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Tanka: Christmas

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  hearts gleaming with joy mind rejoicing vacations cakes, gifts and goodies Aha, Christmas time is here I hope Santa heard my prayers!   Linked to Weekly Tanka Challenge #76 hosted by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter where keeping in view the spirit of Christmas, she has asked us to use prompt words “Christmas” and “Joy” in … Read more

Haiku: Winter

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  early winter breeze aroma of snow and chill heart chimes to cold rhythms   The post follow the prompts given by Colleen for her Weekly Tanka Challenge# 62. She has challenged us to use synonyms of “bells” and “past”. I have used “chimes” and “early.”

Tanka: Night Sky

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  stars gift sight to eyes night breeze gracefully dances tickles mind and ears to rhythm of ocean waves moon guards as knight of night sky   The post follows the prompt words “Eyes” and “Ears” shared by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Tanka Challenge#74  and to Haiku Horizons for the prompt word “ocean” for … Read more

Tanka: Fear

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  Ensnared in our fears spurning opportunities we ridicule life let us revisit ourselves to unleash blatant power   Linked to dVerse Tuesday Poetics where Lillian wants us to use the word “visit” in our poem. Also linked to Colleen’s Weekly Tanka challenge # 61 where we must use synonyms of words “stark” and “trap” … Read more

Quadrille: I Stand Liberated

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  An array of thoughts flooded my mind when I cared to ascertain the purpose of my life I crunched some beliefs I munched some feelings focusing on my dreams envisioning my future I dusted off the qualms that rusted my mind I stand liberated!   De hosted Quadrille Monday at dVerse this week. He … Read more

Live for Today

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 Today is the first day of the last month of the year. It’s time to do some assessment 🙂 Let’s assess where we stand on our plans. Let’s assess where we stand our resolutions and commitments. But while doing so, let’s not be a critic of our actions. Let’s not forget to count our blessings … Read more

Haibun: The Writing Therapy

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Toni is hosting Haibun Mondays at dVerse. She wants us to write about our plans for our writing in a haibun.   Writing is therapeutic for me. It pulls me out of the clutches of darkness where I wander inadvertently when I’m feeling dejected and miserable. Writing is a tool for introspection for me. It … Read more

Tanka: Challenge

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  Life is a challenge It is a sprint against time To achieve your dreams You may falter but have faith Each morning dawns rays of hope   The post follows the prompt words “morning” and “challenge” given by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Tanka Challenge #72.