The neighbor’s lilacs are blooming outside our bedroom window. The bush almost reaches the second floor. Today, I honor the lilac with a Crapsey cinquain (2-4-6-8-2) for my Poem-a-Day practice and NaPoWritMo. April is almost finished…
An avid reader, Colleen M. Chesebro rekindled her love of writing poetry after years spent working in the accounting industry. These days, she loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction.
In addition to poetry books, Chesebro’s publishing career includes participation in various anthologies featuring short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. She’s an avid supporter of her writing community on Word Craft Poetry.com by organizing and sponsoring a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, where participants experiment with traditional and current forms of Japanese and American syllabic poetry.
Chesebro is an assistant editor of The Congress of the Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology & Gitty Up Press, a micro-press founded by Charli Mills and Carrot Ranch.
In January 2022, Colleen founded Unicorn Cats Publishing Services to assist poets and authors in creating eBooks and print books for publication. In addition, she creates affordable book covers for Kindle and print books.
Chesebro lives in the house of her dreams in mid-Michigan surrounded by the Great Lakes with her husband and two (unicorn) cats, Chloe & Sophie.
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9 thoughts on ““Lilacs at Dawn,” Crapsey #cinquain, #NaPoWritMo”
Love this, Colleen my lillacs are blooming for the short time and its a favorite scent to enjoy!
Love this, Colleen my lillacs are blooming for the short time and its a favorite scent to enjoy!
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I love them! It’s so nice to be back up north where they grow. ❤️
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Oh, lilacs–glorious!
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I love lilacs. And there are so many colors. ❤
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I love lilacs. I wonder if they would grow here! ❤️
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I’m not sure. There might be a more drought tollerant variety that can stand the heat?
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I need to research
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I too love lilacs. As do butterflies, I remember from my youth. (K)
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The scent of lilacs… the scent of memories. 😍🌸
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