NaPoWriMo Day 12: Home Sweet Home

The challenge of NaPoWriMo for today is to specifically write a haibun that takes in the natural landscape of the place you live. It may be the high sierra, dusty plains, lush rainforest, or a suburbia of tiny, identical houses – but wherever you live, here’s your chance to bring it to life through the … Read more

Octet- Charms of Nature

  Earth rejoices with nature’s resplendent show Serenity entices my body and soul   Sunset spatters the sky in enigmatic hues Moon greets the night with glorious views     Pitter-patter of raindrops instills melody in air Aroma of wet soil to be cherished as souvenir Exquisiteness of flora beyond compare How mesmerized I am … Read more

Rhythm of Life

  The susurration of leaves falling in Fall The pitter-patter of ambrosial raindrops The whispers and whistles of the evening breeze The swashing and swooshing of waves on the beach Do you hear the rhythm in symphony of nature?       The squawking of sea gulls The chirping of birds The fluttering of butterflies … Read more

Quadrille: The Bliss of Dawn

It is week 44 of Quadrille at dVerse and De is hosting the Quadrille today with prompt word “kick”. So, 44 weeks and 44 prompts for 44 worded Quadrille! I ‘ve written the quadrille using all the 44 words: kick, creak, hope, spice, free, bliss, dream, fear, flicker, pepper, dance, bubble, grin, lull, melt, shimmer, twist, skip, green, breeze, spill, rose, journey, jar, leaves, open, … Read more

Quadrille: Flicker

Grace is hosting Quadrille Monday this time at dVerse,  And it is the 6th anniversary of dVerse! Congratulations to all the hosts. Their efforts are truly appreciated. We’re on Week #36  and the prompt word is “flicker.” Paul suggested to deepen the challenge by including all the words prompted in 36 weeks. Past words in this series were pepper, dance, bubble, … Read more

Tanka: Nature’s Art

  whispering of wind pitter-patter of raindrops rustling of the leaves rhythm of the swaying trees melody of nature’s art       This post follows the prompt words “Music” and “Art”, given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge#41. I have used the word “melody” as a synonym of “music”    

Haiku Triplet: Rain

This post follows the prompt and rules set by my dear friend Sangbad of Thoughts of Words for the Fortnight Friday Fables, a writing challenge co-hosted by him with another friend Sheetal Bhardwaj of The Glitters of Life. The rules, as in the words of Sangbad, are as follows: This week I’ll like to have Haiku from … Read more