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Dandelion wine

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Childhood breakfasts

Milk and Peaches

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Just one day

dawn’s burst of sunbeams
blue flax flowers bask in warmth
never seeing night

the brevity of their lives
is outweighed by their joy

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 374 LIGHTS and Night

Saturday night dance | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 373

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

Come what may | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 372

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

push and pull | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 371

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

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

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.

Golden Hour | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 368

a gull floats
above golden waves
evening swim

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 368 GOLD and Swim

On a blue note | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 367

jazz notes in the dark
send me back to memories—
when our world was new

one more kiss…one last caress
’til eternity with you

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 367 NOTE and Send.

The image at the top of the page is by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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

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

Promises | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 364

morning’s flower fly
who lands on tender petals
promises new blooms

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 364 TENDER and Who

Nighttime lullabies | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 363

chirping cricket choir
winds sing pine-tree lullabies
nestlings … fast asleep

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 363 CHIRP and Sing

Desert Races | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 362

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

Nature Weeps | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 361

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

Nature Walks | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku Challenge 360

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.

Artwork | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku Challenge 359

mix of dark and light
lines lend themselves to nature’s
ever-shifting art

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 359 LINES and Mix.

Tardy Weather | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 358

plunged into darkness
rapid strikes of bolt lightning…
thunder may be late

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 358 PLUNGE and Rapid

Perspective | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 357

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.

Spring’s Longing | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 356

yellow clings to hope
white tulips ask forgiveness
red vows endless love
Lizl Bennefeld, 2021–05-03

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 356 RED and White..

Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay

Micropoem | joy and sadness

wrap yourself in quiet
put sadness aside
look past pain to joy

deep rivers carve their way through stone
falling tears both heal and burn

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 355 SAD and Thrill

Photo by Alex Williams on Unsplash

Majestic Sorrow | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 354

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

Lightning Strike | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 353

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

Night sounds #RonovanWrites

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

Have some more? Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 349 CRISP and Soft

josh campbell photo unsplash — Campfire Delights

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 349 CRISP and Soft

crisp edges
soft on the inside
hot s’mores

Photo by Josh Campbell on Unsplash

Photo by Andrea Davis
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The makings for s’more campfire treats: milk chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows.

Silly songs | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Weekly Challenge 348

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

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

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

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Moment out of time | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Weekly #Challenge 346

Garden in the Mist

time pauses
creation holds its breath
sighs…moves on

(nahaiwrimo 2021, Day 22)

Written for Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 346 SLIP and Time.

Golden Song | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge 345

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 345 Bird and Blow

dawn/dusk gold light on river sun middle left

autumn breeze
gold water ripples
sparrow song

NaHaiWriMo (Day 15)

Photography credits on photo attachment pages (click photo to access).

Remember Spring | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge 344 #tanka

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 344 BITE and Teeth.

the biting winds sculpt
icy teeth on bare branches
freeze my hands and face

early spring’s sudden ice storms
coat the trees and city streets

NaHaiWriMo (Day 8)

Cold Moon Kiss | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge 343

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 343 BARE and Full

full moon snow landscape shadows — Moonlight Shadows

full cold moon
bare branch silhouettes
planets kiss

Image by GooKingSword from Pixabay

Context: “The decade is ending with a full cold moon kiss”, The Lonely Planet (December 2019).

NaHaiWriMo (Day 2)

Winter Art | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 341

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 341 FROST and Glint

the glint of sunbeams
through a frosted window pane
winter’s quiet breath

Look forward to Spring | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 340

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 340 RELEASE and Simple.

release from darkness
simple joy in springtime’s breeze
relax into peace

whispering of butterflies
morning songs of cheerful birds

Image by Ronny Overhate from PixabayPixabay

Look again | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 339

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 339 CHILD and Grow

rabbit under flowers — ***You can’t see me…***

children run, laughing
among the growing flowers rabbits hide beneath

Image by natureworks from Pixabay

Always problems…

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 338 Bound and Sway

swaying in crosswinds
bound up by indecision…
time to walk away?

some problems have no fixes
or require a new approach

Image by Aquilatin from Pixabay

A New Day Coming | #Ronovan Writes Weekly #Haiku Challenge 337 Open & Solace

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 337 OPEN and Solace

heights, horizon, clouds, sky, — Joy & Peace

open book
comfort of silence
blank pages

open sky
clouds in the distance
cooling wind

all’s at peace
new pathways appear
venture on

Photo by Xan Griffin on Unsplash

shelter from the storm | #Ronovan Writes Weekly #Haiku Challenge 336 Mad & Sane

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 336 Mad and Sane

fire and cooking pots — Shelter and Warmth

madding storm
the calm in the lee
fire’s warmth

Photo by MD Duran on Unsplash

Puppy Time | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 335

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 335 Curl and Paw

my dog falls asleep
his head resting on his paws
curled up in my lap

he naps while I drink coffee
then we walk around the block

Afternoon Shade | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku # Poetry #Challenge 334

koi fish and lily pads in pond — Koi FIsh and Lily Pads

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 334 GRACE and Slip

graceful in the pond
koi slip under lily pads
sheltered from the sun

they gossip together and
lunch on tiny water bugs

Photo by Jan Canty on Unsplash

The Tides of Love | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku # Poetry #Challenge 332

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 332 Ebb & Flow

life’s tides are certain
rhythmic changes shape our years
flow and ebb…and cease

entwined hearts drawn in the sand
now buried but eternal

Image by Uliana Pinto from Pixabay

Nearly Winter | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku # Poetry #Challenge 330

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

Photo by WantTo Create on Unsplash

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October’s cold | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 329

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 329 Bloom & Wet

the blooms have faded
autumn rains have turned to snow
petals cased in ice

seeds fall into winter’s arms
to wake up with spring’s sunlight

Dry ground

October's dried leaves and weeds

winds of near winter
leach moisture from the garden
turning dirt to dust

seeds now dream of spring’s warm rain
safe beneath the leaves and weeds

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 328 Dust & Weed

Raindrop Promises | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 328

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 328 Dust & Weed

Promises in Raindrops

Sweet Alyssum Flowers

beauty among weeds
wildflower seeds and moisture
raindrops in the dust

the sky adorned with rain clouds
nature’s glory is renewed

Midnight and Dawn | RonovanWrites #Haiku #Weekly #Challenge Drip+Drop

drip…drop…plink…kerPLOP
raindrops falling off the roof
wake me from my sleep

evening’s gentle lullaby
a reveille at morning

Image (altered) by Krzysztof Pluta from Pixabay.

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 327

Shelter from the sun #RonovanWrites Challenge 326

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Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 326 SCORCH & SHADE

scorching fury of
midday sun and cloudless skies…
the broad cliff’s shade

the song of laughing water
as it bubbles from the spring

I Promise You | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 325 Calm+Storm

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 325 CALM & STORM

Alyssum flowers, grass, autumn leaves — **i promise you**

the calm and quiet
at the center of the storm…
there are flowers still

autumn leaves, the scent of rain
after winter comes the spring

Family | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 324

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 324 Fury&Slow

the fury of pups
as they wrestle in the mud
eager nails and teeth

the sweetness of their slow breaths
as they settle down to sleep

Opening Night | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 323

ballet dancers entering the stage

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 323 Clip&Wings

standing in the wings
taking notes on a clip-board
for opening night

Photo by Kazuo ota on Unsplash

Scented Water | #RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt 322

yellow tulip flower, beam of light shining into the open flower face

open flower (blue) in sunlight, see-through petals, shadow of pollinator's wings inside — Dew & Sunlight

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 322 Cup&Sip

sip the morning dew
caught in nature’s perfumed cup
sweetened by sunlight
each new day is made for joy
revealed or in the making

Promises | #RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt 321

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 321 Morrow&Surge

promising fall rains
late summer winds surge stronger…
chill of morrow’s dew

waking birds sing in sunlight
geese above rehearse goodbyes