Month: December 2019

  • 2019 Blogging Year in Review

    Another year in the books! While not as high as last year, 2019 views remain impressive–especially since this calendar year, Facebook did not allow automatic WP reblogs on my newsfeed. Additionally, visitors to the site increased over last year! The #Haikai Challenge remains popular, accounting for nearly all of the top posts by views! I’m…

  • Momentum Gathers

    #Haiku Happenings #9: Suzanne’s latest #haibun for my current #haikai challenge!

  • pg: 12.29 /Facing Facts? /five prompts

    Haiku Happenings #8: Jules’ latest #haibun for my current #haikai challenge! Facing Facts?(fiction haibun) his vision swimmingdeparture of sanityillness arriving her past rearing upthrough her soul, preventing arewarding future Who was gaslighting whom? Her broken heart, the broken dishes in the hotel sink… did the bottle they celebrated with hours ago – was it used…

  • time

    Originally posted on petrujviljoen: what use do I have of counted time – walking the seasons ? Linked to Frank J Tassone’s Haikai Challenge

  • “Fading year…” a #tanka (12/31/19)

    12/31/19: unprompted Fading year and still the drone of leaf-blowers a sudden birdcry on this last day of December #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NewYearsEve

  • #Haikai Challenge #119 (12/28/19): New Year (Shinnen) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    #Haiku Happenings #6: Tessa’s latest #senryu for my current #haikai challenge!

  • Haiku: New Year

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge Photo ©Tracy red leaves snap ice-crisp in the dark beneath the first green shoot

  • Letters From Valley Forge

    Originally posted on Roth Poetry: During the cold winter encampment at Valley Forge, Washington rallied the troops. A big Christmas surprise was about to take place. While the  British partied in Trenton, Washington loaded his men in boats and crossed the icy Delaware River in the dead of night for a surprise attack. The victory…