#micropoetry - Verses and Hues

19 Dec

Senryu: Silence

heart wails treachery though words belie emotions silence speaks the truth Linked to Haiku Horizons for prompt “silence” for week#199.

#3lines, #betrayal, #broken, #emotions, #feelings, #freeverse, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #heart, #love, #micropoetry, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #senryu, #silence, #struggle, #tanka, #treachery, #treason, #truth, #words

16 Dec

early winter breeze aroma of snow and chill heart chimes to cold rhythms The post follow the prompts given by Colleen for her Weekly Tanka Challenge# 62. She has challenged us to use synonyms of “bells” and...

#3lines, #5lines, #bells, #christmas, #cold, #Colleen’s Weekly, #haiku, #japanesepoetry, #micropoetry, #music, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #rhythm, #season, #snow, #tanka, #winter

11 Dec

Tanka: Night Sky

stars gift sight to eyes night breeze gracefully dances tickles mind and ears to rhythm of ocean waves moon guards as knight of night sky The post follows the prompt words “Eyes” and “Ears” shared by Elsie...

#5lines, #breeze, #dance, #eyes, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #micropoetry, #moon, #nature, #night, #ocean, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #sky, #stars, #tanka

07 Dec

Tanka: Fear

Ensnared in our fears spurning opportunities we ridicule life let us revisit ourselves to unleash blatant power Linked to dVerse Tuesday Poetics where Lillian wants us to use the word “visit” in our poem. Also linked to...

#5lines, #Colleen’s Weekly, #dVerse, #fear, #introspect, #introspection, #life, #micropoetry, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #thoughts, #trap, #trapped, #visit, #words

28 Nov

Haibun: The Writing Therapy

Toni is hosting Haibun Mondays at dVerse. She wants us to write about our plans for our writing in a haibun. Writing is therapeutic for me. It pulls me out of the clutches of darkness where I wander...

#3lines, #challenges, #depression, #dVerse, #failure, #game, #haibun, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #inspiration, #introspection, #life, #micropoetry, #perception, #plans, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #puzzle, #struggles, #success, #therapy, #thoughts, #words, #writing

25 Nov

Tanka: Challenge

Life is a challenge It is a sprint against time To achieve your dreams You may falter but have faith Each morning dawns rays of hope The post follows the prompt words “morning” and “challenge” given by...

#5lines, #challenge, #confidence, #dawn, #dreams, #faith, #hope, #inspiration, #inspire, #life, #micropoetry, #morning, #motivation, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #success, #tanka, #thoughts, #trust, #words

13 Nov

Tanka: Dreams

dreams keep us afloat when turbulent waves of time ally wrath of fate questioning our true mettle to crack mystery of life The post follows the prompt words “mystery” and “dreams” given by Elsie for her Weekly...

#5lines, #dreams, #fate, #inspiration, #inspire, #life, #life’s lessons, #micropoetry, #motivation, #mystery, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #questions, #tanka, #thoughts, #time, #waves

19 Oct

Senryu: Diwali

We are celebrating Diwali in India today. This festival of lights is one of the most awaited and celebrated occasions for Hindus in the country. With people flooding the markets with their innovative gifting ideas, it’s an occasion filled...

#bright, #celebration, #colourful, #diwali, #festiva;, #festival, #haiku, #happiness, #lights, #micropoetry, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #senryu

12 Oct

Tanka: Dreams

dreams of yesterday glistening beauty today instilling belief I'm quilling more dreams today envisioning future bliss The post follows the prompt words “dreams” and “beauty” given by Elsie of Ramblings of a Writer for Tanka Challenge Week...

#5lines, #beauty, #belief, #dreams, #future, #inspiration, #life, #micropoetry, #motivation, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #reality, #tanka, #today, #vision, #weeklytankachallenge

09 Oct

Haiku: Mist

golden ball of heat expunges ephemeral mist life effloresces The post follows the prompt “mist” given by Haiku Horizons for this week.

#clouds, #fog, #growth, #haiku, #hope, #inspiration, #life, #micropoetry, #mist, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #sun

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