Blog Update 8/6/2020: “Cantaloupe” #haiku
As my Sister of the Fey, Debby Gies said to me, “Oy Vey, what a week it’s been! I apologize for all the blog craziness. WordPress is working through the issues and my posts have migrated over from the business plan. I’m still missing my Pages and featured images. Anyway, we’ll muddle through and I’ll keep cleaning up my blog. It was time to update some things, anyway.
In the meantime, here is a haiku for the Poet’s Choice Challenge with a kigo which means “season word” in Japanese. Kigo are used to define the time of the year, and they are valuable in providing economy of expression. Since haiku are mostly nature related, the use of a kigo sets the theme for your poem.
leaves kissed by the sun
lazy, hazy summertime
sweet melons ripen
©2020 Colleen M. Chesebro
In Phoenix, and my part of the desert in northern Buckeye, we’ve had gruesome heat. For over 32 days in a row we’ve recorded temperatures at 110 degrees F. or higher, breaking most of the old records. My garden has suffered and I’ve lost several plants even though they’re connected to the drip system in my back garden. I’ll wait until this fall to replace them.
On a whim, I threw out some cantaloupe seeds a few months back. Surprise! They sprouted and grew. I hope we get a few nice melons out of the batch.
Enjoy the rest of the rest of your week. The cover reveal for my new book, Word Craft ~ Prose & Poetry: The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry is almost ready! Stay tuned.
So lovely and summery, Colleen. I love the summertime. 🙂
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Thanks, Diana. This heat has been brutal this year. I’m looking forward to the fall. LOL! ❤
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And we almost started a fire in the woodstove today. It’s been so cool here. Climate change…
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Oh, my… I’m so jealous! It’s been such a strange year. Wow. ❤
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It was very chilly for us this morning when we got up. Quite refreshing.
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Wow! It was a bit cooler here. Only 103! 🥵🤦🏼♀️
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Yikes!
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Right? But, our winters are not bad. Chilly in the morning and delightful in the afternoon. ❤
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🙂
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I loved Vermont weather, Liz. I’d move back there in a second if my family didn’t all live on the west coast. 🙂
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I can’t abide melon, but I loved your haiku!
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LOL! I love all melon varieties! And since sweets are out, I have to find alternatives. 😂❤️
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger for all Genres as well as craft books and commented:
A Haiku from Colleen to start!
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Thanks for the reblog, (yes, it’s back) Traci. ❤
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Good to hear, Colleen!
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I really do hope you get back to normal very soon it must be all very stressful. Keep cool and live the look of those Melons 💜
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The missing pages… yikes. I have to recreate everything. That is difficult. The featured images isn’t the end of the world. LOL! Some things you just have to roll with. Hugs to you, my Willow, Sis. ❤
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Hugs coming back to you Sis nothing is worth stressing about in the long run it all comes good 😂
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Exactly. Nothing I can do about it, anyway. Hope you’re feeling better. ❤
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Plodding along, I see the surgeon September 1st, I hope he will have news on my operation by then. The drain and bag are stressful it will of been in three months by September first.
It’s started coming apart now and I keep having to fix it . Hey ho! 💜💜💜
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Yikes! Keep your chin up! I know how stressful this can be. ❤
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Plus we are under a lot of stress due to Hubby being sole executer for his mother’s estate. 💜
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Oh, that’s right! Yikes, family can be brutal sometimes. Here’s to better times ahead, Willow. ❤
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I will drink to that Colleen, thank you 💜
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Cheers, Willow! ❤
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I hope the blog issues get better soon, Colleen, and the heat gets more bearable (it’s bad here as well and humid), but the melons look lovely.
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It was around 76 degrees F. this morning for my early walk (6:45 am). It felt so lovely! We’re not getting the monsoons like normal so our humidity levels are low. Only 106 F. today! Stay cool, Olga. I’m looking forward to trying these melons when they are ripe. ❤
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Those melons look good. The tropical storm brought us some relief from the heat, though it took down both trees and electricity. My outage was brief, thank goodness. (K)
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Oh, no! I saw some of my New Jersey friends suffered tree losses, as well. I heard this year they’ve predicted an active hurricane season. Oh, boy! Just what we need! Glad you’re safe, and no long lasting damage. ❤
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Thanks Colle. Expect the unexpected.
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Exactly! 😂❤️🌈
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Some of your comments are going to my span folder! I had to rescue them from there!
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It’s all part of this switchover from the business plan back to the premium plan. What a fiasco!
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110 degrees too hot for me! Your haiku sets the mood for a relaxing summer. Good luck with your blog issues. I feel certain it will all come together.
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Thanks, Franci. Slowly but surely it is coming together. I know what you mean about the heat. I’m a northern girl… 110 degrees F. is too hot for me! LOL! ❤
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Lovely summery haiku! Good luck with your cantaloupe. I only really enjoy the farm fresh ones we get in the summer.
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Oye, sister woes, lol. Glad you’re almost through with it, and yayyyyy can’t wait for the reveal and the read ❤ x
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I updated pages today. I’ve got no time to wait until W P decides to figure it’s out. 🥰
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No kidding. You and I don’t wait very well for anything lol ❤ I'm in 'delete' mode all afternoon lol xx
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Well, when the challenge poets need the pages for the challenges you just have to make it right!
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Glad that things on the WP front is improving Colleen and look forward to the cover reveal…enjoy those melons…♥♥
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Thanks so much, Sally! ❤
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In case you get them, DON’T PLANT SEEDS FROM CHINA!!!
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LOL! I’ve heard about that! How crazy!
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I truly miss growing my own melons. They were always a hit and spoiled us for what we would buy at the store! Fine job, Sis! ❤
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Great fun! It’s been a brutal hot summer. It’s about all that will grow. 😂🌵
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I love that you threw out the seeds and it grew. That would make me feel like a magician😊. The wonder of it all. Love it.
Pat
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Pure magic! ❤
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I love that you threw out the seeds and it grew. That would make me feel like a magician😊. The wonder of it all. Love it.
Pat
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I was shocked they grew! It’s so hot, that’s about all that’s survived in the garden. This is the hottest summer on record in Phoenix. It’s been brutal.
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