a shovel and pail forgotten on the seashore childhood memories
Copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2023/05/23.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 463 CHILD and Grow.
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promise on the wind | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 462
tattered sail an empty bucket smell of rain
Copyright © lizl bennefeld, 2023/05/15.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 462 PAIL and Sail.
the catastrophes of living
Ronovan Writes Sijo Wednesday Poetry Challenge #20. Use PRIDE as your inspiration this week.
self-respect and assurance
are tempered by vast unknowns
the world around us changes
from one "earthquake" to the next
we cannot speak with certainty
without digging up the facts
© lizl bennefeld, 2022-07-31.
Suddenly one spring | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku 392
the heart of the storm
willow branches sweep the ground
bending with the windscattered chairs left abandoned
as the party moved inside
Copyright © 2022.01.11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
“spring-willow” by JeremyOK is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
childhood memories
burnt remains
an old house on a hill …
not forgotten
Copyright © 2022.01.05, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 391 BURN and Old.
So long ago | #Ronovan Writes #Haiku 391
brightly burning logs
their warmth and warm memories
old loves…no regrets
Copyright © 2022.01.03, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 391 BURN and Old.
Photo by Craig Adderley on Pexels.com
Dandelion wine
Childhood breakfasts
Just one day
A New Day Coming | #Ronovan Writes Weekly #Haiku Challenge 337 Open & Solace
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 337 OPEN and Solace
open book
comfort of silence
blank pagesopen sky
clouds in the distance
cooling windall’s at peace
new pathways appear
venture on
Copyright © 2020-12-21, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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
madding storm
the calm in the lee
fire’s warmth
Copyright © 2020-12-16, 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.
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 ceaseentwined hearts drawn in the sand
now buried but eternal
Copyright © 2020-11-16, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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
Copyright © 2020-11-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by WantTo Create on Unsplash
Shelter from the sun #RonovanWrites Challenge 326
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 326 SCORCH & SHADE
scorching fury of
midday sun and cloudless skies…
the broad cliff’s shadethe song of laughing water
as it bubbles from the spring
Copyright © 2020-10-06, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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.
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
Stormy Weather | RonovanWrites Haiku Weekly Challenge, Prompt 320 Day & Flaw
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
Copyright © 2020-08-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Unreasonable Weather | #RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt 319
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
Copyright © 2020-08-18, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 eyea faint mist blankets branches
brushes newly frost-bit leaves
Copyright © 2020-08-03, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 skiesdimmed fireflies cease to dance
hidden now from searching eyes
Copyright © 2020-08-03, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 servedwhen carelessly discarded
the destruction marches on
Copyright © 2020-07-27, by Lizl 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
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
Copyright © 2020-07-14, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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
Copyright © 2020-07-06, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Unsplash
the moon’s light dwindles
as winds shepherd rain-filled clouds
rippling mirrored skiesfar beneath the Milky Way
waves caress an empty shore
Copyright © 2020-07-06, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 sanityavoid the crazymakers
concentrate on moving on
Copyright © 2020-07-01, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Nature’s faces | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 311 Change/Face
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 311 Change&Face
flowers on the trees
as spring moves into summer
bring about new fruitthe changing face of nature
provides evidence for hope
[tanka]. Copyright © 2020-06-23, by Liz Bennefeld.
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 hearsstars may hope to listen in
but the distance is too far
[micropoem]. Copyright © 2020-06-15, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 sugarnot expected elsewhere…I
might fall asleep in the shade
[tanka]. Copyright © 2020-06-08, by Lizl Bennefeld.
No quick fix | Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 308
safety is not safe
no magic buttons to push
no quick fixes hereneither anger nor logic
but love, charity, and grace
Copyright ©2020-06-01. by Liz Bennefeld.
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
Copyright © 2020-05-26, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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
Copyright © by Lizl Bennefeld.
All rights reserved.
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
[zappai.] Copyright © 2020-05-11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay
Word prompt substitution: wandering
A Late Spring | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Might/Slight
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 304: Might&Slight
though slight of power
blades of grass emerge…nearby
violets unfoldfreezing nights and gentle rain
the nurture of day’s sunlight
Copyright © 2020-05-04, by Lizl Bennefeld.
tight-bound by magic
since before this world was born
Sol’s majesty reigns
Copyright © 2020-05-04, by Lizl Bennefeld.
This is life | #RonovanWrites #Haiku Stick/Trick
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
Copyright © 2020-04-29, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Nobody knows | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Poetry #Challenge Grit/Quit
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #300 Grit&Quit
simply walked away
from the troubles I had known
left them far behind
now I dream ‘neath summer clouds
counting pebbles on the shore
Copyright © 2020•04•06, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Substitutions: grit=pebbles; quit=walk away
Early morning fog | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Poetry #Challenge Bright/Fight
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #299 Bright&Fight
faint rays of the sun
muffled by the fog and gloom
struggle to break throughbrightness follows swaddled dawn
hearts rejoice in morning’s light
Copyright © 2020•03•30, by Lizl Bennefeld.
The blood remembers | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Poetry #Challenge Bay/Play
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #298 Bay&Play
playing on the wind
aroma of bay laurel
ancient memories
Copyright © 2020•03•25, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Day and Night | #RonovanWrites #Weekly #Poetry #Challenge Shrink/Think
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #297 Shrink&Think
fast-fading stars
lingering at edge of dawn…
ponder the nighttoo little time left to learn
what walks the earth in daylight
Copyright © 2020-03-16, Lizl Bennefeld.
All rights reserved.
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
Copyright © 2020-03-09, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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
[senryu]. Copyright © 2020-03-02, by Lizl Bennefeld.
All rights reserved.
Image by Ali Vidler from Pixabay
Early Spring | #RonovanWrites #Haiku #Weekly Challenge 294 Chaste/Taste
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
Copyright © 2020-02-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
All rights reserved.
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
Copyright © 2020-02-18, by Lizl Bennefeld.
All rights reserved.
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 sleepsmells of new grass on the breeze
starlight caught on rippling waves
Copyright © 2020/02/12, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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
Copyright © 2020-01-09, by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
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 deathsometimes everything must end
making room to start anew
Copyright © 2020-01-02, by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
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 feltwell-being comes from doing…
hope, from doing what one can
Copyright © 2019-12-24, by Lizl Bennefeld.
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 crimesCopyright © 2019-12-17, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Substitution: Evil for Wicked
Image by Angeles Balaguer from Pixabay
Quilted Poetry 