soft moonlight
midnight's gentle breeze
melted snow
Copyright © 2022-02-12, by Liz Bennefeld.
Image: “Ipomoea alba – לפופית לבנה” by Eran Finkle is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Anticipation
Personal
Winter Moon
moonlight and shadow
the breath of winter's wind holds
promises of spring
Copyright © 2022-02-11, by Liz Bennefeld.
Photo by Rajesh S Balouria on Pexels.com
Through February 8-10
topaz blue with silver ribbons clouds and sky Copyright © 2022-02-10, by Lizl Bennefeld. plump pillows and white blankets spread above a world of green the clouds in the heavens fragrant meadows of sweet grass Copyright © 2022-02-09, by Liz Bennefeld. plantain lilies friendships disappear dreams remain Copyright © 2022-02-09, by Lizl Bennefeld. wide awake hours till sunrise... then a nap Copyright © 2022-02-08, by Liz Bennefeld.
Haiku for 7 February
king's gambit learning classic chess moves step by step
[haiku.] Copyright © 2022-02-07, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Windchill night
window frost
fractured snowflakes fly
winter winds
Copyright © 2022-02-06, by Liz Bennefeld
Image: © 2011-02-08, by Lizl Bennefeld.
February Poem-a-Day 2-5
morning sun
frost on the window pane
yellows and blues
Copyright © 2022-02-02, by Liz Bennefeld.
autumn flax
seed pod and petals...
memories
fragrance from the garden
the fresh dew on the grass
[tanka.] Copyright © 2022/02/03, by Liz Bennefeld.
relaxation
on my left arm, a sleeping dog
breathing deeply
laptop keyboard on my screen
can't write poems for the snores
[tanka.] Copyright © 2022-02-03, by Liz Bennefeld.
five months between
too-short hair and "cannot see" —
new groomer...found world
[senryu.] Copyright © 2022-02-04, by Liz Bennefeld.
Note: Our dogs had to go without haircuts from sometime in August until yesterday.
Newer month in a new year
the blizzard winds but no snowstorm sundog halo
[haiku.] Copyright © 2o22-o2-o1, by Liz Bennefeld
National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo)
Image: Gopherboy6956, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sundogs in Fargo, North Dakota. Taken February 18th, 2009.
November 2 2021 – Poem a Day
the (r)age of fire
lightning torches thirsty trees
nowhere left to hide
[senryu.] Copyright © 2021.11.01 by Liz Bennefeld.
autumn’s reds and golds
dry leaves crumble underfoot
evening fades to night
[haiku.] Copyright © 2021.11.01 by Liz Bennefeld.
As I understand it, unlike haiku, senryu don’t have a cutting or seasonal word. The structure of senryu is usually three lines with 17 or fewer syllables (e.g. 5-7-5), like haiku. It addresses human issues/affairs rather than nature. (Emotions rather than the senses, maybe?) Also, a haiku length that is coming more into use is ~11 syllables (3-5-3), putting them more in sync with the content volume of a haiku written in Japanese.
November 1 2021 – Poem a Day
weeds overgrow the garden
the vegetables are picked
waiting for the snow to fall
winter's time to rest
Copyright © 2021-11-01, by Liz Bennefeld.
The dodoitsu is a Japanese poetic form: 7-7-7-5. Usually focuses on love or work, frequently with a comical twist.
Stray thoughts on Sunday morning
Double Isolation
Standing on the inside,
looking out—
at those on the outside,
looking inThrow open the windows,
unlock the doors
tear down the walls’til everyone can touch
and everyone can hear.
Copyright © 2021-05-02, by Liz Bennefeld.
Image by Angelika Graczyk from Pixabay