
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, everything about it. The picture and the haiku so magical 🙂
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Thanks, Judy. You made me smile. 💖
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Very lovely 🙂
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Thank you, Richard. 💖
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My pleasure 🙂
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Colleen, the fairy whisperer! Beautiful!
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Somehow the words just slipped out and made total sense to me! 💖
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Oh, it totally made sense to me too… at least because I knew who it wrote 😊
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LOL! Back to writing tomorrow. Our daughter visits for a few days while she works on a class she is taking in Denver. Monday is our tea party with your article! 😍🎉
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Awh, so lovely! You must be very happy to have her around for some time. And YAY… looking forward to our tea party 😊
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It’s a special one! 😉💝
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Thank you 💖💖💖
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Beautiful. The fairy whisperer!
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Thanks so much, Olga. It just fell into place. ❤️
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I love it! The haiku is sweet and makes me feel spritely. 😉 The image is great too.
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Thanks, Vashti. I decided that I have been chosen to share these “fairy” tales. A whisperer I be! LOL! ❤
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I immediately thought of you when I read ‘fairy whisperer’––who else? 😉
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❤ ❤ Thanks, Vashti.
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Your Fairy Whisperer saga is spell-casting.
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Thank you, Viva. ❤
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A lovely haiku, Colleen. I love how it all just fits into place. The text below is handy as I found it a little hard to read on the picture.
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I am so sorry Louise. I have had some real issues with WP. Had to change themes yet again!
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No problem at all, Colleen. Ouch.
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