First this week is Florence T of Meanings and Musings with Free Your Mind. @FTThum Remember to click through and support her post by clicking LIKE on the original.
Haiku
Spark the Imagination.
Inspire a child’s mind
To spark imagination,
Read a true classic.
Ronovan Hester is an author, with a debut historical adventure novel Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling due out in February 14, 2016. He shares his life on his blog RonovanWrites.WordPress.com. His love of writing, authors and community through his online world has led to a growing Weekly Haiku Challenge, Weekly Fiction Prompt Challenge, and the creation of a site dedicated to book reviews, interviews and author resources known as LitWorldInterviews.com.
Generation Inspiration.
Inexperienced
People find inspiration
From generations.
Inexperienced people find inspiration.
People find inspiration from generations.
Image coming soon, perhaps in another post. But not putting out something I am not happy with. 🙂
Ronovan Hester is an author, with a debut historical adventure novel Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling due out in February 14, 2016. He shares his life on his blog RonovanWrites.WordPress.com. His love of writing, authors and community through his online world has led to a growing Weekly Haiku Challenge, Weekly Fiction Prompt Challenge, and the creation of a site dedicated to book reviews, interviews and author resources known as LitWorldInterviews.com.
Dreaming Haiku Dreams by @Roccoco_a_GoGo
Make certain to click through and ‘like’ on our First Offender’s page in a show of support for his Haiku and beautiful Photography. And follow him on Twitter @Roccoco_a_GoGo.
These boats moored in Fishing Boat Harbour Fremantle looked delightful as we enjoyed our meal of fish and chips by the water.
I float through the years
Discovering new oceans
Of unfulfilled dreams
The prompts for the final Ronovan Writes haiku challenge for 2015 are New and Year
I would like to end this year of great challenges with a great big thank you to Ronovan for hosting this challenge which has been the source of so much creativity and wonderful conversations amongst the devotees of haiku.
Ronovan’s recommendations for writing haiku are quite specific and I like this especially as it adds to the mental challenge to adhere to the structure of 5 7 5 syllables and ideally 2 separate sentences formed from lines 1 and 2 combined and 2 and 3 combined.
Petrarch is known for his Petrarchan Sonnet form and I think we should know this particular…
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Haiku – Sing to the Day by @Roccoco_a_GoGo
FIRST OFFENDER!
TJ in with the most interesting sand spider ever. Remember to click through and like on his original post. @Roccoco_a_GoGo
This strange spider, little more than a centimetre across showed its spectacular abdomen as it clambered about on the sandstone rock-face.
Through the spider’s web
The wind whispers gentle songs
To the new born day
…O…
Version 2
Through the spider’s web
The wind strumming lullabies
To the new born day
Which do you prefer?
Ronovan Writes Monday Haiku Prompts for the week this week are Sing and Day
This is a photograph I took of a peculiar spider that was on a rock wall at a quarry where we performed a Christmas Concert on the weekend.
As most people know, Perth is rife with critters that crawl, bite and sting but I have never seen this particular spider before. Perhaps I have discovered a rare new species!!!
At first sight.
At first sight you were
Covered in feathers not fur.
This sounds peculiar,
But if you knew you’d concur.
My sarcastic wit
Seems to have been a big hit.
The feathers all fell
What a tale to tell.
Time continues on
But you are far from a crone.
Unless I suspect
Your wish might be to protect.
Here I stand fully erect.
Of all of you I respect.
~*~
Your charms are many
In morn, day, or at night,
Watch out or you’ll miss.
For my Weekly Haiku Challenge.
Ronovan Hester is an author, with a debut historical adventure novel Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling due out in December of 2015. He shares his life as an amnesiac and Chronic Pain sufferer through his blog RonovanWrites.WordPress.com. His love of writing, authors and community through his online world has led to a growing Weekly Haiku Challenge, Weekly Fiction Prompt Challenge, and the creation of a site dedicated to book reviews, interviews and author resources known as LitWorldInterviews.com.
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So Charming by @YouAreTheExpert
So Charming by Annette is the first this week. Make certain to click through and like on her site. @YouAreTheExpert
She leads a charmed life
As she seeks to find the good
It appears for her
©2015 Annette Rochelle Aben
So, I did NOT read the directions, simply scampered to my computer to use the words… I DID manage to create another haiku (below) which I hope fills the bill!
His charms did entice
She saw what was possible
Possibly, he’d leave
©2015 Annette Rochelle Aben
Gasps for Breath.
Pain of life one leads,
Does not wither but exceeds.
Given winds of change,
My mind turns and twists, derange.
Torn ‘tween will and want,
What is it I can’t, I don’t?
Cowed by maddened, dim lit eyes,
Failure I despise.
I yearn arms embrace,
But fate voids every trace.
Feelings remain deep,
I spurn my foe, night thief sleep.
To the sun promise may rise,
Reason for these tear filled eyes.
~*~
My love is a lump,
A cause for heart’s gasps for breath,
Consumes all my thoughts.
Hello everyone. Today I’m introducing something I believe is new. A normal poem followed by a Haiku that sums up the poem. I am calling this a Freku at this time. Write a normal poem, if you wish, followed by a Haiku that sums up the poem. Free verse plus Haiku equals Freku.
Can you take a poem and then sum it up in three lines of Haiku? Or perhaps the other way around? Look for an article (NEW FORM of Haiku & Poetry) coming soon to explain in more detail but I think this section covers it.
For mine I attempted a 5-7-5-7 for the first stanza, repeat for the next two, but at the end I include two more 7-7. And to wrap it all up I created a Haiku that sums up the poem.
I wrote a normal poem first then worked it down to the 5-7-5-7 patterns. That was as a challenge to myself.
Ronovan Hester is an author, with his debut historical adventure novel Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling due out in December of 2015. He shares his life as an amnesiac and Chronic Pain sufferer through his blog RonovanWrites.WordPress.com. His love of poetry, authors and community through his online world has lead to a growing Weekly Haiku Challenge and the creation of a site dedicated to book reviews, interviews and author resources known as LitWorldInterviews.com.
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The Cake by @TeresaSmeigh
The Cake by our friend Tessa. A bit of play on words here in addition to prompt usage. Click through to like on her post. @TeresaSmeigh
Moonlight Night by @itsPHTweet
Ah, Romance from Prakash. Click through and like on his Blog. @itsPHTweet
This post is written for Challenge Number 73. The task is to write a Haiku on the words Black and White.
black sky and white moon,
you and me on the sea shore,
life is colorful.
Syllables Per Line: 5 7 5
Shades of the Rainbow by @LadyQuixote
From a brand new follower in our comment section of the Haiku Challenge.
Linda Lee of Heal My Complex PTSD
Truth in black and white
Belies the lies shades of gray
Over the rainbow
The Beheld
“Beauty lies not in the eye of the beholder, but is instead in the heart of the beheld.”~Ronovan Hester
I hadn’t intended to combine any challenges this week, nor in fact participate. With it being a holiday week here in the US, and the boy “B” home for much of it, I didn’t think it would be possible. However, when I woke this morning a phrase came to my mind, the one I am using as my Writer’s Quote Wednesday participation, if there is one this week, what with the holiday and all. Although my first thought was not of the animal world, I eventually made my way in that direction and through my photoshop painting came up with the above from a photo I found online. To get the blended and brush stroke qualities, not so evident here, there is a blend tool to use. Lay down several colors in an area and then use the tool and slide over the area. The colors will blur and blend as though you mixed paints.
The poem and image are contributions to my Haiku Challenge this week, and in part to #BeWoW if people wish to link back to here for that purpose as my son will be home tomorrow and I’m certain I will have little time for doing things other than hopefully watching some old holiday movies and maybe eating popcorn.
Ronovan Hester is an author, with his debut historical adventure novel Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling due out in December of 2015. He shares his life as an amnesiac and Chronic Pain sufferer through his blog RonovanWrites.WordPress.com. His love of poetry, authors and community through his online world has lead to a growing Weekly Haiku Challenge and the creation of a site dedicated to book reviews, interviews and author resources known as LitWorldInterviews.com.
© Copyright-All rights reserved by ronovanwrites.wordpress.com 2015
The Excitement! by @YouAreTheExpert Annette Rochelle Aben
The Excitement! by Annette Rochelle Aben, also know throughout Twitterverse as @YouAreTheExpert. Click through and Click Like on over to HER blog to show how much you like her offering.
Give thanks for your life
Be one with the excitement
Feel the love inside
©2015 Annette Rochelle Aben 11/23
Blue Skies by @BWseekingBL
Not sure how why the ping back for our friend Juliette’s Haiku delayed coming in until after Annette’s comment, but here we are. Either that or I’m seriously confused about something. Imagine that! Click on through and support her Haiku on her blog.
RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku
Poetry Prompt Challenge #71
This week’s prompt words are: Cover & Color
Like a warm blanket,
Azure skies are a backdrop,
To fluffy white clouds.
Four things to remember when writing haiku:
- You have three lines of poetry.
- 17 total syllables in the 5/7/5 pattern.
- You normally tell two opposite images in the poem.
- Lines one and two should read as a complete sentence and lines two and three should read as a complete sentence.
Notice the word normally. You can have the poem be about aspects of the same thing, but normally you look at it from two different ways.
I almost never think of the opposing themes when first writing the haiku. My initial thoughts are to fit the words into something that sounds decent and then I check my syllable use. If I’m somewhat happy with what popped out of my brain, I’ll knead the…
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WE COLOR THE WORLD.
We cover the world
In remembrance of loved lives
We color the world.
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Color Me Ginger by Annette Rochelle Aben @YouAreTheExpert
Color Me Ginger is by our friend Annette Rochelle Aben who says @YouAreTheExpert. A hairrifying Haiku for sure. I can say I’ve never had to resort to this tactic. Click through to support her post.
Wanting some red hair
I covered my natural
With a boxed color
©2015 Annette Rochelle Aben
Lifted by a Crane.
I’m a bit late with my Challenge Haiku. It’s been sometime since I did any art work with my Haiku. I used a photo I found online as my ‘model’ for this one, since there is no way I could find these two in my bedroom, nor would they stand still that long.
More Precious Than Gold
Carried Through Loves True Meaning
Lifted By A Crane.
Ronovan Hester is an author, with his debut historical adventure novel Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling due out in December of 2015. He shares his life as an amnesiac and Chronic Pain sufferer through his blog RonovanWrites.WordPress.com. His love of poetry, authors and community through his online world has lead to a growing Weekly Haiku Challenge and the creation of a site dedicated to book reviews, interviews and author resources known as LitWorldInterviews.com.
© Copyright-All rights reserved by ronovanwrites.wordpress.com 2015
Behold the Majestic by @YouAreTheExpert
Well she says @YouAreTheExpert but she was the expert this week and first in with Behold the Majestic. And everyone, please keep in mind and share Annette’s newest book A Haiku Perspective, inspired by our every own Haiku Challenge that has a great work attached to it for Mothers in prison being able to read to their children. Click HERE to learn more.
Behold, crane of gold
Majestic in its presence
Its beauty revered
©2015 Annette Rochelle Aben
Behave.
I try and behave
I’m not over love but through
Haiku I confess.
I try and behave, I’m not over love, but through.
I’m not over love but through Haiku I confess.
Tortured Soul by @Edwinasepisodes
Hoping Judy becomes my NaNo Buddy since I’m reblogging her this week. 🙂 Gotta support the NaNo sufferers. Click through to support her post!
I decided that I had to still take part in Ronovan’s weekly Haiku challenge despite trying to participate in NaNoWriMo as I would get withdrawal symptoms otherwise!
The prompt words actually gave me a hard time this week!
Anyway, here is what I made of it:
My mind is tortured;
Crashing, swirling thoughts break through;
A Haiku is born
