#TankaTuesday: Kindness

This week's #TankaTuesday challenge brought us the wonderful theme of "kindness" chosen by Harmony Kent. I couldn't help myself... I had to give her a nod within my tanka. Harmony's personality overflows with kindness, so it's well deserved. ❤ in our daily life kindness remedies hatred with a simple smile between friends or foe—heal all … Continue reading #TankaTuesday: Kindness

“From Mud,” 99-word Poetry

The Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction, October 14, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story embraces the mud. What is the mud, real or metaphor? How does it transform a character or place? What happens? Go where the prompt leads! EXTENDED DEADLINE: Respond by October 26, 2021. I’m in a Poetry Oracle … Continue reading “From Mud,” 99-word Poetry

“Harvest Moon,” haibun, #TankaTuesday

Image by Prettysleepy from Pixabay The five women gathered under the pearly radiance of the full harvest moon. They represented air, water, earth, fire, and spirit. Hands clasped together, they formed a circle, their upturned faces raised toward the orbs' soft glow. This was how they would pay homage to the passing of another cycle—another … Continue reading “Harvest Moon,” haibun, #TankaTuesday