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
poem-a-day
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.
Waiting for the Flowers
winter’s end
watching for springtime
new tulips
Copyright © 2021-03-27, by Lizl Bennefeld.