When the clock strikes twelve We’ll kiss another farewell Promise to do well Giving optimism a chance Before emptying the glass
Monthly Archives: December 2017
2017-12-31 #Senryu
True motivation Is found in life-threatening Situations, word
Smoked Shrimp 🦐 🍤
We’re all just shrimps Swimming from the abyss Getting tossed into mix After heads & tails are pinched Then discarded & ditched Rush through life too quick Find your fingers sorely pricked It’s a risk worth a few sticks Eating rich with a flavor kick Infusing your favorite dish Simmer until you know it’s doneContinue reading “Smoked Shrimp 🦐 🍤”
Overused ~ #Haiku
Complacency found Tucked between three scribbled lines That should count, not rhyme
🎁 Gifts exchanged
Come sit with me awhile Share that warm, radiant smile Let’s exchange our best gifts On the times we’ve spent The stockings are overflowing With luxuries of knowing Stuffed full with the memories Of which you’ve given plenty The present’s perfectly wrapped With a bow, as matter of fact Holding our surprises together To cherishContinue reading “🎁 Gifts exchanged”
Festive Chin Chin
Irresistible Semi-sweet, fried crunchy treats A taste of Christmas Served with a cuppa something Beside family and friends
Might say…. #Haiku #cooking
Best soak them there greens In ah salted sink, rid em’ Of dirt and disease
Fluffy butt 🐾🐾 ~ #Tanka #Doodle
Inquisitively Always getting in to stuff Acting like a pup Slowly earning masters trust Tolerating, fluffy butt
Mission complete ~ #Tanka
I parked it at Saks Fifth Avenue, and dashed through As a mad woman On a critical mission In shopping competition
2 for 1 ~ #Cinquain #Poem
Drizzle Chocolaty Toppings until it cloaks Those croaking, four-legged toads up For sale Wow what do you know, two weeks in a row…I’m on a roll to where nobody knows. Thanks for stopping in, and if you want to join in the fun check out the details here: Colleen Chesebro’s weekly prompt!
Warrior ~ #Haiku
Slow and controlled moves Relax your mind and breathe through The pain, let it burn RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #180 Slow&Burn at: https://ronovanwrites.com/2017/12/18/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-180-slowburn/
What’s cooking ~ #Haiku
Broiled tilapia With Thai coconut curry Sauce hitting the spot
Seasonally adjusted ~ #poem
The biting, crisp reminders Send shivers up my spine From that moment in time – A late December morning When the semi-cool breeze Had enough of record heat Gusting thru the Inland basin Pushing summer to an end Where we all could fall in love With winter once again Plan to ring the New YearContinue reading “Seasonally adjusted ~ #poem”
2017 THE NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD ‘OUR HIGHEST HONOR’ GIVEN FOR EVERYTHING
Thank you! I was pleasantly surprised and delighted by these recognitions!
Indiscriminately ~ #Tanka #Poem
Sultry wind danced To melodic fluttering With all of the leaves Every shape, size and color Tangoed together at once Oh yes, a prompt with an extra twist – sponsored by Colleen Chesebro at: https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/12/12/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-62-bells-past/
Classic Seasons Greetings ~ #Tanka #wordprompt
Drapes of winter snow Layered upon the horizon A picturesque warmth Radiates next to firey hearth Sun is shining, weather’s sweet -In response to word prompts over at: https://ramblingsofawriter2016.com/2017/12/13/weekly-tanka-prompt-challenge-week-75-shining-wintker/
Humidity ~ #Haiku #prompt
Temperatures flare Atop torrid emotions Letting off some steam I’m response to Ronovan prompt #179
Sunday Regime
Wrapped in comfy throw French vanilla streams Scenting my coffee steam A Sunday morning dream Wait, I’m not ready to go Breaths away from reality Caffeine woke me long ago Yet I pretend not to know Steeping in its blissful glow In the daydream of my esteem
So-So-Cal ~ #Tanka
The high pressure winds Continue, now seven days Of red flag warnings Wild fires and allergies We fight morning, noon and night
Trinity ~ #Haiku #cooking
The right trinity Serves as the flavorful base For my salmon cakes
The Meaning of Life ~ revisiting the beginning
Unto this world a new child is born… Into a culture stricken with madness That is strained by infinite sadness The baby cries out loud when it is torn From its mother’s womb of blackness Out of its protection and comfort The child shrieks at the sudden rejection Life-line severed, a vital connection Removed, theContinue reading “The Meaning of Life ~ revisiting the beginning”
Tool, groove
Do you use Touch ID Fail to look at the people In volatile city streets Who have the courtesy To greet another human being When was the last time You asked yourself Or somebody else for that matter A mad-hatter fact of anticipation For the automatic response Cause you could care not Do you useContinue reading “Tool, groove”