Challenges

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September 2012: a range of topics has been proposed.
Persephone (Spring)
things between (fence, border, wall)
children (a spring kigo, new vibrant life)

Comments

  1. Sasha1 September 2012 at 22:51

    spring moon
    a child's face
    painted with silver

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  2. Alex Ryan16 September 2012 at 05:02

    nastersian
    up the colourbond
    fencing -
    your constant harangue
    has grown on me

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  3. BelindaBroughton16 September 2012 at 17:12

    First Laughter

    My daughter’s first laughter was when she saw an old washing mangle. Don’t ask me why – it wasn’t even moving. But she laughed that baby’s laughter, burbling from her belly, over and over till it eventually petered out. I took her back into the old laundry later and it happened again. Couldn’t get enough of it – I was addicted.

    head 

    around the door
    
the smiling dog

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  4. Donna16 September 2012 at 20:00

    Breeze ripples
    Persephones nod
    Life returns

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  5. lynette16 September 2012 at 20:12

    thanks everyone. A good start to the challenge.

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  6. Sasha18 September 2012 at 05:12

    over the neighbour's fence
    two roses
    join thorns

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  7. athena21 September 2012 at 20:40

    I chase my sun hat
    down the street
    the fresh breath of spring

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  8. athena21 September 2012 at 20:47

    in anticipation
    of the summer salad
    I water my seedlings

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  9. athena22 September 2012 at 21:47

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  10. athena22 September 2012 at 22:00


    youth and spring
    hint of green and rashness
    our old heads
    still lack the wisdom
    to accept this

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  11. athena27 September 2012 at 05:42

    smiling
    in her pink outfit
    she ducks from the rain

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