Inspired by What do you see #335
music, writing, crafts
the arts give us sanity
life, a to-do list
Keeping Busy
Author: Susi Bocks
Life is the daily privilege of new discoveries about who I am. I evolve into more roles as my life continues towards its inevitable end. Many admirable hats have been worn throughout my existence, and some have come to an end. I've been a daughter, a sister, a friend, a wife, a mother, an aunt, a sister-in-law, a daughter-in-law, a paid worker in the capitalistic system in our world, a business person, and a volunteer for many worthy causes over the years. The current role of writer, author, editor, and publisher is hopefully not the last step in my journey that began as a blank slate. I'm currently residing in the middle of the United States.
And Yet Again…
i’m rattled in this current space
my body spilling over with red rage
the crash proved fatal
you lurked in the shadows
another slip-up
another flicker of dishonesty
i was ravenous for connection
but found only deceit
this time, i feel no shame
we were already fragile like glass
your apologies and regurgitated guilt
ring hollow
SenHai Saturday #46
Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This image of a narrow canyon with a stream flowing through rocks features a variety of colors, including orange, tan, grey, brown, and black.
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 – 2803: Journal of SenHai
Carolyn – SenHai Saturday #45
Nancy – Senhai Saturday #45
Eugenia – #Senhai Saturday – 3/28/26
Diana – Camouflage Wins
Sara – huddled zebra
musingsbydoddzilla – Still standing
Ange – SenHai
Punam
as zebras nuzzle
eyes boggle, stripes befuddle
photo-op moment
fear thickens air
group huddle is a safeguard
enemy lurks near
Goutam – #Senhai 45
Sadje – Stronger together
Violet – Patterns
Carol Anne – Sen-hai Saturday #45
Nancy – Savanna
Indira – SenHai Saturday #45
Kathi Crawford
A Muffled Sky
Braided tree shadows
weave the muffled stratosphere
Dusk inching to dark
A Writer’s Creed
Embodied writing
Asks for contemplation;
We await sun’s rise
Rising
Daybreak’s thrilling show
How she is ever changing
Relish the soft sun
Just Like an Hourglass
Sensation of soil
fts between fingers and toes—
Life’s richness rises
Pause
The crack of thunder
Before the rain starts to drum
Suspended in time
An Opening
Shades of azure sky
Brushed on a stretched canvas
Window to the soul
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Kathi Crawford is a writer based in Houston, TX. Her writing has been featured in a variety of literary journals. Her chapbook, consider the light, is available from Finishing Line Press. You can connect with her on Instagram or LinkedIn @kathicrawford and subscribe to her blog at https://kathicrawford.com/. This is Kathi’s first feature.
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New Reality
face reality
best is yet to come your way
it’ll be wonderful
I Want…
to watch you with eyes
that know who you are
feel your insides
know your thoughts
anticipate what happens next
your body to respond
to my tender and adoring gaze
my heartbeat straining
beating out of control
screaming for release
to touch you with hands
familiar with fire
free to explore
all the soft places
aching for connection
my body enmeshed
with the feral excitement
the pent-up emotions
giving voice to them
screaming for release
… i want ecstasy
In Tune
Redux
nature
my safe haven
true connection to you
feeling this ease and acceptance
let’s sway
How Far We’ve Come
Inspired by What do you see #334
eyes have always
searched new horizons
blood, sweat, and tears shed
hard labor and determination
won us exciting discoveries
now at our fingertips
answers and explorations
are child’s play
Therapeutic Escape
It rumbles in my head as I walk guiltily like the filthy creature I feel I am, nothing but a lowly criminal. I feel lower than the dirt I walk on after the visit with the shrink. My mind is a dark place right now; shockingly, she dares to enter the space where I know my aberrant thinking gets me in trouble. What lives, no, exists in this space is a deep black hole on occasion. I welcome lighter thoughts, but my innards drag me down at the moment. Sometimes it really hurts to roam the world as a writer.
SenHai Saturday #45
Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! It shows a herd of zebras standing together in a grassy, but also rocky, field. In the distance, you can see a fuzzy dark brown animal.
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!
Petru – for Senhai Saturday
Misky – 2103: Journal of SenHai
Ange – SenHai
Punam
A monster rises
yawing as the blizzard blows
my only way home
rising from the fog
drunken ramshackle bridge sways
trying to stand tall
Eugenia – #SenHai Saturday – 3/21/26
Carolyn – SenHai Saturday #44
Diana – Fragile Curtains
Nancy – SenHai Saturday #44 and a Bit More
Indira – SenHai Saturday #44
Carol Anne – Sen-hai Saturday #44
Goutam – Senhai #44
Violet – Ghosts
Sadje – Fog swallowed the past
I Write Her 