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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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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 rain

go to sleep til the morrow
and the warmth of a new day

Rain or Shine | RonovanWrites Haiku Weekly Challenge, Prompt 320 Day & Flaw

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http://Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 320 Day&Flaw

a day without flaws
roses without thorny stems
night without its stars

children splash in huge puddles
as the summer’s rains pour down

Photo by Xavi Cabrera on Unsplash

Stormy Weather | RonovanWrites Haiku Weekly Challenge, Prompt 320 Day & Flaw

thunderclouds and light

http://Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 320 Day&Flaw

torn and tattered clouds
race across a windswept sky
shadows on the fields
frolic in the stormy day
raindrops fracture into mist

Unreasonable Weather | #RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt 319

misty window / unsplash site

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 319 Trip&Whip

rain whips my windows
on its journey through the sky
drops burst and fracture
fill the outside air with mist
and leave nothing else to breathe

Photo by Sofia Guaico on Unsplash

Anticipating autumn | RonovanWrites Haiku Weekly Challenge, Prompt 317 Eye+Light

Ah, just one more for this week’s prompt words…

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 317 Eye&Light

cool sunrise colors weave
a pattern of soft light
gentle to my eye

a faint mist blankets branches
brushes newly frost-bit leaves

Aurora’s Light | RonovanWrites Haiku Weekly Challenge, Prompt 317

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 317 Eye&Light

goddess of the dawn
promising her gift of light
graces eastern skies

dimmed fireflies cease to dance
hidden now from searching eyes

Confidentially yours | RonovanWrites Haiku Weekly Challenge, Prompt 316 Destruct&Self

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 316 Destruct&Self

a secret message
should implode on itself once
its purpose is served

when carelessly discarded
the destruction marches on

You know you want to | Hug & Kiss #RonovanWrites #Haiku Week 315

the Pan Clade kisses
homo sapiens and chimps
we have the same needs

we want to feel wanted and
need to really feel the love

Image by 7103983 from Pixabay

Discussion here: Hominidae – Wikipedia

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 315 Chimpanzee&Kiss

Venus and Mars | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 314

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 314 Finger&Planet

Earth’s windy fingers
riffle through her layered clouds
opening to view
Venus slipping from her path
for a midnight walk with Mars

Image by Bruno /Germany from Pixabay

Stargazing | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #313 Challenge

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 313 Dwindle&Ripple

dwindling twilight
ripple of receding waves
echoing of stars
the Milky Way is mirrored
in a sea of endless night

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the moon’s light dwindles
as winds shepherd rain-filled clouds
rippling mirrored skies

far beneath the Milky Way
waves caress an empty shore

Photo by Luca Bravo on Unsplash

Gas Lighting | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge 312 Intent&Thought

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 312 Intent&Thought

intentive timing
with close thought to ways and means
leads to sanity

avoid the crazymakers
concentrate on moving on

Nature’s faces | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 311 Change/Face

new cotoneaster flowers and buds — Cotoneaster Flowers

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 311 Change&Face

flowers on the trees
as spring moves into summer
bring about new fruit

the changing face of nature
provides evidence for hope

dark secrets | #RonovanWrites #Challenge 310 Share+Voice

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 310 Share&Voice

voices on the wind…
the new moon never shares
the words that it hears

stars may hope to listen in
but the distance is too far

Lazy afternoon | #RonovanWrites #Challenge 309 Break+Glass

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 309 Break&Glass

taking a break
with a glass of iced tea—
lemon, no sugar

not expected elsewhere…I
might fall asleep in the shade

No quick fix | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 308

safety is not safe
no magic buttons to push
no quick fixes here

neither anger nor logic
but love, charity, and grace

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 308 Anger&Logic

Closer to the heavens | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge Open/Close

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 307: Open&Close

close enough to touch
the crescent moon ‘midst the branches
I open my hand

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 307: Open&Close

Water’s nature | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 306

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 306: Cloak&Race

moonlight cloaked by sound
mirrored in a tidal race
scattered on the shore

Definition: “Tidal race or tidal rapid is a natural occurrence whereby a fast-moving tide passes through a constriction, resulting in the formation of waves, eddies and hazardous currents.” (Wikipedia link)

Water’s Path | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Prompt 305

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 305

wandering river…
build a road or make some paths
conflict of interests

Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay

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Word prompt substitution: wandering

A Late Spring | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Might/Slight

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

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

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This is life | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Stick/Trick

central park spring 2007

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 303: Stick&Trick

the trick to living
well is to stick with simple
joys…weather the ills
focus on becoming you
revel in what you can give

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

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

Substitutions: grit=pebbles; quit=walk away

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

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

The blood remembers | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Poetry #Challenge Bay/Play

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #298 Bay&Play

laurel forest altered from original — Laurel Forest

playing on the wind
aroma of bay laurel
ancient memories

Image by adege from Pixabay

Day and Night | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Poetry #Challenge Shrink/Think

mountain dawn Moena, Italy — Stars at dawn

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #297 Shrink&Think

fast-fading stars
lingering at edge of dawn…
ponder the night

too little time left to learn
what walks the earth in daylight

Photo by Benjamin Voros on Unsplash.

Night sounds | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #296 Ape&Hip (Monkey&Funky)

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #296 Ape&Hip (Monkey&Funky)

monkeying around
playing funk on the keyboard
night music, cool beat

Photo by Robert Dickow on Unsplash

A time for peace | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 295 Elate/Hate

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #295 Elate&Hate

quiet elation
peaceful days and simple joys . . .
leave no room for hate

Image by Ali Vidler from Pixabay

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Early Spring | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Weekly Challenge 294 Chaste/Taste

red clover flowers in my back yard — Red Clover

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #294 Chaste&Taste

spring is early come
water falls through cracks and rills
running in pure joy
smell sweet pollen in the air
taste clover’s cheery flowers

Synonym: chaste=pure

Proper Drainage | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge 293 Drain / Rain

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #293 Drain&Rain

summersweet bushes
decorate the drainage ditch
soaking up warm rain
their fragrant flowers gather
humming birds and buzzing bees

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

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

Image by Guido Goluke from Pixabay

Afternoon Nap | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Brook & Moss

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #287 Brook&Moss

soft moss on the rocks
where I lay my head to rest
the brook’s bubbling song

More Butterflies | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Ashes&Cocoon

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #286 Ashes&Cocoon

woke from the cocoon
into a world of ashes
life born amid death

sometimes everything must end
making room to start anew

Hope & Starlight | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge no. 285

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #285 Hope&Star

endless heavens
a wish under starlight for
a peace not felt

well-being comes from doing…
hope, from doing what one can

Image by Pexels from Pixabay

For Good or Evil | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge Wicked/Mundane

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #284 Wicked&Mundane

when evil’s mundane
and lies outshine facts and truth
good deeds count as crimes

Copyright © 2019-12-17, by Lizl Bennefeld.

Substitution: Evil for Wicked

Image by Angeles Balaguer from Pixabay

Wild Things | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge Placid / Wild

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #283 Placid&Wild

placid waters soon
will mirror stars and moonlight
as dusk turns to night

wild deer come on silent feet…
one last sip, then peaceful sleep

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Respite | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 279 Nature-Nurture

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #279 Nature&Nurture

Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge

shaded forest path
rippling water’s cheerful song
soft grass underfoot

nature’s essence soothes the heart
calms the sorrows of the soul

nature = essence
nurture = soothe, calm

Veiled Skies | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge Vapor&Howl

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #278 Vapor&Howl

warning sirens howl
baying at a veiled moon
mingled mist and smoke

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Star-strewn paths | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Challenge 277 River/Path

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #277 River&Path

walk the upper paths
night’s star river bathes the sky
drown in its beauty

oceans, lava, towering peaks…
feel the Earth’s strong-beating heart

Of Endings | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Challenge no. 276 Smoke/Water

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #276 Smoke&Water

fire and water
lightning fills a breathless sky
the world ends in smoke

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

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