Flower Beds

And so it is our day of toilour hands, the soilwhere sweat let rununder the sun In work, digress, settle downstreamearthbound, I dreamthoughts in dire needdesire to bleed I tire, withdraw, let slip my minda place I findto rest my headflower the bed The minute poem.The rules are simple:3 quatrains (or 4-line stanzas)8 syllables in …

Espinela: Sojourn

Here, this place like any otheran unknown forest, I fear notI take rest, unshoulder my lotand await my future lover My life, to join with anotherto communicate beyond soundbeyond the thorned brambles agroundand hidden from sight of reproachNow, I see my beauty approachthis place becomes our sacred ground The Espinela is a Spanish poetic form …

Haiku/Senryü/Zappai: Holy Trinity

Haiku Laundered sheets of iceSoft with pristine innocenceTortured by the sun A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression. Senryü Freshly laundered sheetsSoft with pristine innocencetortured by our acts Senryū (川柳, literally …

A Whole Lotta Heart

4. The Heart Chakra – Anahata Location: The centre of the chest, above the heartColour: GreenElement: AirMeaning: Love, compassion Heart Chakra Valentine's Day card: Forget EnvyI'm greenwith passion Albert Hammond of the Hollies has recanted, stating he now requires more than just the air that he breathes and to love you. Compassion:The compass of my …

Hate & Forgiveness

passionsdark sidein us all hatelike lovelives and breathes saddenedthat hateinspires so many I'm old Imust hateall new things Write a Hay(na)ku about hate.Hay(na)ku is a 3-line poem with one word in the first line, two words in the second, and three in the third. There are no restrictions beyond this. If you are to forgive …