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Dreams on the water | Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #19.

Posted on by Lizl
“The Milky Way”

stars and the waxing moon's face
     float ahead, mirrored in the lake
like ghosts calling to the living, 
     loon songs echo from the hills
dreams entangled in the heavens
     melt away as the rain begins

Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-07-20.

Image by Evgeni Tcherkasski from Pixabay

Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #19: Dreams.

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Roads not taken

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Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #18: Regrets.

Photographer: Jacek Mleczek
regret does not mean taking up
        a heavy burden of remorse
or wearing sackcloth and ashes
       boldly displayed or hid  away
regrets are faded dreams of other paths
       that we had no need to follow

Copyright 2022-07-14, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Thoughts upon reading the prompt for this week called to mind Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken“. I always found its message to be optimistic and reassuring.

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A Late Spring | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Might/Slight

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wild violet in new grass
Wild Violet Under Grass

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 304: Might&Slight

 

though slight of power
blades of grass emerge…nearby
violets unfold

freezing nights and gentle rain
the nurture of day’s sunlight

 Copyright © 2020-05-04, by Lizl Bennefeld.

 

tight-bound by magic
since before this world was born
Sol’s majesty reigns

Copyright © 2020-05-04, by Lizl Bennefeld.

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Nobody knows | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Poetry #Challenge Grit/Quit

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Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #300 Grit&Quit

photo taken in the early 2000s at an informal Unisys employee gathering
Pebbled Beach

simply walked away
from the troubles I had known
left them far behind
 
now I dream ‘neath summer clouds
counting pebbles on the shore

Copyright © 2020•04•06, by Lizl Bennefeld.

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Substitutions: grit=pebbles; quit=walk away

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Early morning fog | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Poetry #Challenge Bright/Fight

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heavy fog, lingering into morning
Fog-wrapped

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #299 Bright&Fight

faint rays of the sun
muffled by the fog and gloom
struggle to break through

brightness follows swaddled dawn
hearts rejoice in morning’s light

Copyright © 2020•03•30, by Lizl Bennefeld.

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By laughing waters | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge Sheep&Weep

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willow trees and stream at evening

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #292 Sheep&Weep

quiet lullabies
waft through weeping willow trees
lambs lie down to sleep

smells of new grass on the breeze
starlight caught on rippling waves

Copyright © 2020/02/12, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Image by Guido Goluke from Pixabay

 
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Country Dreaming | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 291 Charm & Harm

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hilly, green pastoral scene with stands of trees and stone walls

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #291 Charm&Harm

dreams of rustic charms…
the thickets and stone fences
shelter all from harm

butterflies rest on cows’ ears
trout and flies share pasture news

Copyright © 2020-02-06, by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.

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Image by Tim Hill from Pixabay

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Near, yet so far | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge Whole/Empty

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PSM V58 D423 Rifts in the milky way photographed by barnard

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #272 Empty&Whole

empty of moonlight
a river of brilliant stars
across the whole sky
strewn farther than eyes can see
but nearer than childhood’s dreams

 

Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2019/09/24. All rights reserved.

 

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Sounds in the Night | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge Beauty/Quiet

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piano keys
Sounds in the Night

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #264 Beauty/Quiet

Beauty’s not silent…
jazz licks from the tenor sax
keyboard’s rippling notes
heartbeat of the bass and drums
passion echoes through the night

[A tanka]. Copyright © 2019-07-31. by Lizl Bennefeld.

Synonyms: silent for quiet

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Bread into Stone | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 263 Good/Evil

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #263 Good&Evil

Too Far to Walk, Too Cold to Wait

lying does not change
tall tales to reality
or evil to good

angry words are not shoes and
promises won’t feed a child

 

Copyright © 2019-07-22. by Lizl Bennefeld.

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Where We Haven’t Gone Before | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #259 Super&Strange

PIA19837 NASA Graphic
What Feeds the Beast in a Galaxy Cluster?

a super-cube door
opened to the multiverse
offers strange new paths

before you start your journey
plan escape routes leading home

Copyright © 2019-06-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Note: The picture above was downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library; the NASA ID is on the picture.

Inspired by my husband’s rewatching all the Star Trek: Voyager episodes.

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Who gets the worm? – #RonovanWrites #Haiku Favor/Detest

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A Robin sitting and singing on a power cord strung from the pole to the house
Red Robin…Red Robin

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #258 Favor&Detest

up at first daylight
the robins favor earthworms…
good old tug-of-war

afternoon’s shade will find them
not despising butterflies

Copyright © 2019-06-21, by Lizl Bennefeld.

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Synonym: swapped despise for detest.

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The edge of morning | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Slip&Tip

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early morning sunlight on the cotoneaster tree
morning’s sunlight

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #253 Slip&Tip

soft sunlight slips in
to tip dark night into day—
the dawn’s eastern glow

morning birds sing joyful hymns…
night birds murmur lullabies

Copyright © 2019-05-13, by Lizl Bennefeld.

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Transformation | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #NaPoWriMo

Posted on by Lizl

raindrop splashing into water puddle
Raindrops

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #250 Action&Friction

action of raindrops
friction of waves on the shore
dry winds across stone

nature—micron by micron—
reshapes oceans and the land

Copyright © 2019-04-22, by Lizl Bennefeld.

 

 

View my NaPoWriMo 2019 poem-a-day collection in progress at TheWrittenWord.net

 

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River’s Crest | #RonovanWrites #Haiku

Posted on by Lizl

river flooding 2009
Flood Waters (2009)

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #248 Serene&Scene

serene … flood water’s
ripples lapping at the shore
early morning view

Copyright © 2019-04-08, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Substitute: view=scene

The river flowing through Fargo (N.D.) is predicted to crest at a high of 35 feet, today. Lots of overland flooding in small towns and rural areas.

View my NaPoWriMo 2019 poem-a-day collection at TheWrittenWord.net

 

nightshade vines on my late mother's backyard deck
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Bittersweet | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Prompt 239

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #239 Sugar&Bitter

tangled vines recall
memories of sweeter times
gold and purple blooms

bittersweet—not sugar—brings
dreams to heal a broken heart

Copyright © 2019-02-04, by Liz Bennefeld.

A sachet of dried bittersweet (woody nightshade, or Solanum dulcamara) leaves and berries placed beneath one’s pillow is said to heal the broken-hearted.

Bittersweet Flowers
Woody Nightshade (Bittersweet)
Nightshade (Bittersweet) Berries

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Ask Some Questions | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 237

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Written for Ronovan Writes Haiku Poetry Challenge #237: Answer and Question

the world is flooded
by answers without questions—
no framework…failure!

ask vital questions
that went begging for answers—
research, findings…win!

Copyright © 2019-01-24, by Elizabeth Bennefeld.

Ah, well…

 

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Simple Answers | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Answer and Question

Posted on by Lizl

jet planes in flight
Lofted by the Wind

Written for Ronovan Writes Haiku Poetry Challenge #237: Answer and Question

the wind calls out
and tree branches answer
its queries with joy

water ruffled by breezes
wings lofted in summer’s heat

Copyright © 2019-01-23, by Elizabeth Bennefeld.

 

questions=queries

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Unblemished Rose | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 233: Chaste&Blush

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remembering The Garden House
Long-Ago Friendships

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #233 Chaste&Blush

unblemished rose
blush of pink upon your lips
sheltered in the thorns

welcome me with soft perfume
weep for me with morning’s dew

Copyright © 2018-12-24, by Elizabeth Bennefeld.

Synonym for chaste: unblemished

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#RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge 230 – Leaves in the Snow

Posted on by Lizl

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #230 Exist&Today

Leaf and Snow

fragile tomorrows
promise of eternity
yesterday has passed

we exist in our todays
and that’s time enough for love

Copyright © 2018-12-03, by Elizabeth Bennefeld.

Posted in life through my windows, Lifestyle, nature, November, Personal, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

#RonovanWrites #Haiku : Wins and Losses

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #229 Win&Lose

Along the Way, Beauty
Path Through the Wood
Reflection in Flood Waters

I have lost and won
but looking back, I can’t tell
losses from the wins

roads that turn and twist can change
the balance of a life

Copyright © 2018-11-28, by Liz Bennefeld.

Posted in nature, November, Poem, Poetry, tanka, Writing

Today’s November Poem of the Day

Posted on by Lizl

a view of a lake inlet from the top of a hill

The prompt for 27 November is from NaHaiWriMo: echo

Originally posted on my Blogger site for this poem-a-day challenge during NaNoWriMo: Heart Songs. I am only behind by 7 poems, now.

breaking dawn
light’s path across the valleys
calls of birds in flight

the echo of my heart’s song
the harmony of the hills

Copyright © 2018-11-27, by Liz Bennefeld.