Waves to your Love. (Haiku, Tanka, Poetry)

July 21, 2015July 22, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Haiku, Image, Love, Moon, Ocean, Poetry, Warhol

Waves lap at my feet

Driving forever onward

With intensity

I long for them to carry me

Finally into your arms.

Much Love, Success, and Respect

Ronovan

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Waves to Peace. (Haiku Poetry)

July 20, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Distance, Haiku, Image, Longing, Love, Moon, Poetry, Waves

Waves lap at my feet

As my thoughts drift towards you,

Peace comes with your love.

Much Love, Success, and Respect

Ronovan

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Haiku – Temple

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Freedom, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Heart, Joy, Photography, Poetry, TJ Paris

TJ Paris is first in this week with a great Haiku as well as his usual great photography on display.

Life is too short to drink bad wine

A breeze blew through the gates of this temple and played with the silken flags. I am not sure if I was supposed to be there but it was too picturesque not to take a photo.

Fill your mind’s temple

With thoughts of a joyful world

Where the heart runs free

Ronovan writes promts this week are free and think. A lovely pairing indeed!

Thanks to Ronovan for his ongoing inspiration and also for the time and effort that he puts into the challenge. Thanks also for the wonderful and inspiring Haikuists out there who show what can be done with this deceptively simple form.

I have made a compilation of some of the Haiku I have written as part of “TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge” below if you would like to read some more haiku based on prompts from household objects. You can find this week’s prompt by clicking HERE .

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The Haiku Challenge Explained 1: Ping Backs, Sharing, Comments.

July 20, 2015July 21, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Ping Backs, Poetry, Poetry Challenge

This week I thought I would take the Haiku Prompt Challenge (Which posts each Monday at 9 AM EST, that’s New York Time.Click here for a current Time and World Map.) and break down the components of it so people might understand it a little better and then join in. So each day will be a new article about a component.

I thought I would begin with the sharing/ping back/comments part of the challenge first. I think that might be the one confusing some people at times and keeping them from joining in. For one reason, it’s changed a couple of times.

There are two ways of letting me and the Haiku family know you’ve participated. And it’s not just those who participate that are clicking the links left through the Challenge post. Some like to read only.

The Haiku Challenge is my most visited post each week. The links left are the most clicked on links each week.

Each post you do on your blog has its own URL. That’s the web address that starts with https at the top.

Sharing Way #1

When I talk about sharing your post with us or doing a ping back, I am talking about using a URL.

To do a ping back, you copy and paste the URL of the challenge prompt post into your own post. Once your post goes live, my post gets a message that says you have linked to it. It’s always good to check my post to make sure your ping back worked, if that’s the only way you want us to know you have participated.

I have an article with details about how to do a ping back: Blog Tip: How To Do A Ping Back.

Things that are not ping back URLs are your landing/home page or a category page. It must be the URL of an article/post or another kind of page.

Sharing Way #2

Some people like to simply copy and paste their Haiku post URL into the comments of the Haiku Challenge page. That works as well.

Some people do both a ping back and the copy and paste. It’s up to you what you want to do.

The Purpose of Sharing

Putting the URL for the challenge in your own post gives your readers the opportunity to find the challenge and join in. This is not a must. I’m not trying to have anyone advertise the challenge. To be honest, the challenge is for those participating and does not the enhance my blog, other than have me meet great people.

Some people who put the URL in their post do so by putting in the words Ronovan’s Challenge or Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge. That way it is more appealing than a long URL.

Whatever way you choose, at least choose one so I and all those visiting can read your Haiku.

Sharing also lets me know so I can include your blog in the weekly review of the Challenge.

The Links In the Challenge

In the Challenge post there are URLs in red that I provide each week. This is my way of giving easy copy and paste links for you to use. One link is a Ping Back link to the actual Challenge post. The other is to the Category Page for the Haiku Challenges which will not give me a ping back, but will let your readers know where to go to find the Challenge.

Why are there two URLs to use? Sometimes as you are clicking the different links in comments to read the Haiku of your fellow poets you might end up visiting the same Haiku twice because people will Ping Back and Copy and Paste their URL into the comments. So the Non Ping Back URL can keep that from happening. But I tend to go through and clean things up a little bit so really, it doesn’t matter which one you use.

Much Love, Success, and Respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #54 Free&Think

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Daily Post, Fun, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Weekly Challenge, Writing Prompt

Challenge #54

The rules are simple.

Take the two words and write a Haiku. I use Haiku in English as my style, which is 5 syllables for the first line, 7 for the second, and three for the third, but you can use what you like. For syllable help visit HowManySyllables.com.

The two words can be used as you like. Words have different definitions and you can use the definitions you like. You can even use a synonym word as long as it does not change the meaning. Go to Thesaurus.com for Synonym help.

Copy the link of your finished haiku URL in a comment so we can all go and visit your site to see what you have done. I will comment on your site. You can do a ping back. What’s a ping back? Put a link back to this prompt page, if you like within your post, as long as it does not take away from your haiku. This is simply a prompt and challenge to encourage people to try Haiku and give some a prompt and a place to share in comments so we can find each other. A link in your post does give others a chance to find us and join in. Use one of the two below if you like.
Ping back Link https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-54-free-think/
Non Ping back Link https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/
You may copy the badge/image appearing in this post and place it on your site if you wish, most normally use it within their post. I am not saying you need to, but if you would like to do so then go ahead. It is simply my way of saying thank you for participating. I sometimes make custom images for the week, if time and health permits.

The Challenge Words!

Free & Think

My example:

Sharing honest thoughts,

Is a sign of your courage,

Hiding your thinking?

As you can see I changed the words but kept their meanings. Enjoy the challenge and I look forward to seeing your Haiku.

Much Love, Success, and Respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge Roundup 53

July 19, 2015July 21, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Heart, Humor, List, Love, Lust, Poetry, Review, Romance, Sensual, The Daily Post, The Daily Post Challenge, wordpress challenge

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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Guide those tongues wisely.

July 14, 2015July 13, 2015 Ronovan 100 Word Wisdom, Haiku #100WordWisdom, Haibun, Haiku, Improvement, Life, Parenting, Poetry, Self

People say things they don’t mean. Okay, maybe they mean them but they don’t intend nor do plan to keep those feelings. In the moment they have a burst of anger and say stupid things. I know, I said the bad word, stupid. At least it’s a bad word in my house.

Maybe it’s the TV my son watches but he does well with not saying things to hurt feelings. Gotta love Classics on Hulu.

Angry young lives should

Be taken seriously,

Guide your tongue wisely.

Much Love, Success, and Respect

Ronovan

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Through the Hole by @YouAreTheExpert

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Alice in Wonderland, Annette Rochelle Aben, Author, Haiku, Poetry

Annette is in first this week with Through the Hole.

Annette Rochelle Aben

Mad as a hatter

Alice found the rabbit hole

Held wonderland’s guide

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #53 Guide&Mad

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Daily Post, Fun, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Weekly Challenge, Writing Prompt

Challenge #53

The rules are simple.

Take the two words and write a Haiku. I use Haiku in English as my style, but you can use what you like.

The two words can be used as you like. Words have different definitions and you can use the definitions you like. You can even use a synonym word as long as it does not change the meaning.

Copy a link to your finished haiku in a comment so we can all go and visit your site to see what you have done. I will comment on your site. You can do a pink back, put a link back to the prompt page, if you like within your post, as long as it does not take away from your haiku. I would do it at the very bottom near where one normally puts the copyright. But I am not encouraging anyone to do that. This is just permission to do so. This is simply a prompt and challenge to encourage people to try Haiku and give some a prompt and a place to share in comments so we can find each other.
Ping back Link https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-53-guide-mad/
Non Pingback Link https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/

You may copy the badge/image appearing in this post and place it on your site if you wish. I am not saying you need to, but if you would like to do so then go ahead. It is simply my way of saying thank you for participating.

The Challenge Words! Finally!

Guide & Mad

My example:

This mad world’s without,

A light Shining In darkness,

To guide me in need.

As you can see I changed the words but kept their meanings. Enjoy the challenge and I look forward to seeing your Haiku.

Much Respect

Ronovan

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge Review 52

July 12, 2015July 12, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Heart, Humor, List, Love, Lust, Poetry, Review, Romance, Sensual, The Daily Post, The Daily Post Challenge, wordpress challenge

The image is a painting done in Photoshop, well pixlr.com. I used Meredith’s photo from her blog as the inspiration. The smudge tool makes for a great way to give that painted, brush stroke look.

Week #52 Haiku Challenge Review of the Words Silent & Loud.

New This Week

OnTheLand: “Hello! I started this blog when I moved to the country, off a dirt road, in the middle of nowhere, near Kingston, Ontario, Canada. I was excited to live in nature ‘on the land’, my dream since childhood. I was also happy to finally have a patch of land where I could try growing vegetables and herbs- -perfect for a vegetarian and natural foods enthusiast!” From her About Page. Much more there and her sidebar. Very informative and nicely done. The Haiku: Dawn. Excellent. Very nature grounded Haiku. Good structure. And put in a nice plug for the challenge. First Haiku since grade school. YAY!!! @ontheland1

R. Todd of R. Todd Writes: “I love science fiction and fantasy. I also enjoy writing poetry. A lot of what you will find here will fall into one of those three categories. I leave my real life stuff over on that other site I mentioned earlier.” From his About Page. Much more there and entertaining. The Haiku: Trapped. Hmm, a theme this week it seems. One I could have written about as well. @psibrone

Sky Vani of Stain: There is something familiar about this blog but I am putting her as a new one just in case. But seriously. Very familiar, but what does the amnesiac know, right? “Let’s make it clear at the beginning, I’m not philosopher nor poet. In fact, I am nothing special, just an ordinary … With an ordinary life … But hey, sometimes I like to dive my head in the pillow and dream away. Sometimes I just go to a nicer time in the past. Sometimes, if I gather courage, I step into a better future. However, I mostly just close my eyes and watch. I look a little at myself, or imagine people around a little. And that’s it …” From her About the Author Page. The Haiku: After the midnight. Hmm. Several meanings here. I like the profile photo used. A bit artistic. 🙂 @stainmrlja

Mark Schutter of Maleko’s Art: “I never thought I would be this old & have my life just begin! Life is an adventure & the present is the moment that touches eternity.”~From his Side bar. More there to find out. The Haiku: A Rhyming Scheme. You’ll have to read it and you’ll get where I got the name from. 🙂 @MWSchutter

First to Enter this Week:

Annette Rochelle Aben: Silence Rings. 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: Inner Thoughts. I like the alternate word for silent. If I had done a Haiku other than the example it would have included this word. Florence is also a member of the Lit World Interviews Team. Read her posts here. @FTThum

Angie Lin of Muddied Thoughts: Demanding. Mhmm. Yep.

Clarence Holm of PrairieChat: Closing Time. Um, I wonder if this was a personal experience? Hmm.

Mira of They, You And Me and To Wear a Rainbow blogs: Silence Spooooky. And In Your Arms. A nice one. I like it. @BediMona

Judy of Edwina’s Episodes: Ex-Spouses. Yes, I named it. I said, yes I did. @Edwinasepisodes

Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: Train Traveller’s Blues. She’s trippin’.

TJ Paris of La vie est trop courte pour boire du mauvais vin: Haiku. I might have named this one Forlorn. And a second one, 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

Olga of Stuff and what if…: The Senses. I felt that the senses were represented in each line and thus the title I chose. Makes sense to me. 🙂

Ritu of But I Smile Anyway…: Turmoil. I think word has always meant an internal force to me. @PhantomGiggler

Ms. Toy Whisperer of Ms. Toy Whisperer: Frances. Looking at the prompt words used in essence here. I do believe I get it. @MsToyWhisperer

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Silence. Peace is a good description of this one. 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.

Sandra of Wild Daffodil: Close. Vintage ashes would be another good title for this one. Combined with the photo challenge hosted on Blue Daisyz. She also has an Etsy Shop here.

Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: Washing Machine Woes and Dive Bombing Bird. The woman has some serious house issues. @Marjorie_Mallon

Jane Dougherty of Jane Dougherty Writes: Two this week I think I will call The Void. 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

Jennifer of The Secret Keeper: Out Loud and Silent Blue. Okay, that first one with the image. 🙂 People should have that as their screen saver and start sharing it everywhere. @occultguardian

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Silent Words, Screaming Actions. ooooooooo That’s all I can say. 00000000 Visit Michelle Lunato Photography as well. @MichelleLunato

Johnoii of johnorzehowski: Stoicism. A tree? Loud dirt? Whu? Nah, I get it and I also get the follow up message. 🙂 It just happens that way.

Al of Al the Author: A rarity. Only one this week? I feel as though I have let him down. I must come up with better words. Hrmph. @AlistairLane

Meredith and Martha The Poetic Angels of Meredith’s Musings: Four Haiku, two from each as usual but in one post this week. Chose Wisely and Silence by Merdith & Over and Hurt by Martha. Great as usual. Martha brought her A game this week. Some very nice lines. @meredithlbl

Wendy Anne Darling of Silver Lightning: Screaming. I think we all have some mental problems. But it’s taken me until now to realize it. Not that Wendy is mental or anything. Nooooo. 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. 🙂 Pretty. 🙂 @jazzytower

Rachael Ritchey of Writing Rachael Ritchey: Mischievous Mayhem. Mothers go and read. And read the comments as well. 🙂 Remember to check out her book The Beauty Thief is available on Amazon with great reviews. @RachaelRitchey

Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: Busy Week. I think the title is a bit of an understatement. @greg_wolford

Shida Tahirah of 876LoveR: The LoveR has arrived. Sugar coated. Um, well several interpretations of this one could roll through the mind. I shall remain silent despite the loudness of my thoughts. o,O @RealRebel_R

Sarah of tuckedintoacorner: Volume Okay, so four Haiku telling a story. Volume by number and by sound? 🙂 Interesting. @tuckedinacorner

Serins of Serins Sphere: Lamentations. She did a bit of playing with words this week. You might want to check it out. @SerinsSphere

Skybright1 of from heart to head: Noises. A very honest message. Very much so in this day and age.

Vashti Quiroz-Vega of The Writer Next Door: Schizophrenia. Hmm, the message is something I actually went through after my accident. I may have to write about it some day. Get Vashti’s current book, The Basement on Amazon by clicking here. @VashtiQV

Mari T. of Overcoming Static: As If. oooooo, an interesting one. Brutal as well. I like it.

Marigold of Versus Blurb: Contrary. Makes me think of my son. 🙂 Go purchase Marigold Deidre Dicer’s book The Black Swan Inheritance from Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes and Noble or the iBooks store or purchase it from Amazon on Kindle by clicking here. @MarigoldDicer

Juliet of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Rewind, Rethink, Recreate. Juliet took a trip back to that first Haiku she wrote for the first challenge and compared them to her new one. Same prompt words. See what change has happened in a year. Also read how she found the challenge. @BWseekingBL

Colleen of Silver Threading: Haunting Memories. Myths and spooks are about methinks. @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.

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: Silence Please. Another one with multiple possibilities. I’m choosing the pure nature one. Also the image is awesome. MUST READ & SEE!

E. Rawls of E. Rawls: Author creating stories and art: Give A Hug/Unnoticed. Unnoticed is one we can all identify with. Give A Hug? Well I hope no one can identify with that one. :) 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_

Swatiu of imgrowing: Hello. Wow. MUST READ

Melissa Barker-Simpson of Melissa Barker-Simpson (Author): Sweet Serenity. A Haiku to describe a good friend. Melissa is an author of numerous books so make sure to visit her Author Page on Amazon here.

Swatiu of imgrowing: Hello. Wow. MUST READ

Clarence Holm of PrairieChat: Closing Time. Um, I wonder if this was a personal experience? Hmm.

And the Closing Haiku:

Silence as a friend,

I take as a sign of truth,

Your heavy absence.

Much Love, Much Success, and Much Respect,

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #52 Silent&Loud

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Daily Post, Fun, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Weekly Challenge, Writing Prompt

As a tribute to the very first Haiku challenge, yes that would be #1 from one year ago. Below is a Retro look at what you would have seen then, prompt words and all, except for the image and the link information in red below the image. Five people participated in that first Haiku challenge, and although we now how over 40 poets each week, and not always the same ones, only one poet remains from that very first challenge to this day as a participant.

I want to thank Meredith of Meredith’s Musings for being there that first Challenge Week and being here today. I’m not certain how many she’s led to this challenge, but I appreciate everything she’s done. Love you Meredith! Expect to see her Haiku entry this week appear as a reblog here on Ronovan Writes.

And as a further honor for her loyalty here is the Image for this week.

Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Prompt Challenge #52

The rules are simple.

Take the two words and write a Haiku. I use Haiku in English as my style, but you can use what you like.

The two words can be used as you like. Words have different definitions and you can use the definitions you like. You can even use a synonym word as long as it does not change the meaning.

Copy a link to your finished haiku in a comment so we can all go and visit your site to see what you have done. I will comment on your site. You can do a pink back, put a link back to the prompt page, if you like within your post, as long as it does not take away from your haiku. I would do it at the very bottom near where one normally puts the copyright. But I am not encouraging anyone to do that. This is just permission to do so. This is simply a prompt and challenge to encourage people to try Haiku and give some a prompt and a place to share in comments so we can find each other.
Ping back Linkhttps://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-52-silent-loud/
Non Pingback Link https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/

You may copy the badge appearing in this post and place it on your site if you wish. I am not saying you need to, but if you would like to do so then go ahead. It is simply my way of saying thank you for participating.

The Challenge Words! Finally!

Silent

Loud

My example:

You bring silence out,

Over the noise of the world’s moans,

Cacophonous dins ring.

As you can see I changed the words but kept their meanings. Enjoy the challenge and I look forward to seeing your Haiku.

Much Respect

Ronovan

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge Review 51

July 5, 2015July 6, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Heart, Humor, List, Love, Lust, Poetry, Review, Romance, Sensual, The Daily Post, The Daily Post Challenge, wordpress challenge

First, you can still submit your entry to the challenge and have it added to the Review.

Today the reviews do not have any comments. I’m testing the different format to see how it goes. It was easier somewhat but still took four efforts to complete. But I see that as a blessing for what this challenge has become.

As for the image below. Now you know what was inside of the wrapped up almost flower bud looking image last week.

Week #51 Haiku Challenge Review of the Words Future & Give.

New This Week

Aimer Boyz of AimerBoyz: “I like dessert better than real food. I like fiction and happy endings and ice cream. I have no interest in sports, none. To me, Super Bowl Sunday means an empty shopping mall, yeah! I always meant to learn how to sail, and fly a plane, and dance the waltz properly but nope, never happened. All cars should be convertibles and groceries should buy themselves!”~From the About Page. The Haiku: To Be Me. Aimer is also an author with the first book being GoodReads M/M Romance Member’s Choice Award Nominee 2014 Best Book Debut for Fireworks. Our very own Hugh Roberts gave it a 5 Star review. You can read his review on Lit World Interviews where he is a Team Member by clicking here.

Suzanne Miller of Art and Life: “I’m an artist and a writer with a background in living on a shoestring and making do. Expressing myself creatively brings me great joy and I love to share my work with the world. “~From her Gravatar Page. The Haiku: Give and Take. A great beginning to her time with us here in the Haikumily that is this challenge family. (Really love the url address for this one. Very cool.)

Johnoii of johnorzehowski: The Haiku: What Future. He created the blog to participate in the Haiku Challenge. Make sure to go and welcome him. And I bet we’ll see a lot of other things as well. 🙂

First to Enter this Week:

Juliet of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: The Unknown. @BWseekingBL

Angie Lin of Muddied Thoughts: No Cake for You. MUST READ

Annette Rochelle Aben: Annette. 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

Judy of Edwina’s Episodes: She’s a Mind Reader!.@Edwinasepisodes

TJ Paris of La vie est trop courte pour boire du mauvais vin: Brittany Coast. @Roccoco_a_GoGo

Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: Give Up. @greg_wolford

Mary Jane Brodeck of MJ’s Marvelous Book Blog: View of Love. She’s a serious Book Blogger for all you Authors out there so make sure to check out her reviews here in case she might be someone you are interested in. @MaryjaneBrodeck

Steven Walsky of Simplicity Lane: Notes on a summer day. Check out and get Simplicity Lane free, go here for where you can get it. Through a Stranger’s Eyes here and Résumé for Love for free here.

Mira of They, You And Me and To Wear a Rainbow blogs: Unforeseen. And Endless Love. @BediMona

Olga of Stuff and what if…: Alterations.

Melissa Barker-Simpson of Melissa Barker-Simpson (Author): Sacrifice. Melissa is an author of numerous books so make sure to visit her Author Page on Amazon here.

Ritu of But I Smile Anyway…: To Our Son On His Birthday. @PhantomGiggler

Wendy Anne Darling of Silver Lightning: Start Now. 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

Serins of Serins Sphere: The Spice of Life. @SerinsSphere

Clarence Holm of PrairieChat: Springtime Blossoms.

Sandra of Wild Daffodil: Letters. Combined with the photo challenge hosted on Blue Daisyz. She also has an Etsy Shop here.

jazzytower of Thoughts and Entanglements: Peace. @jazzytower

Florence of Meanings and Musings: Out with the Old, In with the New. Florence is also a member of the Lit World Interviews Team. Read her posts here. @FTThum

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Building Love. Visit Michelle Lunato Photography as well. @MichelleLunato

Jennifer of The Secret Keeper: Wait For It and Waiting For Beckett. @occultguardian

Shida Tahirah of 876LoveR: A Chance To Laugh. @RealRebel_R

Al of Al the Author: Political and Pastoral and Personal. @AlistairLane

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Bridal. 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.

Alka Girdhar of Magnanimous Word: Hands Up!!. MUST READ THE STORY @girally

Dr. KO of KO Rural Mad As Hell Blog: Future loss.

Swatiu of imgrowing: Clean Slate.

Claudette of to search and to find happiness in every day: Recycle.

Vashti Quiroz-Vega: Killer of Bees. Get Vashti’s current book, The Basement on Amazon by clicking here. @VashtiQV

Becky G of Becky G? Oh, That’s Me!: Firm Hope.

Skybright1 of from heart to head: Sweet Dreams. Glad Claudette did her Haiku as a reminder. 🙂

Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: A baby girl and Cherish Every Day. MUST READ @Marjorie_Mallon

Prakash of It’s PH: The Present. @itsPhTweet

Rachael Ritchey of Writing Rachael Ritchey: Blind Love. Remember to check out her book The Beauty Thief is available on Amazon with great reviews. @RachaelRitchey

Meredith and Martha The Poetic Angels of Meredith’s Musings: Four Haiku, two from each as usual but in one post this week. Blessings and Gift of Life by Merdith & Betterment and The Future by Martha. MUST READS @meredithlbl

Colleen of Silver Threading: An Ode to Novel Writing. @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.

Jane Dougherty of Jane Dougherty Writes: A Gift and Rose Hips. 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

Khor Hui Min of Project Prose: Willingly? @MinKhor

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: The Future.

Clarence Holm of PrairieChat: Springtime Blossoms.

Angie Lin of Muddied Thoughts: No Cake for You.

And the Closing Haiku:

I give all of me,

To you, willingly I do,

Devote my future.

Much Love, Much Success, and Much Respect,

Ronovan

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Live in the Now, not with the Ghost of the Past. #BeWoW

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Ronovan #BeWoW, Inspiration & Motivation #BeWow, Advice, book, Candy Paull, Haiku, Health, Helga Klopcic, Inspiration, KC Harry, Life, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation, Poetry, Silence

My theme this week so far has been silence. Keeping one’s silence is golden. You appear wise when not engaging a fool, even if you are a fool yourself, which in some way or other we all are.

Living in the moment for me means I don’t ALLOW those old moments to flare up my emotions to interfere with my dealings with the moments of today.

If we all ALLOWED them to happen, we would never love as we all most likely have had broken hearts.

By living in the moment we ALLOW ourselves to experience things we would have missed out on otherwise. We don’t ALLOW fears to get in the way of adventures. By this I mean foolish fears, not wise fears that bring us caution.

Living in the moment is a difficult thing to do at first. With practice it can be done.

ALLOW yourself to enjoy life. ALLOW yourself to be more than you ever imagined.

As pain is the past,

The future’s in the present,

With great hopes and dreams.

Here are some free Kindle books pertaining to living in the moment. I haven’t read them yet, but they have good reviews and I thought I would bring them to your attention. Quotes are from Amazon Book Descriptions. Click images for Amazon book page.

“After reading Remove Negative Thinking, you will be able to:
– Recognize and remove your negative thinking patterns throughout the day
– Reframe how you see the world
– Connect to your passion and purpose
– Focus on abundance and live in the now
– Move outside your comfort zone
– Stay motivated and surround yourself with positive people”

“This inspirational guide reminds you that life can be good, no matter what challenges you may be facing right now. Be present, see the divine at work in all circumstances, and experience ordinary life as sacred. Learn to practice the art of abundance as a form of spiritual awareness based in gratitude. “

Much Love, Success, and Respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #51 Future&Give

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Daily Post, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, The Daily Post, Weekly, Weekly Challenge

Make certain to look up those definitions this week.

Challenge 51

I created this challenge to have a place for people to share creativity and gain a little exposure to other readers they might not have otherwise AND of course to enjoy Haiku. We all have different people who visit our blogs, so this way we get to meet new people. Just so you know, this is a community. You will get to know the people here and make several new friends along the way.

First one to submit an entry gets reblogged here on Ronovan Writes. But go for quality, that’s the important part.

First of all, if you don’t know how to write a Haiku in English format, don’t worry, there are links below to articles I’ve written to show you how. Or you can click that link there. They are easier than you think. And to be honest, as for the challenge, I don’t really have rules for people sticking to formats unless it comes down to having to decide between two people for one of the Choices of the week. Choices are the winners, my selections, for one Serious and one Humorous Haiku each week that just gets me. But staying to formats does make you a better writer of Haiku. And with practice, it becomes second nature.

So you write a Haiku, what do you do with it?

You have the Haiku as a post on your blog.
Within that post you can put one of the two links you will find below under “Use One Of These Links in Your Blog”. Just copy and paste and make sure they are active/live. That’s called a pingback for one of them, but not the other. What’s a Pingback? How do you do it? Click here to find out how if you don’t know how.
If you don’t do the real pingback link, which will be called “Pingback Link” below, then make sure to put a link to your post in the comments of this Challenge post so we can all go read your Haiku. Either way is cool with me. Or you can do both.
The Challenge Post is published each Monday at 9 AM Eastern Time, or New York Time for those like me who get confused with all those easterns and stuff. Don’t know what your time zone is compared to New York Time? Click here for a Time Zone Map showing times as of right this moment.
You have until Noon Eastern New York Time Sunday to submit your Haiku. You may submit as many as you like, even multiple ones within the same post if you like. There is no limit.
Why submit? We have several members of the challenge family and they visit other members, also people visit the challenge specifically to see what people write, and I do a weekly review of each and every Haiku written and put that out Sunday afternoon or Monday morning, depending on how much time it takes. That Review then gets shared on Twitter. I do at times keep tweeting the Review until I have included every Twitter Handle of every Poet who has participated, but I don’t always do that these days as the number is beginning to get big. But sometimes I do anyway.

Note: If you do both a Pingback and a Comment with a link, you will at some point notice the pingback on the Challenge Post here will disappear. I’ll be doing that to make it easier for people to visit each of you and not click on the same person twice not realizing the pingback and comment link are the same person. 🙂 I can tell the difference but when you are casually reading, who wants to bother with that, right? But don’t worry, the link is still active/live in your post.

One easy way to read the Haiku from the Challenge Post comments area is to right click and open the link in a new tab or window. That way you don’t lose your place in the list and you don’t have to keep revisiting my blog. Yes, it would give me a lot more visits but I know all those visits are all of you reading each others Haiku anyway.

People like to try different ways of doing Haiku and below are links to how to do some different kinds if you are interested.

Want to know How to write a Haiku Poem in English Form? Click here for the article. Also here you have an article that shows you a little about Haiku used in Haibun and Tanka as well. Haiku in English is the primary form for the challenge but you can use any of them. This is about being creative and pushing yourself to share a message or image in very few words.

The Prompt Words

Future & Give

My Example

The future holds me

Safe like a baby’s blanket,

You give me love’s warmth.

The following is how the sentences should read.

You hound forever, the gates to my secret place.

The gates to my secret place, kiss to gain entry.

You do not have to include the sentences within your post, but it does help others understand how Haiku works if you do.

Use One of These Links in Your Blog

Ping back Link

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-50-future-give/

Non Pingback Link (This link will take a person to the category page for the Haiku Challenges. That page shows the most recent challenge at the top. It will not show as a pingback in the challenge Post. If you use this make certain to also leave a link to your post in the comments of this Challenge post so we can visit you and I can include you in the review.)

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/

Remember you also have to make certain the link is active/live by clicking on the add link button which is next to the right alignment button for WordPress. To me the add link button kind of looks like a diagonal paper clip. It’s the fifth from the right in the WordPress post editor.

For Tips and Guidelines refreshers click here.

DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

There are TWO “CHOICE!” recipients each week. One for Humor and one for something more Serious. The Haiku are quite good each week and I am having to turn to the structure guidelines of a Haiku at times to help determine my selection.

Really each Haiku is a choice of mine, and I’m not just saying that, so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right? And it does make it kind of fun.

Much Respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge Review 50

June 28, 2015June 30, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Heart, Humor, List, Love, Lust, Poetry, Review, Romance, Sensual, The Daily Post, The Daily Post Challenge, wordpress challenge

First, you can still submit your entry to the challenge and have it added to the Review.

Second, for future reviews, as the number of poets are increasing and my functioning hours are decreasing due to health, I am allergic to heat and it’s exacerbating my other conditions and it’s been 100 degrees here lately and no air in my room, that’s what you get for living in a house that was a school house a hundred years ago, the reviews may be minus my comments. I think the comments may actually take away from people being able to get to all of the Haiku anyway, but I know some people enjoy it when I am in a good enough way to have fun with them. Yes, I get goofy sometimes. 🙂

Week #50 Haiku Challenge Review of the Words Gain & Hound.

New This Week

jazzytower of Thoughts and Entanglements: “This is a space for a collective of thoughts on different topics and interests.
My likes:- quiet times – people with cool heads – travel -sewing gardening – jazz – reggae music – the sounds of the ocean – the sound of a hard steady rain on a tin roof, and most of all I like putting my thoughts down on paper. I am living my second life and handling it with care.”~From the Gravatar Page. The Haiku: Clarity. Something for all to think about doing. @jazzytower

First to Enter this Week:

Annette Rochelle Aben: Checkout Line Advice for the young and older. Be warned. 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

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Unconditional. Ani is back. Don’t know who Ani is? Go find out. Sue is sooo jealous of her fame. 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.

TJ Paris of La vie est trop courte pour boire du mauvais vin: Run!. Um, disturbing. That’s all I have to say. Disturbing. Okay, so I said it twice. @Roccoco_a_GoGo

Dr. KO of KO Rural Mad As Hell Blog: Bad pig. I like that second sentence formed. Quite profound.

Mira of They, You And Me and To Wear a Rainbow blogs: Three this week. Attention. I am a winner! Yay, me! Um, unless it’s not me. Hmm. I will shhhh now. And Lock You Up. Whoa, I thought this one was going to be a whole lot more interesting, not that it wasn’t interesting, but whew. A third, To Play. @BediMona

Melissa Barker-Simpson of Melissa Barker-Simpson (Author): Three for One. Yep, three Haiku for one post. Melissa is an author of numerous books so make sure to visit her Author Page on Amazon here.

Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: Out of the Dog House… Interesting middle line.

Edwina of Edwina’s Episodes: SNACK TIME, WOOF!. Doesn’t my title for it say it all? 🙂 If not or if so, go check it out anyway. @Edwinasepisodes

Clarence Holm of PrairieChat: Cerberus. Good title there. And a good Haiku to go with it.

Olga of Stuff and what if…: Retirement. Ahhh, the dream. 🙂

Al of Al the Author: Gain and The Hound? GoT Talent? @AlistairLane

Ritu of But I Smile Anyway…: Dog vs. Rabbit. Um, I so…I just am going to stay quiet about this one. You all go and come up with your own interpretations. Sometimes I am just soooo wrong. @PhantomGiggler

Sarah of tuckedintoacorner: Hounded. Three for one from Sarah. Who is hounding her and what is to be gained. Hmm. @tuckedinacorner

Serins of Serins Sphere: Haunted by Hell Hounds. A Haibun. @SerinsSphere

Jennifer of The Secret Keeper: What will come and Meditation. Really like the last one. It nails the act of the title perfectly. @occultguardian

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Freedom of Love. I might have called this one Rediscovery or something like that. Visit Michelle Lunato Photography as well. @MichelleLunato

Steven Walsky of Simplicity Lane: The call of the sea. Wow, he combined three challenges into one Haiku. That’s serious. Check out and get Simplicity Lane free, go here for where you can get it. Through a Stranger’s Eyes here and Résumé for Love for free here.

Sandra of Wild Daffodil: Red Hot. Some really great photos on her post in regards to this challenge and the photo challenge she combines it with hosted on Blue Daisyz.

Khor Hui Min of Project Prose: Annoyance. At least this is what I get out of it. I agree. @MinKhor

Alka Girdhar of Magnanimous Word: We are hounds forever. Okay, there are four Haiku this week. Man, I am like so worried which one she thinks I am. And here I was going to mention the cool header photo for this. Geesh. @girally

Becky G of Becky G? Oh, That’s Me!: Meditation. Not her title, but mine because this can happen when you do meditate. 🙂

Swatiu of imgrowing: One way or another. I like this one. The idea behind it really makes me think. Very interesting. Nice.

Martha of Meredith’s Musings: Cruel and Aspiration The second one. Yeah. Been thinking about that A LOT lately. A whole lot. @meredithlbl

Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: Hounding Kitchen Fears and The Skinhead Hound. When I saw the title of that second one I was a bit concerned. But turns out it was a different definition than first came to mind. Whew. @Marjorie_Mallon

Shida Tahirah of 876LoveR: Sudden Flight. I like when the words actually bring in thoughts or music that inspires from them as well. That’s kind of cool. One art connected to another art in a far out way. @RealRebel_R

SW ysobel of Spunky Wayfarer. Animal Mania There are moments when I read a Haiku and simply shake my head in wonder. Fortunately there was an explanation this time. Wow. @SpunkyWayfarer

Elizabeth of Tea & Paper: Summer. She used the evil word as a title. Not sure I can read it. Hmm. Oh how I disagree. But then gain I am allergic to the sun and to heat. When I say I wish I had a man cave, I actually mean it. Actually a writer’s cave would be awesome. @TeandPaper

Colleen of Silver Threading: Typed Out. I think Colleen is experiencing some novel pangs. @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.

Florence of Meanings and Musings: Loves Chase Great image and Haiku combination. MUST READ. It’s one of those make you think for a moment kind of things. @FTThum

Vashti Quiroz-Vega: Hore-Hound. Somewhat informative Haiku this week. I like it. Get Vashti’s current book, The Basement on Amazon by clicking here. @VashtiQV

Elke of writingindevizes: Supersleuth. Interesting how she went with this. Cool. @Wetterwachslady

Carol of Mama Cormier gives No Pain, No Gain. The evil speaks to her, but for her own good. @carol_cormier

Juliet of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Jekyll or Hyde…You Decide. Hmm, a very interesting but true Haiku. I wonder when one decides they know though? Then again some just never do know. @BWseekingBL

Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: Run. Tsk tsk tsk. Greg and his wild thoughts. Not sure if there are costumes involved here or not. I just had to say that. Anyone knowing Greg will have to laugh at that. @greg_wolford

Mari T. of Overcoming Static: Pursuing Growth. Ha. Okay, I think it’s funny. I’m not certain if it’s supposed to be, but that’s where I’m going with it.

Josue Mapagdalita (pen name: Sueju Takeshi) of Takeshi’s Flight: Grades are just numbers. I like that title even before reading the Haiku. And a good message as well. Sure would like to know where that grade scale is used. Man, we don’t have that here. @suejutakeshi

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: Unfulfilled. Hmm. I somehow don’t think this is an actual personal Haiku. But a good one to learn from.

E. Rawls of E. Rawls: Author creating stories and art: Troubled Mind and Plights of a Merchant. OOOO, that second one. 🙂 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_

Jane Dougherty of Jane Dougherty Writes: Finbar. I love these two Haiku. A great story and a MUST READ. 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

Claudette of to search and to find happiness in every day: Trials. I got the image of someone making headway a little at a time as they were going through various hard moments.

Skybright1 of from heart to head: Hounded. Glad Claudette did her Haiku as a reminder. 🙂

Rachael Ritchey of Writing Rachael Ritchey: Every Moment. A very positive message in her Haiku this week. 🙂 Remember to check out her book The Beauty Thief is available on Amazon with great reviews. @RachaelRitchey

Martha of Meredith’s Musings: Aspiration Been thinking about that A LOT lately. A whole lot. @meredithlbl

A tie this week.

Mari T. of Overcoming Static: Pursuing Growth. Ha. Okay, I think it’s funny. I’m not certain if it’s supposed to be, but that’s where I’m going with it.

AND

E. Rawls of E. Rawls: Author creating stories and art: Plights of a Merchant. 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_

And the Closing Haiku:

Dread days hound my soul,

Daily traversing the dark,

My faith brings me light.

I hound for her love

Like a thirsty man’s dire need

I gain naught alone.

Hounds of Mounds call me,

I look over ancient wood,

Gaining Almond Joys.

Much Love, Much Success, and Much Respect,

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #50 Gain&Hound

June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Daily Post, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, The Daily Post, Weekly, Weekly Challenge

Make certain to look up those definitions this week.

Challenge 50

First one to submit an entry gets reblogged here on Ronovan Writes. But go for quality, that’s the important part.

So you write a Haiku, what do you do with it?

You have the Haiku as a post on your blog.
Within that post you can put one of the two links you will find below under “Use One Of These Links in Your Blog”. Just copy and paste and make sure they are active/live. That’s called a pingback for one of them, but not the other. What’s a Pingback? How do you do it? Click here to find out how if you don’t know how.
If you don’t do the real pingback link, which will be called “Pingback Link” below, then make sure to put a link to your post in the comments of this Challenge post so we can all go read your Haiku. Either way is cool with me. Or you can do both.
The Challenge Post is published each Monday at 9 AM Eastern Time, or New York Time for those like me who get confused with all those easterns and stuff. Don’t know what your time zone is compared to New York Time? Click here for a Time Zone Map showing times as of right this moment.
You have until Noon Eastern New York Time Sunday to submit your Haiku. You may submit as many as you like, even multiple ones within the same post if you like. There is no limit.
Why submit? We have several members of the challenge family and they visit other members, also people visit the challenge specifically to see what people write, and I do a weekly review of each and every Haiku written and put that out Sunday afternoon or Monday morning, depending on how much time it takes. That Review then gets shared on Twitter. I do at times keep tweeting the Review until I have included every Twitter Handle of every Poet who has participated, but I don’t always do that these days as the number is beginning to get big. But sometimes I do anyway.

People like to try different ways of doing Haiku and below are links to how to do some different kinds if you are interested.

The Prompt Words

Gain & Hound

My Example

You hound forever,

The gates to my secret place,

Kiss to gain entry

The following is how the sentences should read.

You hound forever, the gates to my secret place.

The gates to my secret place, kiss to gain entry.

You do not have to include the sentences within your post, but it does help others understand how Haiku works if you do.

Use One of These Links in Your Blog

Ping back Link

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/06/22/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-50-gain-hound/

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/

For Tips and Guidelines refreshers click here.

DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

There are TWO “CHOICE!” recipients each week. One for Humor and one for something more Serious. The Haiku are quite good each week and I am having to turn to the structure guidelines of a Haiku at times to help determine my selection.

Really each Haiku is a choice of mine, and I’m not just saying that, so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right? And it does make it kind of fun.

Much Respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge Review 49

June 22, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Heart, Humor, List, Love, Lust, Poetry, Review, Romance, Sensual, The Daily Post, The Daily Post Challenge, wordpress challenge

You will notice I am late. Also only half or the Haiku have comments with them. I hope I at least saw all the links on the challenge post. I wasn’t able to go hunting for Haiku this time around. I don’t normally give reasons for lateness but since I also don’t have comments with some, I feel one is in order. Saturday was my birthday and I went to a movie for the first time in two years. Good movie, disastrous results. Then I had to go to my parents for Father’s Day. Combine the two and I have been in bed most of the weekend with a very extreme migraine and various Fibromyalgia pains.

Next week we’ll be back to normal with the review. As for the photo? In case anyone wondered that’s actually my mouth. I just painted using samples of the colors from a photo with the photo and the image side by side. The lock of hair is not mine. That part I made up.

Challenge-49

Week #49 Haiku Challenge Review of the Words Lock & Gab.

New This Week

My Happiness In Allegory: No About Page information I could find. The Haiku: Something New.

First to Enter this Week:This week I am proclaiming a First to enter tie.

Florence of Meanings and Musings: Locked Heart A bit of advice from Florence, and with feeling. Would hate to be the one she’s talking about. Um, I hope I’m not the one. @FTThum

Angie Lin of Muddied Thoughts: The Heart’s Secrets. A very good story within this one. So far I think stories are a theme, not just a Haiku.

Annette Rochelle Aben: Git -r- Done Yeah, a crazy name for a Haiku, but I am a crazy kind of guy. I think it’s appropriate for the piece in the fact of we discover how Annette does git -r- done. 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

Jane Dougherty of Jane Dougherty Writes: Through the lock gates. ooooo. A new use for Lock in the challenge. Very artful. Has her usual way with words. Obviously very poetic and gives great imagery. A beautiful image created by the words. 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

TJ Paris of La vie est trop courte pour boire du mauvais vin: Du Monde. For words “not what one would call perfect partners for Haiku” he seems to have done a nice job and had a lot to gab about. 🙂 And then he has a second go with Unlock my heart with words. I think his title says it all. @Roccoco_a_GoGo

Elizabeth of Tea & Paper: Bumble Bee. Very good advice. These things can be huge pests. And they love to attack the hummingbird feeder on the front porch. @TeandPaper

Edwina of Edwina’s Episodes: Lock it up. I think she’s been hit on one too many times. @Edwinasepisodes

Mira of They, You And Me and To Wear a Rainbow blogs: Three this week. our secrets. No worries. I got this, Mira. 🙂 And Lock You Up. Whoa, I thought this one was going to be a whole lot more interesting, not that it wasn’t interesting, but whew. A third, To Play. @BediMona

Ritu of But I Smile Anyway…: Chatterbox. I wonder if she has a sister? 🙂 Or maybe a sister in-law. @PhantomGiggler

clickerwriter of Captured by Aishwarya: The friendly killer OOOO, a nice inspiration for this one. Great thinking. MUST READ

Olga of Stuff and what if…: False Prattle. Enjoyed the words used. Nice syllables and the way they play with the tongue.

Meredith of Meredith’s Musings: Yakkety Yak and Gossip The first is excellent. I then had to look up part of the second one. One of the words pertains to a portion of the brain that performs a primary role in the processing of memory. It took on an odd meaning for me. @meredithlbl

Melissa Barker-Simpson of Melissa Barker-Simpson (Author): Incessant Chatter. Nice one. I like that second sentence. It might take a moment to see how it works with the words but I think it’s excellent once you do. It’s kind of one of those burn comments the young people might say these days if they were as talented as Melissa. Melissa is an author of numerous books so make sure to visit her Author Page on Amazon here.

Clarence Holm of PrairieChat: Combination Unlocks. Two Haiku in one this week. One title from me which applies to both, I think. That second one has a good story.

Sandra of Wild Daffodil: Bloom. She was concerned about Gab and Lock not working with the Photo challenge word Bloom this week hosted on Blue Daisyz. Personally I thought Bloom could have meant many things including love, thoughts, ideas including what Sandra came up with. 🙂 But I am glad she didn’t give up the Haiku challenge as she mentioned she had thought of doing.

Jennifer of The Secret Keeper: Release the Silent Heart and Grab the Handcuffs. Deep and serious Haiku this week. Good messages. Very good take on the words. @occultguardian

Juliet of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Shut Up. Ultimately she says for me to bring the challenge prompt words on. In other words if I want to make them more challenging then to go for it. Remember that. You’ll have to read that part in the comments though. The Haiku title speaks for itself. @BWseekingBL

Sarah of tuckedintoacorner: Over it. I think trust might have popped up in this one. At least that thought came to my mind. Or maybe that is just because I saw Avengers for my birthday and see trust issues there. @tuckedinacorner

Mary Jane Brodeck of MJ’s Marvelous Book Blog: Refusal. She refuses to tell us anything, for some good reasons. Go find out why. Muhahahahahaha. (That’s my evil laugh.) Doe she have like the best first and middle names? I mean Spider-Man’s wife? Come on. AWESOME!!!! I bet she’s never heard that before. Hmm, no evil laugh this time, don’t want to over use it. She’s a serious Book Blogger for all you Authors out there so make sure to check out her reviews here in case she might be someone you are interested in. @MaryjaneBrodeck

Al of Al the Author: The Princess and the Toad and The Love That Dare Not Speak and Routemaster. Yes, that’s three of them, just so you know I didn’t do some weird Typonese there. The first two may be the more poetic ones but that last one is quite interesting. But seriously, the first one is quite funny. @AlistairLane

SW ysobel of Spunky Wayfarer. Geeks Dream You have to read to know why I called it that, and perhaps google a bit. Also I want to say the blog has changed, but I can’t be 100%, blame the memory thing but there it looks different to me. @SpunkyWayfarer

Martha of Meredith’s Musings: The Girl and Recluse I agree with that first one. That happens so often. @meredithlbl

Melissa of The Aran Artisan: Blooming Bells. Hmm, she thought the words worked well with the photo challenge some of our Haikumily combine with the Haiku challenge? Let’s see what I can come up with next. @thearanartisan

Alka Girdhar of Magnanimous Word: Unlock your heart at Gabbing Club. This one turns into two as you read the article. That’s right, this isn’t just a Haiku post. Read it all and you get thoughts on blogging and some tips in a way. Very good thoughts. @girally

Janni Styles of JanniStyles1: Gablock 3. That’s her title, which fits for three Haiku about Gab and Lock. I want to call them all Wasted Time. You’ll see why when you read them. Very nice.

Serins of Serins Sphere: The Key. @SerinsSphere

Khor Hui Min of Project Prose: The Plague. @MinKhor

Skybright1 of from heart to head: Ebb Tide.

Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: Weapons. @greg_wolford

Shida Tahirah of 876LoveR: One Beat. @RealRebel_R

Vashti Quiroz-Vega: Babble, Jabber, Blab. Get Vashti’s current book, The Basement on Amazon by clicking here. @VashtiQV

Mari T. of Overcoming Static: The Prattle.

Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: Monkey Says and Secret Key Sings. @Marjorie_Mallon

Colleen of Silver Threading: Meditation. @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.

Dr. KO of KO Rural Mad As Hell Blog: Nice Advice.

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: Gift of Gab.

E. Rawls of E. Rawls: Author creating stories and art: Unsilent. 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_

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Vagabond and Meditation. Yes we have two this week. 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 by clicking the image. Available in Paperback and for Kindle.

Faith Unlocked: The return of our friend. GAB @FaithUnlocked

Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: Monkey Says. @Marjorie_Mallon

And the Closing Haiku:

Parents lock up your

Daughters, there is a man about,

With a gift for gab.

Much Love, Much Success, and Much Respect,

Ronovan

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The Heart’s Secrets by Angie Lin.

June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Haiku, Heart, Poetry, Secrets

Angie Lin and her The Heart’s Secrets.

✪ muddied thoughts

lock away my heart
and the feelings stashed within
i’ll never gab of

(Lock away my heart and the feelings stashed within.
And the feelings stashed within, I’ll never gab of.)

Always so close to being first poster. ;; Ah, well. For this week’s Haiku prompt. I suppose that this week, my submission was more flowery, bubbly, but who knows.

✪ Angie

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Locked Heart by @FTTHum

June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Caution, Haiku, Heart, Love

What do you guys think of Florence’s Haiku advice? First in this week.

MEANINGS AND MUSINGS

RonovanWrites Haiku Challenge #49 – this week’s prompt words are ‘gab’ and ‘lock’. Tough indeed!

Join in, see what you can do 🙂 and have fun!

Liar close thy mouth
The truth will out, don’t pretend
Lock that precious heart.

– FlorenceT

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #49 Lock&Gab

June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Daily Post, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, The Daily Post, Weekly, Weekly Challenge

Make certain to look up those definitions this week.

Challenge 49

First one to submit an entry gets reblogged here on Ronovan Writes. But go for quality, that’s the important part.

So you write a Haiku, what do you do with it?

You have the Haiku as a post on your blog.
Within that post you can put one of the two links you will find below under “Use One Of These Links in Your Blog”. Just copy and paste and make sure they are active/live. That’s called a pingback for one of them, but not the other. What’s a Pingback? How do you do it? Click here to find out how if you don’t know how.
If you don’t do the real pingback link, which will be called “Pingback Link” below, then make sure to put a link to your post in the comments of this Challenge post so we can all go read your Haiku. Either way is cool with me. Or you can do both.
The Challenge Post is published each Monday at 9 AM Eastern Time, or New York Time for those like me who get confused with all those easterns and stuff. Don’t know what your time zone is compared to New York Time? Click here for a Time Zone Map showing times as of right this moment.
You have until Noon Eastern New York Time Sunday to submit your Haiku. You may submit as many as you like, even multiple ones within the same post if you like. There is no limit.
Why submit? We have several members of the challenge family and they visit other members, also people visit the challenge specifically to see what people write, and I do a weekly review of each and every Haiku written and put that out Sunday afternoon or Monday morning, depending on how much time it takes. That Review then gets shared on Twitter. I do at times keep tweeting the Review until I have included every Twitter Handle of every Poet who has participated, but I don’t always do that these days as the number is beginning to get big. But sometimes I do anyway.

People like to try different ways of doing Haiku and below are links to how to do some different kinds if you are interested.

The Prompt Words

Lock & Gab

My Example

A lock of your hair

Stays silent lips forever

Gab secrets no more

The following is how the sentences should read.

A lock of your hair stays silent lips forever.

Stays silent lips forever, gab secrets no more.

You do not have to include the sentences within your post, but it does help others understand how Haiku works if you do.

Use One of These Links in Your Blog

Pingback Link

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-49-lock-gab/

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/

For Tips and Guidelines refreshers click here.

DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

There are TWO “CHOICE!” recipients each week. One for Humor and one for something more Serious. The Haiku are quite good each week and I am having to turn to the structure guidelines of a Haiku at times to help determine my selection.

Really each Haiku is a choice of mine, and I’m not just saying that, so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right? And it does make it kind of fun.

Much Respect

Ronovan

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Fill your mind’s temple

With thoughts of a joyful world

Where the heart runs free

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Sharing Way #1

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The Purpose of Sharing

The Links In the Challenge

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The Challenge Words!

Free & Think

Sharing honest thoughts,

Is a sign of your courage,

Hiding your thinking?

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Special Ronovan’s Choice for Creativity and Best Mis-Read of All Time

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The Challenge Words! Finally!

Guide & Mad

This mad world’s without,

A light Shining In darkness,

To guide me in need.

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Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Prompt Challenge #52

The Challenge Words! Finally!

Silent

Loud

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Challenge 51

The Prompt Words

Future & Give

The future holds me

Safe like a baby’s blanket,

You give me love’s warmth.

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DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

There are TWO “CHOICE!” recipients each week. One for Humor and one for something more Serious. The Haiku are quite good each week and I am having to turn to the structure guidelines of a Haiku at times to help determine my selection.

Really each Haiku is a choice of mine, and I’m not just saying that, so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right? And it does make it kind of fun.

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Make certain to look up those definitions this week.

Challenge 50

The Prompt Words

Gain & Hound

You hound forever,

The gates to my secret place,

Kiss to gain entry

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DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

There are TWO “CHOICE!” recipients each week. One for Humor and one for something more Serious. The Haiku are quite good each week and I am having to turn to the structure guidelines of a Haiku at times to help determine my selection.

Really each Haiku is a choice of mine, and I’m not just saying that, so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right? And it does make it kind of fun.

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