Branches
of a
white oak
reach skyward
like fingers
shown
where leaves have fallen
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Four Month Anniversary of The Stafford Challenge
I have written every day since January 17, 2025, for The Stafford Challenge.
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HAIKU 0252
leather lashed feathers
evening drums pound— coyotes sing—
long shadows dancing
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SENRYU 0234
selfless soulful gift—
additional peacefulness—
tearful smiling eyes
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SENRYU 0233
we were near the end—
blossoms graced her fiery hair—
ghostly love lingers
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SENRYU 0232
threading through darkness—
life's brilliant embroidery—
kindness above brand
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SENRYU 0231
sails awakening
dust bowl windmill memories—
hourglass emptying
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SENRYU 0230
green conversion van
peace signs to solar panels
Keys to Denali
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SENRYU 0229
New Forgiveness
lingering regret—
free ghosts haunting sleepless nights—
forgiveness awaits
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100 Day Anniversary of The Stafford Challenge
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SENRYU 0228
waves caress our toes—
fresh breeze moves her hair— I'm wrapped
ever within her
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SENRYU 0227
literary bloom
sowing bountiful seedlings—
newsletter heyday
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HAIKU 0251
wide eyed calf struggled—
daunting river bank crumbled—
clambering hooves climbed
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SENRYU 0226
calloused fingers tire
of window shopping website—
sweeping closed storefront
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HAIKU 0250
sunlit rain falling—
bathing new leaves with rainbows—
shimmering brilliance
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SENRYU 0225
near the radio—
writing our song "we return"—
breathe (2 AM) plays
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HAIKU 0249
birdsong serenade—
bird book fluttering in grass
gracing picnic plan
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Seven Month WordPress Writing Anniversary
I am on a 210 day writing streak on WordPress as of 20250422
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SENRYU 0224
spring sky— tell me of
soaring joy— depths of terror—
father's gift of flight
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SENRYU 0223
promotion withheld—
our greatness is deserving—
undiminishing
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SENRYU 0222
L.A. woman— in
the hyacinth house— was a
rider on the storm
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SENRYU 0221
Beyond Day
long shadows dancing—
the day— the place we were found—
lingering beyond
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Six Month Anniversary Twitter #vss365
I have written a haiku/senryu every day for the Twitter #vss365 #prompt since 20241020
Thank you for reading my poetry. I appreciate you all.
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HAIKU 0248
wet— wild— wide eyed colt
quick to take a wobbly stand
born to briskly run
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SENRYU 0220
have Americans
become the cost of goods sold—
transactional rule
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SENRYU 0218
I— drawn to your fire—
ignited by your whispers—
am razed to the ground
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SENRYU 0217
retracing your steps—
product of perseverance—
forgiving yourself
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SENRYU 0216
beach life memories—
rising seas swallowing lives—
crumbling castles fall
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SENRYU 0215
fear of the other
leaves social segmentation—
we are all people
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Three Month Anniversary of The Stafford Challenge
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