
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 that line dawn starts to cherry the sky Colleen, that’s wonderful. 🙂
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Thanks, Marje. I tried “pinks the sky,” first. I really liked my own imagery this week. LOL! ❤ 😀
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Oh Colleen. What a beautiful picture 🙂
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I played with the colors some to get the pink glow. 😀 Thanks so much. ❤
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It is so effective 🙂
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Thanks again. These are so fun aren’t they? I love these haiku! ❤
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Yes I love them too, in fact I may have become just a little addicted! 🙂
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I love haiku and always have. I am right there with you… addicted! 😀
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Wonderful combination of visual and haiku. Love the wording “to cherry the sky.” Very creative!
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Thanks, Olga. I really like the way this one turned out. ❤
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Beautiful and I could feel the heat. Happy weekend!
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Thanks, Olga. Happy Friday to you. It is surely a hot one today! About 89 degrees F. YUCK! ❤
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A cherry sky! I love it. I’m sure that you won’t miss the humidity when you move, but you may miss the beautiful sky and shore.
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We haven’t been to the beach since May because we can’t cross the bridge! Too many tourists! In October, we will have to sneak over and take another look. I doctored that photo myself with picmonkey. Our sunsets are nice here. Sunrises, not so much. 😉
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Pic is simply beautiful. Are those stars in the dawn sky ?
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I doctored this photo with Picmonkey by adding the stars and pink color. The photo is mine from my morning walk. I love the horsehair caught in the wire fence. 😄💗 Thanks for your enjoyment. 💗
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You are artist too then 🙂
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It is fun to play with the photos and words. 😉💗
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You are good at both 🙂
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Love the image and the haiku!
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Thanks, Ali. I love this word-play! 💗😄
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I love this! So visual! I especially like how you used cherry as a verb to describe the sky… And sultry is a perfect word to describe the Florida heat! Well done, my friend!
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Thanks , Lia. This came to me in a flash! I don’t question… I just write these flashes down! 💗💗💗
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It was a fabulous flash!!:))
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I love those spectacular flashes of brilliance. They only happen occasionally! 😄💗
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Amazing photo of the stars. Nice haiku. 🙂
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Thanks, Viva. 💗
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[…] Day Break | Silver Threading. She used the word cherry in a most unique way. Awesome! You know, as Colleen makes a location […]
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Superb sultry-ness and as already stated by others, reiterating how fantastic ‘cherry the sky’ is! Enjoyed this 🙂
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Thank you so much! Wow, you made my day! 💗
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Well done, Colleen. How true that last line is, and the reason I am happy to live where I do.
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I know, Michelle. I am working on that angle! 💗
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Reblogged this on theowlladyblog.
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Thanks so much for sharing. ❤
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