Royal

It’s been quite the week with parent-teacher conference and bad weather, farming and living.  I’m afraid I’m lumping everything into one post this week.  I’ll also admit it’s kind of selfish because I want to announce that my novel is published!  There’s a link in the sidebar that takes you to my author page.

EDITED:  I am hosting a giveaway for a copy of my novel.  You can enter HERE.

The Sunday Challenge at Real Toads was to add our poetic support for the Woman Scream International Poetry Festival.   I got behind, so I’m just now getting it finished.  It will also be my offering for the Open Link.

I’m also linking to the Open Link for d’Verse Poets.  As luck would have it, this is also a poem in 55 words, for G-Man’s Friday Flash 55.

little girl plans

white wedding

true love

prince and princess

childhood dreams

chipped away

shaken up and

tossed aside

beaten down

knocked around

battered and abused

busted up

no excuses

no brimstone and fire

bullshit acceptance

banish abuse

stand tall

speak out

seek help

strength to move on

soar above

happily ever after

reality now

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Along the same lines, the theme this week for Sensational Haiku Wednesday is Royalty.

no royal treatment

fire-breathing dragon lives

in your princess world

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Onward

Today’s theme at Sensational Haiku Wednesday is onward.  What a great prompt to start the year.

it ravages all–

uncaring, never waiting

time marches onward

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Search

The topic today for Sensational Haiku Wednesday is search.  What a great fun topic for poetry.  As poets, we’re always searching for new topics and new ways of looking at the same thing.  Don’t forget to visit Jenn for more sensational haiku.  A special thanks to the  Misses Mimi and Bev for making me dig out my garb.

blue eyes searching truth

looking at my reflection

when did my youth fade

an elusive muse

I search the creative spark

deep within my soul

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Tree

I am a bit late joining Haiku Heights this week, but here is my offering where the topic is trees.  At Sensational Haiku Wednesday this week, it’s freestyle!

artwork from nature

black branches against the sky

lacy filigree

 

Spooky

The theme at Sensational Haiku Wednesday this week is spooky.  Not surprising, but I am loving all the seasonal prompts this week.  I’ll be sad to see them end.  On an unrelated note, however, I’ve crazily decided to participate in NaNoWriMo, so I might not be around the poetry blogging world quite so much in the next month.  We’ll see how kind or insistent my muses are.

spooky Halloween

memories from childhood

now I celebrate

black cats and goblins

tricksters of all shapes and size

this dark spooky night

Halloween’s full moon

goblins and ghouls rise from the graves

feasting on fresh flesh

full moon rises slow

zombie apocalypse now

take action or die

Pressure

This week’s topic at Sensational Haiku Wednesday is pressure.  This was a tough one for me, I didn’t have to travel very far to find the picture for this week, as the construction is outside my window at work.

pressuring our Earth

population explosion

destroying our home

pressure to succeed

job, money, family, status

we’ve lost happiness

 

Bridge

The theme for today at Sensational Haiku Wednesday is bridge.  I have to tell you, I was out there last night with the camera trying to beat the sunset so I could have  a bridge picture.  A bit farther down the path is an even better bridge, but I couldn’t make it there in time.  Oh well, we do have a bridge.

from my heart to yours

an invisible bridge runs

always connected

Theft

It’s Words Count from Mama Zen at Real Toads  where we are to create drama with conflict in 30 words or less. Tall order!  The challenge at Sensational Haiku Wednesday is credit.  I’ve combined the two.

credit not given

my ideas are not free

your theft hurts my heart

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Chapters

Sensational Haiku Wednesday!  Today’s theme is chapters.

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chapters in a book

story neatly divided

that is not real life

time flows endlessly

different chapters in a life

maid, mother and crone

Freestyle

The theme for Sensational Haiku Wednesday is freestyle.  As luck would have it, the challenge from Mama Zen at Real Toads is to use our signature power image in 25 words or less. 

living my life freestyle
in harmony with nature
peace for all creatures

listening to nature
a request for peace and love
walking with goddess