awake early
four hours of sleep…enough
to embrace the day
the quiet hours before dawn
the vast oceans of thought
[tanka.] Copyright © 2022-01-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Xuân Tuấn Anh Đặng from Pixabay.
Early rising
Tag: tanka
One for the road
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 393 DOWN and Line
truths turn into lies
reality moves slowly…
the sky falls down
thin lines divide love from fear
ties bind and we all fall down
[tanka.] Copyright © Lizl, 2022-01-17.
Winter’s sleep | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 385 Leaves & Mound
dead leaves on the ground spread out across the landscape not piled up or bagged beneath their winter blankets seeds and insects sleep til spring
Copyright © 2021-11-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 385
LEAF(leaves) & Mound(s).
Keep to the path | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 384 WAIT & Wise.
pensive moon peering through the clouds lingering light guiding lost travelers through the lonely night
Copyright © 2021-11-19, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 384 WAIT & Wise.
It’s a Gnome’s Life| Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 381 GNOME & Pots
Dandelion wine
Childhood breakfasts
Just one day
Saturday night dance | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 373
weekend gatherings
the heel-and-toe line dances
measured polka stepspotluck meals and visiting
neighbors sharing cares and joys
Copyright © 2021/08/30 by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 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 Pixabaypush and pull | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 371
young to old
flow and ebb of life
forever dreamsthe push and pull of moonlight
eternal ocean lullabies
Copyright © 2021/08/16 by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 371 PULL and Push
Mother’s Still Life Oils | #Ronovan Writes Haiku #370
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.
Oddly, I don’t seem to have an image to go with this. It’s late at night, once again, and again I am at my keyboard, the dogs at the foot of the bed. I like this time of the night because everything around me has come to rest…except for me. I appreciate the quiet.
Good night!
Lizl
thoughts and second thoughts
present themselves past midnight
choices made in hastewords spoken and unspoken
Copyright © 2021/08/09, by Lizl Bennefeld.
might swap places if they could
Untitled
In 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.
Webs of Dreams | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 366
intertwined branches
create a web of shadows
weaving dark with lightscattered clouds and glowing stars
mirrored in a breathless lake
Copyright © 2021•07•12, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 366 WEAVE and Web
Nature Weeps | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku #Challenge 361
weeping willows sigh
as nature’s wind and raindrops
hammer at the roofin the home hearth, embers glow
with memories of your love
Copyright © 2021•06•07 by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 361 HOME and Weep
Nature Walks | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku Challenge 360
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
Copyright © 1 June 2021, by Liz Bennefeld.
#Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 360 AIR and Wisp.
Perspective | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 357
clouds and bitter winds
high above those well marked paths
refresh the spiritthere’s no need to go further
it’s a long, cold journey home
Copyright © 11 May 2021, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 357 HIGH and Refresh.
Lightning Strike | Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 353
lightning branches out
its particles swift to find
short paths to the groundas bolts inflame the treetops
the earth trembles at the sound
Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2021-04-13
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
Copyright © 2021-03-22, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by dendoktoor from Pixabay.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 350 CHIRP and Twilight
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
Copyright © 2021-03-09, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 lossforget-me-nots remind me
of your true and faithful love
Copyright © 2021-03-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Parachutes and dew
seeds and parachutes
weighted down by morning dew
sparkle in the glowsunlight dries the burdened seeds
south winds puff to watch them soar
Copyright © 2012-02-25, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 26)
Image by InspiredImages from Pixabay.
Long-Term Caring
patio for guests
within call if she awakes…
the scent of liliesa stray whiff of her perfume
the memory of her voice
Copyright © 2021-02-23, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo 2021, Day 23)
Photo from the archives of Lizl Bennefeld, photographer.
Autumn Sunlight
bright colors faded
sharp patterns in black and tan
singular designstark beauty in the sunlight
caught up by the autumn glow
Copyright © 2021-02-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo, Day 17)
Image by Mabel Amber from Pixabay.
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 faceearly spring’s sudden ice storms
coat the trees and city streets
Copyright © 2021-02-08, by Lizl Bennefeld.
NaHaiWriMo (Day 8)
Mountain dreams
so many forests
where I’ll never walk again
fading years and dreams
videos of springtime rills
photographs of mountain streams
Copyright © 2021-02-05 by Lizl Bennefeld.
(NaHaiWriMo, 2021)
Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash
Long nights, shorter days
as the days grow short
rabbits seek out deep shadows
waiting for twilightlife on the border between
adventure and quiet peace
Copyright © 2021-01-13, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Dawning
the dawn comes quickly
lighting clouds beyond my feet
valleys filled by mistsomewhere below, crowds gather—
unseen…unheard…not counted
Copyright © 2021-01-14, by Lizl Bennefeld.
After the end-of-year activities, getting back into the swing of writing through picking images and writing from/to them.
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 peacewhispering of butterflies
morning songs of cheerful birds
Copyright © 2021-01-11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Ronny Overhate from PixabayPixabay
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
Copyright © 2020–12–30, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Aquilatin from Pixabay
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 laphe naps while I drink coffee
then we walk around the block
Copyright © 2020-12-07, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Afternoon Shade | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku # Poetry #Challenge 334
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.
October’s cold | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 329
Snow, not sunshine #tanka
snow is falling, now
mostly hidden by cold mist
no wind stirs the fogremembering yesteryears
puffy clouds and sunshine rain
Copyright © 2020-10-22, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Dry ground
winds of near winter
leach moisture from the garden
turning dirt to dustseeds now dream of spring’s warm rain
safe beneath the leaves and weeds
Copyright © 2020-10-20, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 dustthe sky adorned with rain clouds
nature’s glory is renewed
Copyright © 2020-10-19, by Lizl Bennefeld.
focus of the world
lost time and regret
as the focus of the world
narrows and darkensa dim light—far distant—shines
brighter in the depths of night
Copyright © 2020-09-30, by Lizl Bennefeld
Image by Tim Oosterbeek from Pixabay
I Promise You | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 325 Calm+Storm
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 325 CALM & STORM
the calm and quiet
at the center of the storm…
there are flowers stillautumn leaves, the scent of rain
after winter comes the spring
Copyright © 2020-09-28, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Pending…
to those not yet dead
consider what is lacking
for those left behind
promises to be fulfilled
apologies for dying
[tanka.] Copyright © 2020-09-21, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Thoughts for those of us who dare and who also expect never to fall or fail.
Image by E. W. Bennefeld, 24 April 2018.
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
Copyright © 2020-09-21, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Transitions
smoke and fire
creep across the globe
sunlight fades
and dinosaurs die
chill and all alone
Copyright © 2020-09-17, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Valdas Miskinis from Pixabay
Scented Water | #RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt 322
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
Copyright © 2020-09-07, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 dewwaking birds sing in sunlight
geese above rehearse goodbyes
Copyright © 2020-09-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Wake to a New Day | #RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt 321
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 321 Morrow&Surge
Immobilized by Cold
Sunshine at the Morrow
Waking Up
everywhere cold dew
morning creeps into midday
with its surge of raingo to sleep til the morrow
and the warmth of a new day
Copyright © 2020-09-01, by Lizl Bennefeld.
In the long run
time stretches out as
boredom blandly runs its course
towards the end of time
and sedimentation sets
thoughts and flesh in fragile stone
Copyright © 2020-08-26, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Antonios Ntoumas from Pixabay
Rain or Shine | RonovanWrites Haiku Weekly Challenge, Prompt 320 Day & Flaw
http://Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 320 Day&Flaw
a day without flaws
roses without thorny stems
night without its starschildren splash in huge puddles
as the summer’s rains pour down
Copyright © 2020-08-25, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by Xavi Cabrera on Unsplash
A Beautiful Day
distant clouds hold rain
the summer wind is gentle
the sky is still bluebirds gossip over earthworms
while the honeybees trade blooms
Copyright © 2020-07-23, by Liz Bennefeld.
You know you want to | Hug & Kiss #RonovanWrites #Haiku Week 315
the Pan Clade kisses
homo sapiens and chimps
we have the same needswe want to feel wanted and
need to really feel the love
Copyright © 2020-07-20, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Discussion here: Hominidae – Wikipedia
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 315 Chimpanzee&Kiss
a raindrop life #poetry
imaged in raindrops
the world stretched and fractured
up… down…inside outI’ll keep to reality
I don’t live inside raindrops
[tanka.] Copyright © 2020-07-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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