If you do not see your name below and you did write a Haiku for the challenge, please leave a comment and I will add you to the Review. I may have missed the link in the comments section of the Challenge. I did visit the sites of those who participated last week but may have missed a post. Thank you for your participation.
If you see Roundup in the Title, that means I just couldn’t do comments this week for everyone due to health issues. Review means comments.
Week #53 Haiku Challenge Review of the Words Guide & Mad.
Be aware all links and images if clicked will open in a new window. Links are in blue and usually underlined. I believe they look cleaner and nicer this way rather than having a URL showing on the page.
New This Week
Elusive Trope of Musings of a Photogenic Memory: Gotta like that title. “I use what I call my “stage name” Elusive Trope in many of my presences on the web. In the past I have hid behind my stage name as a way to keep secret my real identity. I did, in part, because the non-profit for which I worked was apolitical and what I blogged and commented upon was usually political in nature. I slowly started to come out of the virtual closet and now I am just going to come entirely out of the closet.”~From the About Page of the Elusive Trope. Bet you want to know the real identity, right? Well go find out. Muhahahahaha. The Haiku: Tribulation. I think the Elusive one and I have some things in common. Check out the About page. Even though we don’t share all the same things we end up with some same results. @ElusiveTrope
Shailzaa of Fewunsaidwords: No About Information but this is an awesome Gravatar photo! I’m getting dizzy just looking at it.
This is her first ever Haiku!!!! So go check it out. Trailblazers. That’s the name I gave the Haiku.
First to Enter this Week:
Annette Rochelle Aben: Through the Hole. First, she’s a published author, and you can visit her Amazon Author page here. One of those books has included as one of the 25 Global Voices of Social Media. She has numerous shows through The Magic Happens radio network, there is The Magic Happens Radio, then Tell Me A Story which is a weekly program. That link will take you to my interview with her. Then she has a daily show as well, Perspectivepower. And remember her being a writer for the online magazine The Magic Happens-Humanity Thriving Out Loud. Check out her inclusion in the new just realeased anthology; Indies Unlimited’s 2014 Flash Fiction Anthology here. @YouAreTheExpert
Florence of Meanings and Musings: Waiting for Love. Two Haiku. Florence is also a member of the Lit World Interviews Team. Read her posts here. @FTThum
TJ Paris of La vie est trop courte pour boire du mauvais vin: Bathed in light. And Tiny things of exquisite beauty. Oooooo read about this traitorous man. France loves him no more. But a cool story of his life. @Roccoco_a_GoGo
Angie Lin of Muddied Thoughts: Gently Escape.
Eloise of Thoughts by Mell0-Elo: Broken Sanity’s Fortune. Eloise is also one of our Authors. You visit Amazon.com here or Amazon UK here to check out her offerings for both children and adults. @mello_elo
Judy of Edwina’s Episodes: Awaiting a Harvest. @Edwinasepisodes
ladyleemanilla: Escapade Bound. @ladyleemanila
Mira of They, You And Me and To Wear a Rainbow blogs: My Guide And Into Your Heart. A nice one. I like it. @BediMona
Meredith of Meredith’s Musings: Crazy and Mad. @meredithlbl
Martha of Meredith’s Musings: Wake Up! and Patience. @meredithlbl
Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: This Mad World.
R. Todd of R. Todd Writes: Nightmares. @psibrone
Melissa Barker-Simpson of Melissa Barker-Simpson (Author): Let go of Anger. Melissa is an author of numerous books so make sure to visit her Author Page on Amazon here.
Ritu of But I Smile Anyway…: You Drive Me Crazy. @PhantomGiggler
Olga of Stuff and what if…: A Spark in the Dark.
OnTheLand: Free Market Guide. @ontheland1
Sandra of Wild Daffodil: Black. Um, a bit of confusion apparently, but visit to see what she did anyway. 🙂 Combined with the photo challenge hosted on Blue Daisyz. She also has an Etsy Shop here.
Al of Al the Author: Five Ways to Madness. @AlistairLane
Jennifer of The Secret Keeper: Cat & Mad Hat and Inside Out. Great images to go with the Haiku. @occultguardian
Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Whirlwind of Love. Visit Michelle Lunato Photography as well. @MichelleLunato
Clarence Holm of PrairieChat: Mad Max. And a second one inspired by a photo he took this week, Futility.
Shida Tahirah of 876LoveR: The LoveR has arrived. Blinded. @RealRebel_R
Suzanne Miller of Art and Life: The Seeker.
Johnoii of johnorzehowski: Pluto.
Becky G of Becky G? Oh, That’s Me!: Lies of Liberty Confuse Me.
Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: Ring, Ring, Don’t Call Me and Magic Mushrooms Heist. @Marjorie_Mallon
AC Elliott of File Cabinet Ramblings: Missing Rails. @Elliott_ac
Claudette of to search and to find happiness in every day: Rails.
Dr. KO of KO Rural Mad As Hell Blog: Guide to determining if you are constantly being mauled by bears.
Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: Blind. @greg_wolford
Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Journey. Sue is one of our resident authors with a LOT of books on Amazon. Click here to check them out. @SCVincent But Check out her NEW BOOK. Available in Paperback and for Kindle.
Sarah Brentyn of Lemon Shark Reef: Madness. @SarahBrentyn
Vashti Quiroz-Vega of The Writer Next Door: Mind Mapping (Madness). Get Vashti’s current book, The Basement on Amazon by clicking here. @VashtiQV
Skybright1 of from heart to head: Question.
Serins of Serins Sphere: Friendship. @SerinsSphere
Swatiu of imgrowing: Channel to Bliss.
Colleen of Silver Threading: Shattered. @ColleenChesebro Also remember to drop by the LWI site and read Colleen’s Book Reviews and Interviews with Indie Authors. She is excellent. Click here to see everything she’s written.
Sky Vani of Stain: Mishmash. @stainmrlja
Juliet of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: The Thief Within. @BWseekingBL
E. Rawls of E. Rawls: Author creating stories and art: Madnes Hatter/To Guide You. (No, that is not a typo for Madnes, go find out why.) Remember another author in the house. I think the best would be to her book page on her weebly site, http://erawls.weebly.com/ @VChronicles_
Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: Fear.
Jane Dougherty of Jane Dougherty Writes: The Mad Fools. She is a published author after all. And I have interviewed her and reviewed one of her books. Visit her Amazon Author page for her books by clicking here. You can read my interview with her and her co-author here which has a link to my review. @MJDougherty33
Wendy Anne Darling of Silver Lightning: Protected. Remember Wendy is one of our Authors. Get Silver Lightning Volume One at Amazon by clicking here. And for you authors needing someone to do Audio Books, she has several out now. See the titles here. @AuthorWDarling
jazzytower of Thoughts and Entanglements: Yearnings. @jazzytower
My Haiku: Guide those tongues wisely.
Special Ronovan’s Choice for Creativity and Best Mis-Read of All Time
Vashti Quiroz-Vega of The Writer Next Door: Mind Mapping (Madness). Get Vashti’s current book, The Basement on Amazon by clicking here. @VashtiQV
Shida Tahirah of 876LoveR: The LoveR has arrived. Blinded. @RealRebel_R
Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: Ring, Ring, Don’t Call Me and Magic Mushrooms Heist. I worry about her sometimes. @Marjorie_Mallon
And the Closing Haiku:
Lead me in your ways
To the land of peace of mind,
Madness will be found.
Much Love, Much Success, and Much Respect,
Ronovan
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Thank you for the recap.
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Feel better soon Ron! And thanks for the song link to my haiku! 🙂
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Thanks for the humour choice award! I worry about myself too, often, so you’re in good company! Hope you feel better soon Ron.
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Thoroughly enjoy the round-up! I poured a fresh cup of coffee and took my time to read, like, tweet and ENJOY the offerings of all the fellow ‘ku-ers” ❤
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I really like your title for my haiku, “A Spark in the Dark.” Why didn’t I think of that?” lol
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The Thief Within….I like it! 🙂
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A mighty fine collection! Thanks for the round-up 😀
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Ha, ha, ha! Thanks for my award and for rationalizing my haiku. 😀 xx You’re the best!
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I wrote this one for you, my friend: http://rachaelritchey.com/2015/07/13/stronger-a-haiku-poem/
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Feel better.
I don’t think I’m in the roundup. Then again I’m blind as a bat and can’t find my glasses 🙂
https://thoughtsandentanglements.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/life-2/
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Sorry about that, the ping back went to Annette’s Haiku. But the roundup is updated now. 🙂
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[…] If the ideas in these haiku are of interest, you might want to read about my source of inspiration, This Changes Everything, by Naomi Klein in my previous post, Free Market for Ronovan’s Haiku Challenge #53. To see how other bloggers responded to this Haiku challenge, follow the links listed in Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge Roundup #53. […]
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