
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 […]
I love this beautiful Haiku.
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Thank you Michelle. I have to fix it tomorrow. It should say reach. 😕
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Good haiku. I like the part about leaves falling – interesting image.
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Thank you! ❤
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A very philosophical haiku…
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Thanks Olga. 😊
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[…] of Silver Threading: Survival. A nature Haiku that could also be interpreted as human and even as one for writers. I like […]
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This reminds me of a Tao saying, something like ‘leaf falling shows its front and back’ as a metaphor for the passage of a human life. Wish i could remember the exact quote. Lovely Haiku and congratulations on being Ronovan’s Choice!
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I love your Tao saying. Quite profound! Thank you! 💖
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Lovely haiku. 🙂
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Thank you! 💖
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You’re welcome!
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I wonder if the leaves are disappointments, failures or just false starts. Nice haiku.
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I thought of it as an opposite in that, we must have some bad to appreciate the good. When we excel, it is just not a simple road. There are potholes present too. Thank you for enjoying Meredith. ❤
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Hello Colleen! Beautiful haiku, very touching and inspiring. Loved it. ❤
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Vashti, thank you for your kind words. ❤
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Beautiful! And very relatable!
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Thank you. 💖
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