October Challenge 2 'work'
Write a haiku, senryu or tanka on the subject of 'work'. You can make it as specific or general as you like. It can be contemporary or reflect back on history. Use your imagination.
April Challenge
In Australia in April we are deepening into autumn. In Adelaide it is still warm weather. The quinces are ripening on the trees, the shops full of the harvest of summer fruits. Autumn foliage is beginning to appear on the exotic European trees we have planted along our streets. Shops are filling with warm clothes for winter. The car race and the Fringe and Adelaide Festivals have finished bringing to an end the rush of Mad March. The blocked traffic is now flowing freely once more, interstate and international visitors have flown away. In Japan the cherry blossom season should have reached Kyoto. Challenge: customs of autumn or flowers of spring. Senryu, haiku, tanka. Please use your imagination.
'say thank you'
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but thank you
was in the child's eyes
for the toy-maker
sitting by the window
ReplyDeleteshe is humming softly
the baby smiles in her sleep
enchanting
ReplyDeletethe harp reaches out
fingers engaged
in years of diligence
for this effortless sound
day's end
ReplyDeletebreaking of bread
the miner's
rejoice the ability
to taste the sweet crumbs again
12th of October
ReplyDeleteas the sun's rays carress us
we lie together
the leisure lunch waits
our 35th wedding anniversary
lying back
ReplyDeletegazing at the sky's
drifting clouds
this very difficult
poet's work