#Haiku Happenings #3: Jules’ latest solo #renga! Fur-get About It! layers, snow on ice; cotton, silk, downy feathers, wool, boots, hats and muffs Orphie and Mini both say that winter is here to stay Punxsutawney Phil’s got it all wrong; no early spring for Lancaster if you’ve any warmth to spare, please be kind and…

Originally posted on Roth Poetry: Grumpy old ground hog Winter sleep interrupted Still cold // spring will come No dark shadow to scare him Who would believe such a tale? **************** Frank Tassone asked us to write a Haikai poem for this ground hog’s day. Even though he did not see his shadow, it is…

Originally posted on kanzen sakura: For Mish’s prompt at dVerse. Today is Quadrille Monday. A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words using the word prompted for the day. The word today is “steep” or variants of the word. I have taken you all to my beloved Pine Barrens in New Jersey. The creek…

Originally posted on Night Owl Poetry – Dorinda Duclos: As I look around me, I see white rain, insistent upon clinging to my limbs. I did not invite it to perch here, nor would I even consider it. It causes my world to turn gray, and I rather prefer a bit of color. Yet, year…