Redux All the steps I takefor your comfortI do without complaint. You deserve my loveand attention,you shall not have to wait. May my efforts sustain youand this commitment be your protection. I’ll keep you from harm,ensuring… More
SenHai Saturday #48
Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This picture shows the hills in the light, with a foggy background. The colors are white, tan, and dark brown.
Please create one senryu and one haiku to accompany this image prompt. Remember that traditional American haikus and senryus are three lines presented in a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern. The haiku describes nature or a season, and the senryu focuses on human nature and emotions.
Then, provide a link in the comments below or ping back to this post on your blog.
Here is a wrap-up of last week’s prompt. I appreciate each of you for sharing your thoughts!
Carol Anne – Sen-hai Saturday #47
Eugenia – #SenH1ai Saturday – 4/11/26
Misky – 11.04: Journal of SenHai
Carolyn – SenHai Saturday #47
Nancy – Senhai Saturday #47
Jules – Rosie?
Cheryl – SenHai Saturday #47
Sara – curve of flamingo
Ange – SenHai
Nancy – Pretty In Pink
Punam
Did I cause ripples
fuschia feathers hidden
my curved beak I flaunt
Poised at placid pond
watching reflection ripple
waiting to devour
Sadje – A sip of water
Goutam – Senhai #47
Violet – Blush
M.
HOW STUPID OF ME
Afraid
Anger building
Racing thoughts continue
Anxiety dark clouds brooding
Achieved
POST JOANN
New
Lover
Connection
Phone calls this week
Have things in common
Yes, she could be the one
The year? Nineteen Ninety Two
A brand new day, head over heels
I am told horrible, dreadful news
She has been hit by a car and has died
MY ALL
That smile, those eyes, are enchanting to me
You comfort me
Complete me
My love
Jess
STALKER
Why am I so special, that you chose me?
Two eyes on me, relentless
Give me peace, leave me be
FEAR
As I approach sixty, I ponder fate
That’s when God took YOU, from us
Will God take me, as well?
~~~
M. is a visual artist, wordsmith & musician. He has been active in the arts since 1988; his poetry has been included in multiple zines from the 90s, the first volume of The Short of It, and his own blog iMartist. His poetry was first featured in 2020.
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Ambitions
expectations high
reality brings defeat
the curse, wanting more
Literary Revelations – Haiku For Soulmates News!
I did a thing back in January. 😁 Gabriela Marie Milton, Editor in Chief Extraordinaire of Literary Revelations, put out a call for submissions for the anthology Haiku for Soulmates. I answered that call, and found out a couple of days ago that ALL five of my haiku were accepted!! I’m over the moon to receive this good news! It couldn’t have come at a better time!
In the past, Gabriela has accepted poetry from me and included it in three other incredible anthologies – Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology, and Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. I am thrilled to be included in this upcoming volume. It is slated for publication sometime this May. I’ll share more news as it becomes available to me.
Life In A Cruel World
Redux
Being deaf wouldn’t lessen the atrocities I see around me.
Being blind doesn’t shield me from the screams of anguish.
Being mute won’t stop the tears I’d shed in agony.
Being paralyzed can’t keep me from helping when there’s a need.
Being ignorant puts off the inevitable.
They say ignorance is bliss.
But even the ignorant can feel pain.
It’ll come. Just wait for it.
Originally posted on 5/8/2019 on I Write Her.
C’est la vie
Inspired by What do you see #336?
another new view
change, hardship – we must adapt
it IS for the best
Underwater Secrets
A splash of color changed the scenery as light crept over the hills. A lone heron began to stalk the reeds, moving through layers of mist quietly. What luck! Beneath the water, a lost jewel glimmered, and my face filled with joy. A blue ribbon attached to it like a harness, hinted at stories buried with it. Above, the sky turned gold, another day set in motion. I smiled. The scent of black pepper vines and earth mingled, reminding me of my mission. I stooped to grab the gem from the water, then left to go pick peppercorns for Mama.
SenHai Saturday #47
Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This picture features a flamingo dipping its beak into water. It has a black-and-white beak, toned-down pink feathers, and yellow eyes. The background is dark and blurry, the pool of water a bit lighter, showing the ripples outward where it dipped down for a drink.
Please create one senryu and one haiku to accompany this image prompt. Remember that traditional American haikus and senryus are three lines presented in a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern. The haiku describes nature or a season, and the senryu focuses on human nature and emotions.
Then, provide a link in the comments below or ping back to this post on your blog.
Here is a wrap-up of last week’s prompt. I appreciate each of you for sharing your thoughts!
Misky – 0404: Journal of SenHai
Eugenia – #SenHai Saturday – 4/4/26
Ron – Inescapability
Carolyn – SenHai Saturday #46
Nancy – SenHai Saturday #46
Sara – bottom of canyon
Nancy – Canyons
Carol Anne – Sen-hai Saturday #46
Ange – SenHai
musingsbydoddzilla – In the Valley
Goutam – Senhai #46
Punam
In solitude speaks
water its own dialect
murmuring gently
painting the canyon
in a multitude of hues
water’s canvas earth
Violet – Silt
Jules – …sights…
Sadje – Deep in the mountains
Lisa Smith Nelson
Feathered Messenger
poised on the lamp post
raven’s keen dark eyes stare down
harbinger of news
Silent Muse
the poet fails, sobs
words have left him, blank paper
laying on his desk
mock the once great man of verse
his muse no longer whispers
Benny
my house panther snores
a big boy once, now wasted
spends last days with me
Moon Music
sultry summer night
cicadas shrill serenade
nocturne in moonglow
~~~
Lisa lives in Southern Oregon, where she spends her time gardening, reading mysteries, playing with her dog, and writing poetry. She inherited her love of poetry from her parents, both published poets. You can find Lisa at theversesmith.blogspot.com This is Lisa’s first feature.
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Kansas Beauty
kansas state flower
they invite adoration
freedom in the wind
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