haiku – Page 2 – Emotional Shadows

#Seasonal #Poetry

Published on August 22, 2023August 23, 2023 by balroop singh68 Comments

Image from wordcraftpoetry.com

irksome muggy heat
bristles for sudden showers
oppressive August

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dahlias toss their heads
scented breeze brings a message
we’re ready to go

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carpenter bees buzz
some survive on sunflowers
fireflies mate and die

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summer dresses match
colorful beach umbrellas
waves welcome surfers

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summer sounds snug here
ocean fog flaunts amity
eternal allure
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. Click on the link to read more and participate. Have fun!

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The Thunderbird – A legend

Published on June 14, 2023 by balroop singh58 Comments

This week’s poetry challenge is extremely interesting. Though it is a photo prompt but I must confess that I didn’t know anything about this picture. Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to learn more while writing poetry.

Image by Terri Webster Schrandt, from secondwindleisure.com

The challenge is to write a syllabic poem using the photo for inspiration. “Delve deeper into the mythology behind the image,” says Colleen.

I chose to write a string of haiku.

a cultural pride
engraved on my mystic wings
an ancient grandeur

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stories of clans ooze
out of my cedar carvings
blessed by natives

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my wings hold power
producing thunderous sound
remnants of chagrin

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I sound like thunder
when my powerful wings flap
lightning eyes shoot ire

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fearsome to behold
I ward off evil spirits
but I seek heavens

Thank you poetry lovers!

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Bliss of #Solitude

Published on March 14, 2023 by balroop singh51 Comments

To walk
with open arms and gather the gold.

To recline
on the green grass and dream.

To fly
on the silvery clouds to touch the horizon.

To soak
in the glory of raw rain drops.

To sing
with the wondrous wind that frees my spirit.

To bounce
with the delicate daffodils.

To bathe
in the moonlight of love.

To merge
in the ecstasy of twinkling stars.

To sleep
stress free and dream like a dilettante.

That is the bliss of solitude.

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Bounce with the glory
of delicate daffodils
tender sprouts beckon
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration. This week’s challenge is synonyms only – Spring & Green

Spring: bounce

Green: tender/raw

Thank you.

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Colleen’s Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt

Published on July 20, 2021 by balroop singh44 Comments

childhood charms beckon
treasures that still hold dreams
dare I discard them?

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remember the stars?
inspiration to ride on
colors of our choice

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all were so precious
I chose the golden necklace
that speaks of our love

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you keep all the stars
I cherish the bonding gold
pervasive pleasure

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the beads transport me
to the golden eon we shared
of sheer delight

Thanks to Colleen M. Chesebro for this challenge, which explores Ekphrastic writing inspired by visual art (photographs). Annette Rochelle Aben has provided the photo for this month’s challenge.

Thank you.

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