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May 17, 2016

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Honeysuckle Magic

Pink Honeysuckle blooming

sudden magic of
honeysuckle scent takes me
back to hide-and-seek

beside winding brook
glimmer of tadpoles
tiny almost-legs dangle

my inner child is
still ready to hide and seek
ready or not!

Notes: These three haiku are in answer to Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge: Magic and Glimmer. How could I resist writing something? Can you?

I was also inspired by Annette Rochelle Aben’s ballet poem to look into my own past for inspiration.

In writing haiku, I don’t follow a strict 5/7/5 syllable count. I view that more as a maximum rather than a goal. My goal is instead to record a moment of realization or wonder.

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Dogwood Dizzy

Dogwood blooms, near and far

dogwood fragrance
a cool spring breeze flutters trees
dogwood dizzy

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May 15, 2016

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Underfoot

thoughts like thorns
underfoot
step cautious
even flowers
have dreams Continue reading →

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May 14, 2016

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Under it All

What’s under it all?
What secret rivers flow
through
dark cave systems,
home to blind fish,
white like the moon,
the color of wishing?
Where lie the bones
of the very last dinosaur Continue reading →

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May 10, 2016

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Driftwood Phoenix

driftwood swam

Laid
bare,
barren,
broken down,
but pieces form art.
Driftwood rises above its end
forming a bird of legend with magical power,
spinning ashes to art, renewing the forlorn and forgotten, even transcending.

Notes: This is a Fibonacci Poem (0r “fib” for short). Each succeeding line is equal in syllable length to the total syllables in the preceding two lines, or: one, one, two, three, five, eight, thirteen, twenty-one, thirty-four, etc. I’ve written two other fibs, Star Fairy and Fairy Ball.

This poem will be my weekly Poetry Friday tiddly-wink of word play. Thanks Violet Nesdoly for hosting and posting that moving photo and poem about forest fires. My heart goes out to the people of Fort McMurray, Canada. And to the wildlife equally homeless. May everyone have a safe and magical weekend. Warmly, Brenda

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May 10, 2016

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The enchanted forest

Take a fairy tale journey Down Under with artist, writer and photographer Suzanne at Art and Life. Where is this enchanted forest? What do people leave for the fairies?

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May 8, 2016

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Cherry Blossoms

Thickly petaled cherry blooms

roses of springtime
wide ball skirts for fairies
who dance on clouds

Note: Happy Mother’s Day! I hope your day was full of warmth and love. 🙂

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May 5, 2016

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Dance in the Light

Music, magic, gorgeous photos, moving words, this post has it all and more. Antilandscaper is terrific!

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Stand in silence
Listen to the musical notes
As the first rays
Of the sun
Touch the sky
Unfolds a day
As the night’s dew
Descends to the ground

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Light dances
In color and shadow
With each moment
Until it fades
Beyond the horizon

Night skies
Star light
Light from beyond time
Beyond our imagination
All notes of a symphony

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Not to orchestrate
Just to listen

Negative Light Rays

Move softly
With all that is around
Of day or night
To dance in the light

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May 5, 2016

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Cultivar

Yellow tulips with pointy petals

Six-pointed stars
cup sunshine,
burning white at
their pointy tips. Continue reading →

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May 3, 2016

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Teachers Shine

tree with fairy lights

More numerous than
stars in the sky,
and burning just
as brightly,
our teachers help us
learn to shine,
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May 2, 2016

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Dandelions Delight

Two Dandelions

Calling all bees,
if you please,
come get yellow
to your knees. Continue reading →

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May 2, 2016

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Blissful blossom

Spring is magic on LavenderMoonGirl’s blog.

Lavender Moon: Artist, Poet and Lover of Nature

Blossom floats blissfully
Like gossamer,
Kissing our faces
With fairy breath.

On my walks now blossom is bountiful in wonderful rich cherry pinks to the most delicate whites. It is the translucent whites which I love to look up and see wonderful patterns and shadows and smell nature’s sweet spring breath. Magic!

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