Diogenes,
fervent in creativities,
shuffling cards of normality,
bowled a touchdown on civility.

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#dictionary #wordoftheday
#fervent
#havenspark #poetry
#folkpoetry
#Diogenes #philosophy

Strange to ponder…
the sun will shine
long after I burn out.

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#wildwalkprompt
#sun
#nature
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

Fly flies flying flyer fly.

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#7syllablesentence
#fly
#havenspark

ten temptuous days
'til till time, 'til then I taunt
topsoil to turn o’er

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#dailyhaikuprompt
#till
#poetry #haiku
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

WILLIWAW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com WILLIWAW definition: a violent squall that blows in near-polar latitudes, as in the Strait of Magellan, Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands. See examples of williwaw used in a sentence.

Beware the williwaw
Polarized storms blow
Ships off course

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#dictionary
#wordoftheday
#williwaw
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
#republicans
#democrats
#extremism

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childhood pets are best
feeding dead bait under docks
(bless those who curse you)
my anemones

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#wildwalkprompt
#anemones
#nature
#havenspark
#folkpoetry
#pets

I roam in mind alone now.
𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧
(And really it's not so bad.)
𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧
((Nothing to pack, more to see.))

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#7syllablesentence
#roam
#havenspark
#pataphysics
#pataphors

Let the willows weep
Let the weary sleep
Let the wistful steep
Let the wondrous deep

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#dailyhaikuprompt
#willows
#poetry
#havenspark
#folkpoetry
#mentalhealth

LAPIDIFY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com LAPIDIFY definition: to turn into stone. See examples of lapidify used in a sentence.

Much too easily
lapidified, mind the gaze,
massage heart to warmth

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#dictionary
#wordoftheday
#lapidify
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
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Regal Magnolia,
look down to dandelion,
see her roaring spread

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#wildwalkprompt
#magnolia
#nature
#havenspark
#folkpoetry
#dandelion
#ichoosetheriptide

Living empty, fueled by grace.

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#7syllablesentence
#empty
#havenspark

Fly, dragon, fly!
Held moth to flame too long,
Fly, dragon, fly!

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#dailyhaikuprompt
#dragonfly
#poetry #haiku
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

HARANGUE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com HARANGUE definition: a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe. See examples of harangue used in a sentence.

The problem with haranguing,
it's tasteless as meranguing
a sour lemon pie.

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#dictionary
#wordoftheday
#harangue
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
www.dictionary.com/browse/haran...

Fixated on aftermath,
hikers paused on present path,
speculating: before blood bath.

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#wildwalkprompt
#aftermath
#nature
#havenspark
#folkpoetry
#ew

Ceasing to weep, we dry up.

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#7syllablesentence
#weep
#havenspark

“Stork up!”
Political birdery,
not fruitful multiplication.

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#dailyhaikuprompt
#stork
#poetry
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

PUCKISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com PUCKISH definition: mischievous; impish. See examples of puckish used in a sentence.

Puckish little fairy 🧚🏼‍♀️
fairly little ruckus

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#dictionary
#wordoftheday
#puckish
#havenspark
#folkpoetry
#expectations

www.dictionary.com/browse/puckish

Drought is bad, this I know.
But if it rains … I fear, I sniffle …
When sky bursts drains,
it is not piffle.
Rains, oh rains!
Rains mean weeds
will grow 😭

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#wildwalkprompt
#grow
#nature
#havenspark
#folkpoetry
#rain

Under so long, over it.

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#7syllablesentence
#over
#havenspark
#perspective

Goldilocksian
Not too soon nor wait too late
Pears demand just right

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#dailyhaikuprompt
#pear
#poetry
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

Do not resign the aged
to an antiquarian book.
Look for life, not dust!

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#dictionary
#wordoftheday
#antiquarian
#havenspark
#aging

Cherry in your drink?
No! I'm an old-fashioned kid,
Just one?! Make it six!

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#wildwalkprompt
#cherry
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

Limits ring our wild orbits.

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#7syllablesentence
#limit
#havenspark

Salty seas, bring your
treasures to the sands,
retreat that we may see

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#dailyhaikuprompt
#hightide
#poetry
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

EXPISCATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com EXPISCATE definition: to find out by thorough and detailed investigation; discover through scrupulous examination. See examples of expiscate used in a sentence.

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#dictionary
#wordoftheday
#expiscate
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

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Spring in my daily step
Dancing with butterflies
Wobbling with warblers
(doc calls it neuropathy 😉)

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#wildwalkprompt
#spring
#nature
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

Image courtesy of The National Gallery of Art
(jazzed up using IbisPaintX)

Fresh-eyes time for old unease.

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#7syllablesentence
#fresh
#havenspark

Strettttch the deliiiightfuuul day as lonnnnng as it willllll go.

Speed up the bad.

Is the sun a magic reset button?

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#dailyhaikuprompt
#longday
#poetry
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

The vainglorious forget:
It takes a village of nobodies
To raise their pulpit.

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#dictionary
#wordoftheday
#vainglorious
#havenspark
#folkpoetry

I don't feel bold nor grey,
Not bright, not faded away,
Vibrant? Muted? Nay.
Pastel, yes, I feel *that* way.

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#wildwalkprompt
#pastel
#nature
#havenspark
#folkpoetry