Dare to hope today. Forget twisted words of doubt. Remember the Cross! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge, August 12, 2019: Twisted and Cross.
Dare to Hope: RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge
Always Moving Forward
Looking at the sky. Clouds moving slowly away. Let me hitch a ride! Written for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie: clouds.
Hate Destroys the Hater
How can one have antipathy For people they don't know? I cannot see. How can the color of one's skin Arouse such deep feelings within? How do we change it? Written for Sammiscribbles prompt for August 3: write poetry or prose on antipathy in exactly 30 words.
Stand Up for Others: RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge
Take pride in helping. Fight for the rights of others. Look beyond yourself. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Pride and Fight.
Summer Love in Red and Green: Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
Red hunk of sweetness. Caterwaul echoes of joy. Mouths covered with juice. Written for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie: Summer love. Also July Writing Prompt from Putting My Feet in the Dirt: caterwaul echoes. I loved the few times we could afford watermelon. We ate it right to the core, trying not to... Continue Reading →
The Enigma of Sun Bathing
Written for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille, June 26, 2019: sun bathing. As a black person, I have always wondered about the efficacy of becoming brown in such a painful way, especially when I see people who look like lobsters afterwards. Basking in the sun. Skin turning brown painfully. Why, is my question?
Love as a Superpower: RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge
Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: strange and super. It is a strange thing. A superpower of moms. Love never-ending.
The Necessity of Being Outdoors: Photo Challenge #268
Sitting down, with the grass as my cushion, Enjoying the beauty of the many flowers. Winter's gone, and summer has found its way, And I am gladdened because of summer's power. Summer pulls us out of our self-hibernation, Drawing us with its richness of smells. Barbecue and honeysuckle and just-cut grass Tend to cast among... Continue Reading →
The Sweetness of Summer: Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
People are outside! Openly laughing, loving! Joy is in the air! Written for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie: the Summer Solstice.
Present the Real You: RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge
I favor true selves. Who you are is good enough. Detest falsity. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: detest and favor.
Help from Heaven 