocean winds
sunlight smiles upon the waves
life's memories

Poetry, Writing

Doors | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 415

Posted on 22 June 2022 by Lizl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 415 DAY and New.

one new day
four walls, a window
open door

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.

Personal, Poetry

Stars Above | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 409

Posted on 14 May 2022 by Lizl

the nature of space
is vast emptiness with lights
stardust in between

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 409 NATURE and Space.

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

Poetry, Writing

Out of sight

Posted on 17 March 2022 by Lizl

"The Gamma Cas Nebula" by kees scherer is marked with CC0 1.0.

hands idle
thoughts lightyears away
lost in space
© Liz Bennefeld, 2022-03-17.

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

folklore, nature, Personal, Poem, Poetry, Writing

Ancient Lore #RonovanWrites #Challenge #haiku 398

Posted on 22 February 2022 by Lizl

never seen     
dragons live forever —     
magic beings

Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-2-22.

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 398 DRAGON and Magic.

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

micropoetry, Poem, Poetry

Suddenly one spring | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku 392

Posted on 11 January 202211 January 2022 by Lizl

the heart of the storm
willow branches sweep the ground
bending with the wind

scattered chairs left abandoned
as the party moved inside

“spring-willow” by JeremyOK is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 392 -Bend and Heart

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

micropoetry, Poem, Poetry

So long ago | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku 391

Posted on 3 January 20223 January 2022 by Lizl

brightly burning logs
their warmth and warm memories
old loves…no regrets

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

Photo by Craig Adderley on Pexels.com

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).