For #TankaTuesday this week, our words to find synonyms for were: spring & green. I used tender for green, and the word budding for spring.
buoyant tender shoots on a water lily pond reflections budding
© Colleen M. Chesebro
Judy Mastrangelo’s inspirational oracle cards, Dream Your Joy, inspired this haiku.
Colleen M. Chesebro 
I see it!! Lily ponds are magical.
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I would love to sit and stare at a lily pond. Lots of reflections internally and externally!
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Lovely. A few years ago I was kayaking on a river that had oodles of lilypads in various stages. I like the seed pods.
Some pads can get huge!!
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Yes! I remember the seed pods when I was a kid in Wisconsin. Take some photos! 💐
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I’m not sure if I did… but I did take some at the ‘CR retreat’ of pads and flowers. 😀
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Hi Colleen, a lovely haiku. Judy’s art work is very inspirational.
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Thanks so much, Robbie. I loved the idea of pond gazing… so many reflections internally and externally. It’s like cloud watching. 💖
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This made me think of a pond we pass when walking. Can’t wait for the blooms. Xo
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I love water lillies! There are some great marshy areas around our house. I’ll have to be on the look out this year for the lillies.
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beautiful!
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Thank you. It was great inspiration from Judy. Her oracle cards are beautiful!
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There’s a rain garden at the library I go to, and it has water lilies. I will have to look this week, and see if anything is budding yet. 💙
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I would love to have a lily pond where you could gaze into the water and dream. Take photos if the pond is waking up!
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I will. I know I’ve posted photos of it in bloom.
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🪷 Lotus are another favorite of mine.
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Ahhh, I love water lilies.
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They are so pretty, and so many different kinds of lillies.
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Water lilies always make me think of Monet. (K)
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Yes! I have that wallpaper on my Kindle. I always think of Japanese gardens.
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Short and very sweet.✨🌼
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I love water gazing… it’s nice to let your mind wander. 💜
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Your poem was beautiful, Colleen! So is the oracle card!
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Absolutely lovely 🌹
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Thanks, Willow. It would be a great place to write!
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Yes indeed 💜😂
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This is beautiful, Colleen. I love lily ponds. They are teeming with life and a little bit mysterious, but not in a huge way like an ocean.
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Thanks, Luanne. I like reflections. I could see all kinds of mystery in that pond water.
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I love reflections, too. They are more than one thing at once!
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Yes! It’s like seeing between the veil…
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Exactly!
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