Jantanleo has begun this chain with her haiku. You may reply with a haiku, a ‘maiku’ (‘my ku’…your own version of the haiku form, based on an understanding of the form)a tanka, or any short form that is 5 lines or less, but it should relate in some way to the post prior to yours, thus a chain is formed.
Jan’s Haiku follows:
October 15, 2017 jantanleo
Fog (Haiku)
a foggy morning
Sunday, oh, glorious day
morning glories know
To which Ptc replied:
Jantanleo,
The poet wakes to fog
Morning glory holds the sun
A circle of blue
Thanks for inspiration.
ptc
Please add your ‘ku or short form as a reply
Jan and Ptc, you’ve given us a great start for this new forum. Thank you!
morning glories
wood thrushes busy with song
celebrating day
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Wood thrush sing your lovely song
With flute-clear notes ascending
Pack your bags for warmer climes
Your time up here is ending
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I want to hit like but thus site does not love me and thwarts many of my attempts to celebrate others work….so…Jan and Sarah and ptc…well done.
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Ely,
I can’t ‘like’ on this site with Firefox, but I can with I. E.
Your ‘flute-clear notes’ makes a lovely sound in my head
and your mention of time set my wheels to turning.
Sarah
fall interlude
flute notes and falling leaves
hanging in the air
or
turning autumn leaves
the end of the book
draws near
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I love the thought of the book ending, the year as a diarist.
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turning autumn leaves
paint the hills with beauty
soon snow will blanket all
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Deb, I’ve been watching the weather and thinking about you. sure hope you don’t get
the brunt of the nor’easter.
a single snowflake
precipitates a new storm
March, make up your mind
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Sarah The Nor’Easter is here right now. I can barely see across the street Heavy wet snow…Everything is wrapped in white. Very beautiful but very dangerous!!
March is so fickle
spring like days fooling us all
Today heavy snow
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Deb,
When I clicked ‘like’ for this one, it was for your ‘ku and not for the weather.
I love the ku. It is snowing here too, but none is sticking at this point. It sure is coming down hard.
I know you get horrible storms there. Please be careful and stay inside if your possibly can.
Today heavy snow
a winter time warp settles in
with frigid intent
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Sarah We had 12 inches of snow Two towns away it was 14…
So thankful no trees came down and we have power.
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with frigid intent
March holds on too tightly
Is spring really here
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Is spring really here
daffodils popping up
buds near ready to burst
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I love both of those, Deb.
buds full to bursting
wait for one warm day of sun
early birds chant pleas
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Sarah love yours
the birds are singing
goldfinches sunny and bright
the males with their black caps
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black-capped males
with scarlet cloaks
a bullfinch parade
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Deb,
I love to see the goldfinches flash through the air.
They dart so quickly, like sunrays on wing.
There is a bird here that looks like them but is black capped
with a red body. I thought it was a bullfinch but I read that
bullfinches don’t live in North America, so I have no idea
what it is.
I love how these chains delight the eye, the ear and mind.
So glad you are here!
Sarah
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Thanks Sarah for your kind words
To be sure I will be writing and posting
You will have to tell me about setting up a blog
My mind is having trouble now trying to figure it out and how to post a poem
Miss the way the old board was..
Thanks for your prayers and kind thoughts all the Pubsters
Happy Blessed Easter
love Deb
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Hi one of the poetry challenges was last letters first A fun challenge
the birds are singing
goldfinches sunny and bright
the males with their black caps
Your next write would have the last letters of these three lines
be the first letters of each line i.e example
Grey mocking birds amaze me
They do mock and sing
Sound like a jay, sweet robin
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Every summer squall
great gray gulls descend
no spot is left unblemished
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Deb,
You do not have to set up a blog to post.
All you do is click on “My sites” at the top left of any page
then across from “blog posts” click on Add. After that
you post just like on the old site. Make sure you type the title
in the title box, and then put the cursor the text area, and either
type the poem in or copy and paste it. Give it a try…If you have
trouble, let me know and I’ll send some step by step directions.
Looking forward to Deb poems!!
Sarah
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no spot is left unblemished
the air, water the oceans
the ground we slowly destroy
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disrespect
singular disregard
Year after year erosion
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erosion of self
as mighty as the worlds
inhumanity
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foxglove
sips the falling rain
yarrow shuns it
(I’m still using your last letters first. : )
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E N T
excitement fills the air
newly fresh spring scents
take us to sunnier days
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rain splashes
sidewalk and lawn
Sunshine is sleeping
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snow storms approaching
emerging flowers watch out
gray skies threaten you
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Whoops! I goofed; my second line should have begun with “newly born” to keep the theme of last letters first. Sorry about that.
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Hi Michael,
So glad you are here..Have just found your response, and it reminds me that it was you
who introduced last letter first at the original Pub. Thank you!!
gold finch
thrush and robin
united in song
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Finally remembered to come back in here and see if anyone had replied.
Haloed rainbow’s arc
newly peeking through last drops
glorious rain gift
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