late spring runoff the echoes of its dance steps through rocks and rills drown the air as they pass seeking silence in the sea
Copyright © 2023/04/11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 457 PAUSE and Trek
on a moonlit night
rabbits play on fresh snowdrifts
pillow clouds float by
my dogs bark at the windows
but they are not seen or heard
Copyright © 2023/04/05, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image: “The Moon on the Breast of the New-fallen Snow”
by CaptPiper is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
spring is in the air
two more feet of fresh snowfall
on the thawing ground
April showers and snow boots
sandbag dikes and flooded roads
Copyright © 2023/04/04, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image: “USACE employees fill sandbags to prepare for flooding” by USACE HQ is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
quickening winds thick snow coats the windows the hearth fire dims in my dreams, ever-shifting flowers perfume an endless spring
Copyright © 2023/04/03, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo Art by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 424 BLEW & Skies.
gentle zephyr winds blew the rain clouds before them tidying the skies polished blues and gold sunbeams songs of joyful meadowlarks
[tanka,] Copyright © 2022-08-23, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“Western Meadowlark” by USFWS Mountain Prairie is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
romance began in moonlight
sparkling fireworks and stars
sentiments and shared interests
reading the same library books
differences in opinions while
still setting common goals
[sijo.] Copyright © Lizl Bennefeld, 2022-06-02.
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #12. Use ROMANCE as your inspiration this week.
In truth, I didn’t know what to write for this theme. But we celebrate our thirtieth wedding anniversary, this year. Lives and relationships build on the beginnings, and as the layers form, they firm up the surfaces. Make them stronger, yet more flexible. Comfortable as the layers of life work together. Common trust that can sustain relationships through difficulties. Who would have thought it?
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 412: Beast and Steam.
steam rises around snow monkeys in their hot springs as they share the warmth the beastly thing about winter is how to not turn to ice
Copyright © 2022-05-30, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by Billy Pasco on Unsplash.
Note: A snow monkey is also known as a Japanese macaque.
the king of flowers... fragrant blooms on slender stems the peony tree the queen of flowers open on rose bushes with sharp thorns
[tanka.] Copyright © 2022-05-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 410 KING and Queen.
“Peony and Rose” by Doolallyally is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 407
high desert footpaths
wend their way through cragged canyons
and Joshua trees
massive boulders and arches
old gold mines and dreams
© 2022-04-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photos by Liz Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 404 Eyes and Sand
moonlight on the waves
as far as my eyes can see
pebbles on the shore
I still hear you whispering
that you someday will return
copyright © 2022-04-04, by lizl bennefeld
Photo by Giuseppe Famiani on Unsplash
Synonym: pebbles = sand.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 403 TOWER and Watch
watching ocean waves
from atop the lighthouse tower—
softly on the rocks
make the windows watertight
firm against late autumn storms
copyright © 2022-03-28, by lizl bennefeld
“Lighthouse And Storm (Explored)” by jarr1520 is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0. (Not modified.)
The haiku form (Impending Storm) can be found on my blog, Quietude and Tea.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 401 SMOKE and Water.
smoke on the water
mimicking a hazy day
no air left to breathe
river banks guide sullen streams
as they creep toward the sea
[tanka.] Copyright © 2022-03-14, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“Smoke on the Water” by -mtnoxx- is marked with CC BY 2.0.
Note: My poem is not representative of the actual river or the condition of its water. Just a hazy, moody scene .
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.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 394 GLARE and Mask.
dazzling spotlights
mask the aging sets and props
awed patrons applaud
performers take their last bows
end of an era…closing night
[tanka.] Copyright © 2022-01-25, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
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 Pixabay
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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 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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
Quilted Poetry 