RonovanWrites Weekly #PHOTOgraphy #HaiKU Rewind #21Climb&Heavens

December 7, 2014 Ronovan Wordless Haiku Challenge Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Photography, PhotoKu, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Vashti Quiroz-Vega, Wordless, wordpress event

A New Name

REWIND #21

Click the site names to see the PhotoKu for each.

The prompts they participants COULD use if they wished to were Climb & Heavens. The prompts are only if you cannot come up with an idea.

Jen of Blog It or Lose It: I think this one should be called Stars from the Heavens. Loved it. This was an excellent one for sure..

@jrosenberry1

Vashti of Vashti Quiroz-Vega: The Making of a Psycho. Author Vashti Quiroz-Vega one of my favorite people and a very early author interview of mine, somehow found time to do this while working on her latest book. I have no idea how. I guess everyone needs as break at times. Check out Vashti’s work on Amazon.

@VashtiQV

See y’all next time,

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites 21 #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge ReCap

December 7, 2014December 7, 2014 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Ronovan Writes Haiku Prompt Challenge, Writing Prompt

21st Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge ReCap!

Just a reminder, all you had to do to get into the ReCap was write a Haiku and somehow let me know, either with a copy of your link in the comments or a ping back.

The prompt words were View & Revenge.

Another reminder is to follow the members of our little community here on their sites and Twitter. Show and share the love, right? Are you following our friends here? I include links to their sites and Twitters if they have them.

Moving Forward there will be Two A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! Haiku recipients each week. One for Humor and one for more Serious. It was brought to my attention that perhaps if I were giving it to everyone then why even bother. And in truth for those of you who remember I used to choose category recipients early on I suppose this makes sense. Proper structure may become a big decider at times. By structure I mean the 1&2 and 2&3 verses making sentences. But the message, as you all know is always what is more important to me in this challenge. The problem? There are so many great messages that I have to use something. So now, my job just got more difficult. Let the games begin. May your days be long but your poems be short.

New this WEEK!

Melissa of This, Right Now: From her about page: I find I need to write to determine what there is to say. Once written, an outline forms and then from within, the thesis emerges. Am I broken that my mind works in reverse? Bitter Pill. Whoa, talk about a serious intro into the challenge. Nice! (And no, she did that to the picture, not me.)

The Stop Watch Award goes to . . .A NEW WINNER!

T.A. Wyatt of Finale to an Entrance: Blood Feud: A Revenge Haiku. Quick and threw down the gauntlet early. A Haiku speaking to so many possible aspects of society that it boggles the mind. Remember to check out this author’s books at Amazon. @finaletoanEntranc

Meredith and Martha of Meredith’s Musings: We missed them during the holidays and I hated taking their name of the list. But they’re back with FIVE Haiku this week. Meredith brought us My Choice and Battle while Martha tried to make up for time missed with three this week; Seeking Peace, Living Well and Forgiveness. @meredithlbl

Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: Hot Head. Very nice Haiku. A great message and structure. I am not sure why she wrote a Haiku about me, but still I can appreciate good work.

Kate of Dazzling Whimsy: Worthy. Kate always has a great message. Speaks from the heart and doesn’t throw words out and see where they fall. (Don’t judge me!) @17KateLee

Michelle (Nato) of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Sweet View of Revenge. Whoa, humor or serious or serious humor. I so get the image of an ex being spoken of or like some seriously not nice person at least. Talk about message received. Dude. MichelleLuantoPhotography. @MichelleLunato

Carolyn of Reviews & Recommendations: Revenge Needed. I am not sure what she saw but I don’t want to be the one she saw it about. That’s all I’m saying.

Claudette of to search and to find happiness in every day: View of Revenge. Okay, she got me. Here I thought needing sunglasses we were going to get to see a picture of her smiling or something. But nooooo. And guess what? She has a second blog that joined in this week. If You’re Looking for Answers: Revenge. This one took me a couple or three reads to grasp it. I will claim it being 11 PM, a long day, and me just living in the life I do. Very much worth the while to take a gander at and let the brain cells mingle.

Mira of To Wear A Rainbow: My Revenge. I find this one humorous in many ways. I get the message, but unless you have visited her blog or at least have visited her Twitter you will truly get the humor. Loved it. @BediMona

Colleen of Silver Threading: Leaf Bare Trees. Definite structure and humor here. At least it’s humor to me, although it is also real. I almost changed the title to Bare Naked, just to see Colleen blush but I like her too much. Apparently Hugh had some similar ideas when he was around 20. I am not sure what to make of his comments. A bare Hugh? @ColleenChesebro

KiwiBee of Snap Thoughts: Seek to Change. Nice to have KiwiBee back in the fold again. Such a busy life. And she comes back in with a great Haiku. Of course, right?

Marigold of Versus Bulb: Are You Happy Now?
You know sometimes you really like a Haiku and you hate that you like it because the message just seems saw raw and painful. I may be reading it wrong or maybe I am reading it right for me. @MarigoldDicer

Florence of Rambling On: Perspective. Sometimes I just don’t know. You know with any given life words take on meanings. But you never know for certain and you sometimes hope what you think you think isn’t what you should be thinking because then the thoughts would be not very good things to be thinking about, especially if you are thinking wrong and being thoughtless. @FTThum

Angie of Angie Does Until She Doesn’t: Oh No You Di’nt. Okay, so that’s the name I came up for it. But you’ll see what I mean when you get there. @mrsreadmorbooks

Canaf of Faithful Homesteader: Do Good. A good message.No doubt. I just noticed I said a good message about a Haiku titled Do Good. Wow. It’s just after midnight for me. I may have to stop soon.

Cyril of Cyril Bussiere: Oops. Urrr, umm, dude I so am not gonna even. You so wrong for that, man. Also check out Cyril’s Books on Amazon. @CyrilBussiere

BatteredWifeSeekingBetterLife: For My Beautiful Cousin. What do you say about some Haiku you read? You know I read this one and had one immediate thought and then a different one. You all know me, I can’t just have one thought about anything. I’ll say this but I want you all to go read, when broken down into two sentences as a Haiku should be, meaning lines 1&2 and then 2&3, this is actually a very positive outlook of a Haiku. Very impressive. This last minute entry makes for a much more difficult decision. @BWseekingBL

Faith Unlocked: Grace’s POV. The perfect POV to have in all things. One needs to keep many things in mind in all situations. Make certain to read this one and keep it handy. Print it and put it in your cubicle. @FaithUnlocked

A RONOVAN’S CHOICE FOR HUMOR

Colleen of SilverThreading with Leaf Bare Trees. I just can’t get it out of my mind of naked trees in winter. There is just something funny about that to me.

A RONOVAN’S CHOICE FOR SERIOUS

Two Haiku had similar messages but when it came down to it there was just something about my interpretation of the two sentences formed by the Haiku For My Beautiful Cousin from Battered Wife seeking Better Life that hit me in many ways. A very powerful Haiku in my opinion.

There is a third A RONOVAN’S CHOICE this week and that’s for Inspirational. Faith Unlocked with Grace’s POV.

I of course gave my own offering up this week, a last minute one that I had wanted to be a romantic one but as often happens with me turned out something else. My Revenge.

The closing Haiku for this weeks Challenge words?

To seek your revenge,

You will fall to what you fight,

If you just view hate.

Much Respect

Ronovan

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My Revenge. My Haiku Poetry for Challenge #21.

December 3, 2014December 3, 2014 Ronovan Poetry Future, Haiku, Inspiration, Love, Past, Poetry, Revenge

I view my future,

With a passion never seen,

My revenge is love.

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Photography #Haiku Challenge #21 Climb&Heavens

December 1, 2014November 30, 2014 Ronovan Wordless Haiku Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Photography, PhotoKu, Poetry, Prompt

Welcome to PhotoKu!

#21

I am seriously excited about this new direction the challenge is taking. Some great people involved have made suggestions and I have listened. I have looked at the great photography of everyone and decided I limited people in what they could do. Then one suggested the name PhotoKu, or at least I think they did. Now one said why not give a verb and a noun as the challenge instead of two nouns. In all honesty I didn’t even realize I had started doing that.

The rules are simple: For how to write a Haiku in English and using the 5/7/5 syllable pattern click here. I know you will be using photography but you need to have the Haiku in words at some point.

I prefer no words or numbers of any kind to appear in the images you use. This includes sign language . . . of any kind. I believe this forces one to be more creative.

Below is my original example of how to do a haiku with images. People have become a lot more creative with using their photography. This is just to show you a basic layout and give you an idea of how things might look. Check out our previous participants to see how it’s really done.

Visit Blog it or Lose it and Through the Eye of Bastet to see how you might can do this.

This is an example of one I created.

The Haiku was:

Moon Shadow Dancers

Heartbeats Stumble, falling in

Love Infinity

I know, not the best but it was better then the first one I posted.

Here’s the challenge;

You create your own PhotoKu before Noon on the Sunday following the posting of this challenge,
Then either post a link in the comments here for everyone that visits to go see and/or ping back (copy the URL for this post into your Haiku post) to this post in your Haiku post.

I will read it and comment on it. Once I comment come get the badge.

The Prompt Words are:

Climb & Heavens

What do the words mean to you, and how can you connect the two words through that second line?

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #21 View&Revenge

December 1, 2014November 30, 2014 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Weekly, Weekly Challenge, wordpress challenge

The 20th Haiku Prompt Challenge!

Badge provided by Me for this season.

For a refresher or how to write Haiku in English click here. But you can use whatever Haiku style you want to. As long as you, do a Haiku.

For Tips and Guidelines refreshers click here.

Something to keep in mind about a Haiku. Usually it is elemental in nature, but I don’t stick to that. There are two things I do like to see and they are; 1) Haiku that can be broken into two sentences with the middle line of the three lines being the commonly used part and 2) Opposite meanings in the first and last sentences.

Before you start!

I have links that will help you out. Remember for Haiku in English the total syllables are 5 for the first line, 7 for the second, and 5 for the last. I don’t really hold people to that for this but if you want to do it in the 5/7/5 manner, the traditional way, then try that. One link I have for you is . . . howmanysyllables.com. Simply type in the word and find out how many syllables it has. Also for synonyms and antonyms go to thesaurus.com, I find it useful for finding a word to fit the meaning when syllables are not working out right.

This weeks two words to use in some form, meaning you can use another word that means the same thing are:

View & Revenge

My Example

I TEAR AT MY CHEST,

FOR REVENGE AGAINST DEATH’S HEART,

I VIEW HER NO MORE.

Do you have a Twitter Handle? Do I know it? Let me know!

DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

(I hate doing deadlines, but it takes quite a while to complete the rewind.)

There are now things called “A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!” which simply means a Haiku that either touched me or was a stand out Haiku in structure and meaning. Really each Haiku is a choice of mine so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right?

Much respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites #20 #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge Rewind Hunt&Wind

November 30, 2014November 30, 2014 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Ronovan Writes Haiku Prompt Challenge, Writing Prompt

20. My favorite number. I have no idea why, but it is for some reason. It’s also the . . .

20th Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge Rewind!

Just a reminder, all you had to do to get into the Rewind was write a Haiku and somehow let me know, either with a copy of your link in the comments or a ping back.

The prompt words were Hunt & Wind.

You might notice the new badge I created for A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! Haiku recipients. For those selected they can add this to their Haiku post if they like. It’s entirely up to them but I saw someone had created something to let people know they had received that selection and thought I should at least put forth the effort. I just never thought anyone would think that much of it.

New this WEEK!

Mira of They, You and Me: From her about page: “While writing my posts on toweararainbow.wordpress.com I realized that I had more to share. Life never ceases to amaze me, amuse me and play games with me. I think that all of us go through a lot in life and when we go through it together it becomes easy to traverse the unknown paths. Lets join hands and minds to strive to inspire each other to love a happy life.” Love Hunt. A very sorrowful tone set and a message I think we can each relate to at some point in our lives. @BediMona

Patty of I Am Not Sick Boy: From her about page: I am a Physician Assistant with many years of medical experience in my background. But, nothing could have prepared me for the confusion and frustration that was ahead for me when my youngest child, Alex, was born with varied chronic problems. It is my intention to help you get through the web of insurance, hospitals and doctors so you can get down to your real job: Taking care of your child. Cold Winds. Greatly enjoyed this one.

The Stop Watch Award goes to . . .A NEW WINNER!

Cheryl-Lynn of Tournesol dans un Jardin: In Quest. With the possibilities of the prompts this week it took me a few moments to actually get the Haiku. @CherylShares

Wendy of Wendy Anne Darling: On the hunt. Sometimes you don‘t know to be afraid or be hopeful when you read a Haiku. Either about the topic and intent or about who the person of thought is. Sigh, oh well. @AuthorWDarling

Becca of On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea: From the Hunt. Becca nailed the holiday with this one in many ways. I am sure many will have memories come to them when they read it and as many already have. her visual presentation was excellent. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! @rgbickerstaff

T.A. Wyatt of Finale to an Entrance: The Hunt: An Autumn Haiku. The header photo still gets me. Another timely Haiku from the other side of the lens this time.c Remember to check out this author’s books at Amazon. @finaletoanEntranc

Cyril of Cyril Bussiere: It Begs. I think Cyril has been in Texas a bit too long. Apparently he’s done gone on a snipe hunt down in a holler. It done been callin’ up tuh him at night. Also check out Cyril’s Books on Amazon. @CyrilBussiere

Kimberly of K.S. Fause: Follow. The visual was excellent as always. Kimberly has the eye for combining her words with art. She also writes thought provoking pieces. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! @ksfause

Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: Crazy Hair Lady. Ruth returns with a vengeance. Like a roaring wind whipping through the land. So much of roar she has stirred she has forced from my hands A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!

Steven S. Walsky of Simplicity Lane: Last Kiss. Okay so as I was writing the rewind up to this point I was planning to write a romantic Haiku for a post with the prompt words. Then I come upon this. Now I have to kick it up a notch. A very ‘delicate’ Haiku in many ways. As you read it you are almost afraid you could break it. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! Just a reminder of to check out Steven’s books at Barnes & Nobles as well as other sites noted on his blog such as Smashwords.

Faith Unlocked: Vain Folly. The message in this Haiku is one that could be expanded upon in so many ways. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! @FaithUnlocked

Marigold of Versus Bulb: Blood of the Hunted.
Read the poetically written words
Then find the poets meaning
What’s hidden is more than think
Wrapped inside your limbs find your own gleaning. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! . @MarigoldDicer

Elke of writingindevizes: Bright Figurine: 12: Big Long Light Longleat Dragon. Okay this is just so awesome. The image and the Haiku that is perfect with it. I mean this one is so much fun! I love it! A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!

Colleen of Silver Threading: Cookie Crumb Lips. She used the word wind in a way others didn’t. Is that what makes her a A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!? No, you have to go see and you’ll give her some honor of some sort as well. @ColleenChesebro

Canaf of Faithful Homesteader: Dreams. I gave bonus points for the Beatles song included. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!

Carolyn of Reviews & Recommendations: Deep truth. Hunting for the impossible?

Florence of Rambling On: Of Contradictions by Florence. At first a simple Haiku it would seem but then you pause and the flood begins to rush through your mind. I left my comment, but it’s in moderation until our lady of Australia wakes up. It was a very good comment too. Florence’s daughter ‘S’ contributed this week with a Haiku I call Captured. Very sensory filled Haiku. Both of the Aussie ladies receive A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! @FTThum

BatteredWifeSeekingBetterLife: Winded is what I chose to call this one. Go check out the Haiku because I think you all have been winded in this manner before and probably are right now. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! @BWseekingBL

Michelle (Nato) of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Cold of the Hunt. Ah, a Hunger Games inspired Haiku. Go check it out. And also check out MichelleLuantoPhotography.

I of course gave my own offering up this week, a last minute one that I had wanted to be a romantic one but as often happens with me turned out something else. Remnants.

The closing Haiku for this weeks Challenge words?

Hunting high and low,

I long for your presence here,

Winding together.

Much Respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #PHOTOgraphy #HaiKU Rewind 20 Table&Giving

November 30, 2014November 30, 2014 Ronovan Wordless Haiku Challenge Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Photography, PhotoKu, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Wordless, wordpress event

A New Name

And a New Badge

REWIND #20

Click the site names to see the PhotoKu for each.

The prompts they participants COULD use if they wished to were Table & Giving. The prompts are only if you cannot come up with an idea.

Georgia of Through The Eyes of Bastet : Sunshine Exodus Very appropriate for the time of year and a touch of humor. Loved it.

Jen of Blog It or Lose It: I think this one should be called Life-Giving. Enjoyed the imagery here. Was somewhat appropriate in a way to the US.

@jrosenberry1

Michelle (Nato) of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams and Michelle Lunato Photography: Thanksgiving Traditions. Full force to the Holiday use of the prompts. Pies or Cookies? Hmm . . .

@MichelleLunato

I’m afraid the Holiday this past week took away some participation but never fear. Build it and they shall come . . . back . . . and eventually.

See y’all next time,

Ronovan

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Remnants

November 30, 2014November 30, 2014 Ronovan Poetry Broken Heart, Dreams, Haiku, Lost, Love, Pain, Poetry, Suffering

I hunt through these cracks

For remnants of a lost dream

Search the wind that tears.

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The Morning After

November 28, 2014November 27, 2014 Ronovan Poetry Black Friday, Humor, Left Overs, Poetry, Sales

The day after Thankful finds me in bed

For some odd reason I wish I were dead

Was it that second helping of baked ham

Or was it watching too much of Yosemite Sam

Of deviled ham I did warn

But deviled eggs have come to scorn

Who invented celery for the dressing dish

The first to suggest it well for them I have a wish

And why do the desserts come at the end of the meal

I left without even a morsel for I had had my fill

Did I go out early in the eve

Trying to find a deal being quite naive

Perhaps I just missed out on what mattered most

But there are of some things you just cannot post

For all of you out doing shopping mania

Are those lines all the way back to Albania

Do you see the last of the three of the things you wanted

With the empty shelf will your dreams become haunted

Don’t forget the turkey sandwiches left to be eaten

Take the gas-x so the internal combustion can be beaten

All in all I suppose I must live

Because I have so much more rhyming left to give

So no worries about me ending up there right now in Heavan

Much Respect, from me, the one and only Ronovan

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The first reported case of deviled ham.

November 27, 2014November 26, 2020 Ronovan Opinion Articles, Poetry Deviled Ham, Family, Food, Friends, Humor, Jesus, Matthew 8, Poetry, Thanksgiving

It’s early here. Especially early considering it is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. I have a blanket wrapped around my legs, the warmth makes the joints and bones feel decent. Who would have thought at my age I would need to be doing that? But then no one would have ever thought Mr. Human Heater would ever need a blanket.

So what am I thankful for today,

on this National Holiday?

I suppose I need to start with God,

and continue with that I at least still have a bod.

Family must be in the picture,

I hope that cranberry salad is of the right mixture.

Loved ones and smiling faces galore,

or the thoughts that I most adore.

Creativity and my imagination,

are two things needing appreciation.

Of course my friends here and there,

and those most loved everywhere.

You come upon a holiday and wonder what to write about. Do you write about the foods and traditions, which usually are the foods? The favorite deviled eggs. It’s a thanking God day and deviled eggs are one of Southern people’s favorites? Yes, my addled brain finds humor in that. It reminds me of a story my old pastor once told.

Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men

Matthew 8:28-34

²⁸When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. ²⁹“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

³⁰Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. ³¹The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

³²He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. ³³Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. ³⁴Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.

What does that have to do with Thanksgiving? My old pastor and friend told the story from the Bible and was very serious as he looked out over the congregation in the church that Sunday and followed it up with “And that is the first known record of Deviled Ham in history.

Yes, I am thankful for that friend who taught me to enjoy the Bible, find humor in life, and have an unshakeable faith.

A post today so random it had to be from me, Ronovan Writes. I write everything after all. But then when being thankful, is it really random if you are sharing what you are thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving to Those in Tryptophan land today. And if you don’t want turkey, a nice broccoli or squash casserole would be excellent. Send any left overs to:

Ronovan Writes
P.O. Box 116
Much Respect, WP.com

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I’m So Glad To Find

November 25, 2014 Ronovan Poetry Amnesia, Dreams, Hope, Life, Love, Lovers, Poem, Poetry, Promise

You make the best of me, from what I used to be

Carrying me though, to a life that is brand new

I don’t want to see, the man that I used to be

Forever in your arms, protected from all harms

Say you’ll never go, that our love is even more than we know

Do you think you will find, another love like ours in all mankind

Take the rest of me, and set me free

I can shine through, because of the love of me by you

Baby you’re the key, to what I am meant to be

Stay here by my side, our worlds meant to collide

Say you’ll never go, that our live is even more than we know

Do you think you will find, another love like ours in all mankind

One step closer to the fall, reach out and save me, make that call

Inside a moment of the last, you make up for my lost past

If I never thought again, all I would need is the touch of your hand

Say you’ll never go

Because our love is more than you know

Say you’ll never go

I’m so glad to find

That I can call

You

Mine

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #20 Hunt and Wind

November 24, 2014December 16, 2020 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Weekly, Weekly Challenge, wordpress challenge

The 20th Haiku Prompt Challenge!

Badge provided by Me for this season.

For a refresher or how to write Haiku in English click here. But you can use whatever Haiku style you want to. As long as you, do a Haiku.

For Tips and Guidelines refreshers click here.

Something to keep in mind about a Haiku. Usually, it is elemental in nature, but I don’t stick to that. There are two things I do like to see and they are; 1) Haiku that can be broken into two sentences with the middle line of the three lines being the commonly used part and 2) Opposite meanings in the first and last sentences.

Before you start!

I have links that will help you out. Remember for Haiku in English the total syllables are 5 for the first line, 7 for the second, and 5 for the last. I don’t really hold people to that for this but if you want to do it in the 5/7/5 manner, the traditional way, then try that. One link I have for you is . . . merriam-webstr.com. Simply type in the word and find out how many syllables it has. Also for synonyms and antonyms go to thesaurus.com, I find it useful for finding a word to fit the meaning when syllables are not working out right.

This weeks two words to use in some form, meaning you can use another word that means the same thing as:

Hunt & Wind

My Example

As my life winds down,

I discover you exist,

As I hunt for life.

Much respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #PHOTOgraphy #HaiKU Rewind #19 Signal&Wave

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 Ronovan Wordless Haiku Challenge Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Photography, PhotoKu, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Wordless, wordpress event

A New Name

And a New Badge

REWIND #19

Click the site names to see the PhotoKu for each.

The prompts they participants COULD use if they wished to were Signal & Wave. The prompts are only if you cannot come up with an idea.

New to the Family this Week!

Catherine M. Johnson of Catherine M. Johnson Feed Your Imagination Here: Okay do that last part might not be part of the name of her blog but I liked it and included it so live with it people! Don’t judge me! From her About Page: “Quick snippet: Originally from Yorkshire (UK), where I was an avid Formula 1 fan, trained in two martial arts. I shipped out to New Zealand with my greenhouse husband. My two rascals were born in NZ and then we shipped out to Canada.” I call her PhotoKu Escaping Thanksgiving.

@CathM_Johnson

The Repeat Offenders

Georgia of Through The Eyes of Bastet : Finally a Signal Breaks. I loved the light through the bottles. I knew I could count on Georgia to be here for the first official PhotoKu.

Jen of Blog It or Lose It: I think this one should be called Red Signal. You need to go check it out to find out why. Really like the different types of photographs used this week, from the textures to shades/tints/whatever the photographic term is.

@jrosenberry1

Michelle (Nato) Lunato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: . She also has her site Michelle Lunato Photography. Nato also participates in the Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge. I call her PhotoKu Creator of Waves of Inspiration.

@michellelunato

See y’all next time,

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites #19 #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge Rewind Truth&Deep

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Ronovan Writes Haiku Prompt Challenge, Writing Prompt

The 19th hole. It’s a golfing term basically meaning, the game is over and it’s time to celebrate. Okay, that’s my definition of it for today, tonight. But for our purposes it means the . . .

19th Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge Rewind!

The budget is still low for the celebratory offerings this week. Not sure if anyone needed an extra magazine for a flight to New York or markers to make a big sign at the Macy’s parade, but we’ll let it go for now.

Just a reminder, all you had to do to get into the Rewind was write a Haiku and somehow let me know, either with a copy of your link in the comments or a ping back.

The prompt words were Truth & Deep.

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Pamela of countonwords: From her About page. “As I write there is a small release of what goes on inside my head: what powers it, disturbs it and distracts it. Cathartic and satisfying, there are few socially acceptable things that are as utterly addictive.” Her Haiku is, well she has three of the; Why Politicians Thrive, Truth is Difficult and A Deep Truth. The first two each qualify as A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! Speaking to the teacher in me of history and thus government and the second just speaking to me.

The Stop Watch Award goes to . . .A NEW WINNER!

A.C. of File Cabinet Ramblings: A Mystery. What’s it about? Well I’m not going to tell you. It’s a mystery! DUH! You have to go look for yourself. GEESH! @elliott_ac

T.A. Wyatt of Finale to an Entrance: Inner Truth. First of all, the header photo. WARNING NEXT TIME! I am still freaking out. And I am not even afraid of the things. It’s just those eyes and the different colors and they stare at you. Oh, and the Haiku spoke to me quite a bit. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! for that reason. Remember to check out this author’s books at Amazon. @finaletoanEntranc

Becca of On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea: Deep Truth. Appropriate title for a Haiku of such deep and delving like meaning. Deep and delving? Sounds like future prompt words to me. Check out her Haiku like apparently everyone else on the planet does. I want her number of likes! I’m not hating on her popularity at ALL! @rgbickerstaff

Kimberly of K.S. Fause: Time. . @ksfause I lost myself in this one a bit. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! You can check her comments for my lost words.

Cyril of Cyril Bussiere: Truth. A good message with different meanings. I like a poem that can have a meaning that sometimes isn’t how intended or is but others think of it a different way. Also check out Cyril’s Books on Amazon. @CyrilBussiere

Michelle (Nato) Lunato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Deep Truths Untold. Well, I got wordy in my comment on her site, and thinky. You know that’s never a good thing. But her Haiku this week made me think a bit about something I actually recently wrote about on my Christian blog. @michellelunato

Colleen of Silver Threading: The Deepest of Truths. I think perhaps a story told about more than the subject used for the Haiku. Excellent form used as well. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! @ColleenChesebro

Claudette of to search and to find happiness in every day: Deep Truth. A somewhat sad but true Haiku, at least to me. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!

Claudette also has if you’re looking for answers: Truth in the Deep.

Meredith’s Musings and the Angels Meredith and Martha: I chose to name the Angels’ offerings this week in a combined Fiath of a Child. And I need to come up with happier prompts for Meredith to get her perky on. @meredithlbl

Canaf of Faithful Homesteader: You Can’t Handle My Truth. I really enjoyed the thinkyness of this one in that I believe I have thought in a way some didn’t. Imagine that, I had strange thoughts. So unusual for me. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!

Florence of Rambling On: Confrontations. A Haiku of self and the search of finding the truth of who and what you are, I think. But with her I am probably wrong. And if I am right she’ll tell me I am wrong just to make me think about it. @FTThum

Hugh of Hugh’s Views & News: Angel of my Heart After all the great comments on his Haiku I suppose he has to be A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! @RobertHughes05

Marigold of Versus Bulb: You Don’t Have To. A festive type image, I think. At least that’s what I took away from it. Very good message. A must read. Click on the image to see it large sized. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! . @MarigoldDicer

Steven S. Walsky of Simplicity Lane: dig deep. I enjoyed the way the image and message were put together, the layout. Very much a image thing to send around to people. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! Just a reminder of to check out Steven’s books at Barnes & Nobles as well as other sites noted on his blog such as Smashwords.

Carolyn of Reviews & Recommendations: Deep truth. She even rhymed it. Now that’s something in and of itself.

Faith Unlocked: Jesus Is My Lord and . Do I really have to say good message? I didn’t think so. Go read ’em. @FaithUnlocked

Kate of Dazzling Whimsy: Unsure My Dear. No, she’s not talking to me. I asked. A RONOVAN’S CHOICE! @17katelee

I of course gave my own offering up this week. Although I put forth an example each week with the challenge I feel as though I need to also put out another, this one I called Truth buried deep within. This was more of a series of Haiku in story form. It is called Renga. I haven’t delved into a challenge for that but you can use that if you wish for the Haiku Prompt Challenge.

The closing Haiku for this weeks Challenge words?

I hold memories

Of a love long drempt about,

I long for deeply.

Much Respect

Ronovan

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Photography #Haiku Challenge #20 Table&Giving

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 Ronovan Wordless Haiku Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Photography, PhotoKu, Poetry, Prompt

Welcome to PhotoKu!

#20

The rules are simple: For how to write a Haiku in English and using the 5/7/5 syllable pattern click here. I know you will be using photography but you need to have the Haiku in words at some point.

I prefer no words or numbers of any kind to appear in the images you use. This includes sign language . . . of any kind. I believe this forces one to be more creative.

Visit Blog it or Lose it and Through the Eye of Bastet to see how you might can do this.

This is an example of one I created.

The Haiku was:

Moon Shadow Dancers

Heartbeats Stumble, falling in

Love Infinity

I know, not the best but it was better then the first one I posted.

Here’s the challenge;

You create your own PhotoKu before Noon on the Sunday following the posting of this challenge,
Then either post a link in the comments here for everyone that visits to go see and/or ping back (copy the URL for this post into your Haiku post) to this post in your Haiku post.

I will read it and comment on it. Once I comment come get the badge.

The Prompt Words are:

Table & Giving

The inspiration for the words this week is from it being Thanksgiving here in the United States. I didn’t want anyone to think I had gone off the deep end with these words.

What do the words mean to you, and how can you connect the two words through that second line?

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Possible Delay in Challenge Rewinds.

November 23, 2014November 23, 2014 Ronovan Poetry Challenges, Haiku, PhotoKu, Poetry

There may be a slight delay in the various poetry challenge rewinds today. I will do them as soon as I can. Just trying to get to a point where I can make them happen. Much appreciation to all those who have participated so far. All of you keep making these challenges possible or I very like would have given up long ago.

Much Love to All of You Today,

Ronovan

Forever Failure

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 Ronovan Poetry Dreams, Failure, Fantasy, Haiku, heartbreak, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Sadness

Forever in dreams,

I am awakened by you,

In final failure.

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Truth buried deep within… (A poem)

November 19, 2014November 19, 2014 Ronovan Poetry Amnesia, Confusion, Haiku, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Pain, Poetry

The truth of it is,

Something you don’t want to know,

Is my love runs deep.

How deep you may ask,

Does it run into this man,

Whose truth is a search?

That truth is a loss,

Of something he cannot find,

Buried dark and deep.

But with truth in love,

I will return to the light,

So deep in us all.

silhouette of man looking out window with flare — gettyimages © Original Photo by Tara Moore

Ronovan~11~19~2014

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Photography #Haiku Challenge #19 Signal&Wave

November 17, 2014November 17, 2014 Ronovan Wordless Haiku Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Photography, PhotoKu, Poetry, Prompt

Welcome to PhotoKu!

#19

The rules are simple: For how to write a Haiku in English and using the 5/7/5 syllable pattern click here. I know you will be using photography but you need to have the Haiku in words at some point.

I prefer no words or numbers of any kind to appear in the images you use. This includes sign language . . . of any kind. I believe this forces one to be more creative.

Visit Blog it or Lose it and Through the Eye of Bastet to see how you might can do this.

This is an example of one I created.

The Haiku was:

Moon Shadow Dancers

Heartbeats Stumble, falling in

Love Infinity

I know, not the best but it was better then the first one I posted.

Here’s the challenge;

You create your own PhotoKu before Noon on the Sunday following the posting of this challenge,
Then either post a link in the comments here for everyone that visits to go see and/or ping back (copy the URL for this post into your Haiku post) to this post in your Haiku post.

I will read it and comment on it. Once I comment come get the badge.

The Prompt Words are:

Signal & Wave

What do the words mean to you, and how can you connect the two words through that second line?

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #19 Deep&Truth

November 17, 2014November 17, 2014 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, Weekly, Weekly Challenge, wordpress challenge

The 19th Haiku Prompt Challenge!

Badge provided by Me for this season.

For a refresher or how to write Haiku in English click here. But you can use whatever Haiku style you want to. As long as you, do a Haiku.

For Tips and Guidelines refreshers click here.

Before you start!

This weeks two words to use in some form, meaning you can use another word that means the same thing are:

Deep & Truth

My Example

Some hold to the truth,

When their eyes are filled with sin,

Convictions hide deep.

Do you have a Twitter Handle? Do I know it? Let me know!

DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

(I hate doing deadlines, but it takes quite a while to complete the rewind.)

There are now things called “A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!” which simply means a Haiku that either touched me or was a stand out Haiku in structure and meaning. Really each Haiku is a choice of mine so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right?

Much respect

Ronovan

A New Name

REWIND #21

Click the site names to see the PhotoKu for each.

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The Prompt Words are:

Climb & Heavens

What do the words mean to you, and how can you connect the two words through that second line?

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The 20th Haiku Prompt Challenge!

For Tips and Guidelines refreshers click here.

Before you start!

View & Revenge

My Example

I TEAR AT MY CHEST,

FOR REVENGE AGAINST DEATH’S HEART,

I VIEW HER NO MORE.

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DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

There are now things called “A RONOVAN’S CHOICE!” which simply means a Haiku that either touched me or was a stand out Haiku in structure and meaning. Really each Haiku is a choice of mine so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right?

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A New Name

And a New Badge

REWIND #20

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The 20th Haiku Prompt Challenge!

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Hunt & Wind

My Example

As my life winds down,

I discover you exist,

As I hunt for life.

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A New Name

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REWIND #19

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The Repeat Offenders

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19th Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge Rewind!

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#20

The Prompt Words are:

Table & Giving

What do the words mean to you, and how can you connect the two words through that second line?

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