Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 399 BELL and Pan
distant clouds gold pannikins of light resounding bells
Copyright © 2022-02-28, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash
never seen dragons live forever — magic beings
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-2-22.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 398 DRAGON and Magic.
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
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.
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.
vast winter landscape
the blinding glare of the sun
snow goggles or masks
[senryu.] Copyright © 2022-01-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by Daniel Lincoln on UnsplashRonovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 394 GLARE and Mask.
ravenous robin
searching with an eager eye
to catch early worms
[haiku.] Copyright © 2021-10-05, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 378 AVID and Worm
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
Copyright © 2021/08/12 by Lizl Bennefeld.
wrap yourself in quiet
put sadness aside
look past pain to joydeep rivers carve their way through stone
falling tears both heal and burn
[micropoem]. Copyright © 2021-04-27, by Liz Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 355 SAD and Thrill
Photo by Alex Williams on Unsplash
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 334 GRACE and Slip
graceful in the pond
koi slip under lily pads
sheltered from the sunthey gossip together and
lunch on tiny water bugs
Copyright © 2020-12-01, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 332 Ebb & Flow
life’s tides are certain
rhythmic changes shape our years
flow and ebb…and ceaseentwined hearts drawn in the sand
now buried but eternal
Copyright © 2020-11-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Uliana Pinto from Pixabay
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 330 Cold & Fall
late autumn dusk
quiet settles on the woods
pop of burning logs
cold snows brush the windows
an almost-winter lullaby
Copyright © 2020-11-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by WantTo Create on Unsplash
drip…drop…plink…kerPLOP
raindrops falling off the roof
wake me from my sleepevening’s gentle lullaby
a reveille at morning
Copyright © 2020-10-13, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image (altered) by Krzysztof Pluta from Pixabay.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 327
well met in laughter,
our parting shall be joyful—
lighten all our daysmay the memories we cherish
be with us to time’s end
Copyright © 2020-08-11, by Liz Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 318 Meet&Part
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #282 Haze&Sand
hazy beach
fine sand between my toes
outside of time
suspended in white darkness
the echoes of the waves
Copyright © 2019-12-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
All rights reserved.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #281 Mess&Intense
once sea ice mirrors
reflected Sol’s intense rays
blocking their chaosnow blue oceans gather up
hot sunlight with eager arms
Copyright © 2019-11-25, by Lizl Bennefeld.
synonym: mess = chaos
Photo by Alex Makarov on Unsplash
from the mountaintop
I was always looking down
in dells I look uppeaks provide a heady view
but from valleys, heaven’s lights
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2019-11-18.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #280 Valley#Peak
in the blizzard’s path
the wail of the lesser winds
thick blankets of whitecaress of warmer breezes
flowers wake to autumn’s light
Copyright © 2019-10-14, by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #275 Wail&Wake
night’s cold air carries
promises of winter storms
dimming fire’s glowI want to be a lantern…
to keep one flame hot and bright
Copyright © 2019-10-08, by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #274 Air&Lantern
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #273 Forest&Whisper
written on moth wings
illumined by fireflies
whispered through the wealdall things end as time rewinds
and the world begins again
Copyright © 2019/09/30, by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
Synonym: forest=weald
Found my first try.
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #273 Forest&Whisper
warm winds whisper
through the greening forest glades
as time rewindstomorrow’s dawn is Day 1
new paths promise renewed life
Copyright © 2019/10/01, by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #271 Fierce&Fever
fever dreams haunt me
your voice on fierce autumn winds
rain against the roofrhythms of your whispered songs
ride the rivers of our years
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2019-09-18. All rights reserved.
Words and actions are open to interpretation.
Sometimes, what is heard is not what’s been said.
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #269 Coping&Support #NAMI
solace of silence
no voices but bracing winds
or humming of beescoping is an inward thing…
imposition’s not support
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2019-09-03. All rights reserved.
harmony
many singers, many songs
of thankfulnessrooster’s hymn to morning’s light
wisdom of the owl’s “whoo”
Copyright © 2019-08-30, by Elizabeth W. Bennefeld.
gratitude = thankfulness
Ronovan Writes Poetry Weekly Challenge
Quilted Poetry 