even though they fight
petals fall upon the ground
springtime fades to dust
Fallen Blossoms, A Haiku
Category: Haiku
I adore the simplicity, as well as the challenge of Haiku. The constraints focus my mind, seeking out the essence of the moment, feeling, notion, distilling it to brilliant singularity.
Weariness, a meditation
step by step
I move through
weariness
Sunny Spring Sky
underneath the clouds
moments of sunlight pulled down
the delights of spring
Petals are Falling
amidst the birdsong
and the days getting warmer
petals are falling
Today’s Haiku: FOWC with Fandango — Capricious
Blogger Fandango created his own version of the WordPress Word of the Day Challenge once WordPress stopped updating their page. I appreciate deeply that he launched his own version. This creative exercise helps me grow.
Today’s word is “capricious“.
the capricious sun
with such brutal cruelty
and life-giving love
Lucid: A Haiku
Here’s my contribution to today’s FOWC (Fandango’s One-Word Challenge): lucid. In keeping with my current blogging focus of haiku, here you go:
as dawn’s light rises
my dreams brilliantly lucid
fading as I wake
Coffee Shop Vibes
within coffee shops
respites from the coldest rain
such sanctuary
I took this photo at Everett’s Narrative Coffee. The ambiance delights me. With its brick walls, I return to many cold, wet days from when I lived downtown Seattle. Books, pastries, coffee; the elements of classic elegance.
Just a little editing in Photoshop to capture the mood. A little blur for a vignette, a bit of color balancing, et viola!
A spring rose
the motion of spring
turning sunlight into life
this moment embraced
Spring Irises
these spring irises
the other side of the fence
caressed by the rain
Ferns in the Forest
branches filtering sunlight
springtime’s gentleness