
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 […]
Spiders and their webs are fascinating. Great haiku.
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Thanks, Michelle! This was one of those swamp spiders! ❤️
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I love this Colleen. The busy spider creating her masterpiece to kill! 🙂
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Oh, thanks Judy! ❤️
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A great spin… on the words!
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Ha, ha, Olga! How clever! 😄❤️
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I’m entranced by spiders and their web weaving. Love the photo and words.
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Thank you! This was a spider I found in a swamp when we lived in Florida. She was huge! 🕷
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As long as she’s in her web not in my collar, I’m happy. 🙂
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Ha, ha! I agree. They are fascinating but they still scare me! 🕷😕
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Lovely, Haiku, Colleen. I can see her spinning her magic 😉
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I love the illusion of webs and lace. It is perfect to set the mood with the swamp fairies. 😉 ❤ Thanks, Mel. You are just a sweetie. ❤
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Beautifully woven, Colleen. Spider webs fascinate me!
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Thanks, Noelle. Aren’t they interesting? 💖
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A fascinating haiku, I had the vision before I saw the image.
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Oh… I did it right then! Thanks, Denis!
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Beautiful, a very inspiring picture.
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This is the view on my walk with the dogs! 😊
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Colleen! Your photo of the spider is chilling! Yipes, she’s a big one and I love your choice of words “trap” and “ensnare”…And spider webs are indeed so rare and unique..
Great haiku, as always!
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Hi, Lia! I found that web on one of my walks in Florida. Scared me when I was how huge she was! LOL! ❤️
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Yipes! Good thing you didn’t walk into it !!!
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The swamp was filled with them! Oh, and snakes! They were security for the fairies. 😘❤️
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[…] Chesebro: The Lacemaker | SilverThreading. Look close at the image and you’ll see the subject of her Haiku. […]
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The haiku and picture are great. Love the imagery.
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Thanks, Vashti! You are such a loyal supporter! I love the spider and her being the weaver of tales… ❤
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Great character for a story. 😉 I appreciate you too. ❤
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