Tanka
Tanka 3/22/2020
Season’s bitter wind
have laid-bare the pin oak’s limbs
-chattering squirrelsLast act of the winter’s time
clears the way for springs new leaves©2020 cj holm
Tanka 3/20/2020
Tarnished silverware
Found in my mother’s cupboard
-Smells of Thanksgiving
Memories of special days
Are saved in so many ways
©2020 cj holm
Missing
Clean kitchen table
with leftovers packed away
-Pictures on a phoneImages shared on Facebook
with those who could not be home-cj holm
Haiku/Senryu Challenge (12/02/19)
Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 282 Haze / Sand
Alone in the haze
The loon’s night-call floats in air
-Sand sticks to my toesLapping waves and jumping frogs
Bits of sound, lakeside rhythm-CJ Holm
Haiku/Senryu Challenge (12/02/19)
https://ronovanwrites.com/2019/12/02/weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-6/
Nightscape
Textured PickPik Forest Image Source Image
Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 278 Vapor / Howl
Grey twilight vapors
drift on twisted woodland trails
-Black howls at nightAnxious souls hunt for refuge
Pounding hearts seek night’s cover-CJ Holm
Haiku/Senryu Challenge (11/4/19)
https://ronovanwrites.com/2019/11/04/weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-2/
Journey
Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge 277 River / Path
Flatford Lock, A Path by a River, ca. 1810-1812. John Constable – Royal Academy of Art
A melodic path
twists and turns above the flow
-River’s brave descant
Journey’s harmonic partner
following life’s ancient course
-CJ Holm
Haiku/Senryu/Tanka Challenge (10/28/19)
https://ronovanwrites.com/2019/10/28/haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge/
