
day and night now, equal in length— a stasis between the light and the darkness, it’s time… focus on balance call upon self-control, good will— let peace and quietude return to comfort our souls © Colleen M. Chesebro

Mark from Naturalist Weekly offers an amazing weekly haiku challenge. This week’s haiku invitation is to write a haiku or senryu that references spring insects. spring cleaning chores sweeping winter out the door stink bugs really stink © Colleen M. Chesebro Every spring (it’s too cold here in Michigan for the stink bugs to come […]

For #TankaTuesday this week, our words to find synonyms for were: spring & green. I used tender for green, and the word budding for spring. buoyant tender shoots on a water lily pond reflections budding © Colleen M. Chesebro Judy Mastrangelo’s inspirational oracle cards, Dream Your Joy, inspired this haiku.

The Carrot Ranch March 13, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a place where children once played. It can be a field, a playground, or any place that attracted children to play. But now it is empty. Abandoned. Go where the prompt leads! Submit by March 18, 2022. […]

**dVERSE Announcement**REMINDER! Two chances to join OLN LIVE this month!Thursday, March 16, from 3 to 4 PM ESTAND Saturday, March 18, from 10 to 11 AM EST.You may still link one poem as usual for OLN (Open Link Night) even if you do not attend a live session. I’ve been attending the Saturday sessions and […]
Strange to think that she’s so alive to us. It goes to show the power of the written word.
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The words just fell out of me again too. 💖
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A intimately short biography in 5-7-5 format. Very nice! 😀
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Thank you! 💖
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For some reason I feel very close to Anne Frank. I visited the house in Amsterdam about 20 years ago and I felt the fear living in those walls. It was literally breathtaking in a horrible way.
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Brilliant! It sums it up perfectly. 🙂
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Loving the new theme, Colleen. I almost used this one last time I changed mine. It was on my shortlist.
Anne Frank is a legend. I visited the house in Amsterdam where she hid, a few years ago. It was an amazing experience.
You’ve written a great haiku in her honour.
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Thank you Hugh. Another one that poured out of me. How I would have loved seeing that. 💖
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Thank you Hugh. Another one that poured out of me.
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I love your new blog layout. Thank you for the motivation and inspiration to update my blog.
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Thank you so much. I have enjoyed redoing my blog home. Be brave. 💖
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I nominated you for versatile Blogger Award . You totally deserve it 🙂
If you are interesting in accepting it, you can visit my blog for details (akritimattu.wordpress.com )
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Lovely tribute, Colleen. She was one of my favorites. Van
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Thanks Van. I seem to feel her and the words just tumble out. 💖
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The tumble out…my favorite part of writing. Inspired defined as “to be within the spirit” of writing. Just the best, don’t you think??
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Oh yes. It is inspiring all on its own.
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It beautifully describes her short life.
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Thank you… 💖
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A wonderful tribute to a very brave woman, Colleen.
Love the new blog look and theme. Very classy. 🙂
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Thank you Dorne. You were my inspiration to try something with more color. ❤
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[…] of Silver Threading: Anne. More history this week. I suppose war does bring that out. This time there is something very […]
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Your few words tell her story. Well done. 🙂
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Thank you. She is a favorite of mine. ❤
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[…] am thrilled with the prompt for this week’s Writers Quote Wednesday Challenge hosted by the wonderful Ron and the lovely Colleen. Laughter is a large part of my blog so it is […]
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