The third issue under my editorship. The cover art is another watercolor masterpiece by Tiffany Shaw-Diaz.
My tanka in the Tanka Cafe section.
Included my scratch art in my editor's message. I asked Carol Raisfeld to write a tanka to pair with it.
Showing posts with label heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heart. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Poetry Salon: Abundance
So honored to have my alcohol ink art as cover in Poetry Salon.
I also have and another art piece one cherita prose in this issue.
My pandemic days often start with an abundance of circles. Every morning, when I open my eyes, I see my dog’s button eyes staring back at me. The clock on the wall says it’s time to take her outside. In the backyard, dapples of sunlight dance around the pots of pansies and succulents as she winds around the trees and bushes. After her morning playtime, we go straight to the kitchen. While my sunny-side-up eggs are sizzling on the pan, she slurps some water from her bowl. We begin our afternoon activities. She naps on her favorite couch or sits right behind my back until it is time for our evening walk. I, on the other hand, do my work on the computer or drop splashes of colors on my craft paper. Like the circles on my art pieces, I feel safe and protected in my own little world.
millions of dots
in the dark skyfrom within
in limitless possibilities
my mind and heart
expand
I'm happy to be featured with the very talented, Christina Chin. Thank you, Kathabela Wilson. Your introduction is awesome as always.
Monday, January 21, 2019
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Friday, November 10, 2017
The Cherita (August Issue)
Experimenting with cherita art! This cherita was published last August in the cherita: your storybook journal. To read the current issue, here's the link. http://www.thecherita.com/flipbook/
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Red Lights Vol 12, No. 1 January 2016
Yay! My first appearance in Red Lights. Here are my two tanka.
Red Lights has no website, but you can email marilynhazelton@rcn.com for submission or purchasing guidelines. You can also check out the Facebook page here.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Cattails January 2016 Edition
Here's a collage of my 3 tanka/tanka art appearing in the latest issue of Cattails. If you'd like to read the full issue, here's the link. http://www.unitedhaikuandtankasociety.com/
Sunday, October 11, 2015
World Haiku Association (134th Haiga Contest)
I didn't make it to the top three, but I'm still glad to be among the 57.
(134th Haiga Contest, September 2015)
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
A Hundred Gourds 4:2
Peace Lily
too late /shloka
to start over . . .
even the stems /christine
of my peace lily
have turned brittle
***
this baggage /shloka
i no longer wish
to carry . . .
the last downpour /christine
from torrential rains
***
colourless /shloka
i skim through life
like a ripple . . .
could I have loved /christine
you differently
***
whisking /shloka
my heart to a standstill . . .
after all these years /christine
the well has drawn
empty
***
the echo /shloka
of a faraway bird
reaches me . . .
someday I'll find it /christine
in my heart to forgive
*On the A Hundred Gourds website, the word "differently" on the 15th line was unintentionally omitted. A simple typo that has not been corrected. Here's the link.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Tanka Poets on Site (January 2015 prompt - April 2015 prompt)
an avalanche
of memories snowballing
into grief . . .
the stories behind
a box of receipts
January 11 prompt: opening the box
See comments here.
why can't life
be simplified
I'm always baffled
in the grocery aisle
of cheese
January 31 prompt: say cheese
See comments here.
writing his name
on my bathroom mirror . . .
the mist disappears
just like the promise
he once said
February 5 prompt: what you draw or write on a napkin, back of envelope, etc.
See comments here.
See comments here.
touching
the same piano keys
you once touched . . .
I learn to hum our song
on my own
February 11 prompt: instrument
See comments here.
waking up
with no desire
to get out of bed
I picture the pinkness
of azalea blooms
February 17 prompt: beauty of spring
See comments here.
just listening
to the plip plop of the pond
maybe this time
my heart will unwind
its bandages
March 20 prompt: healing ourselves
See comments here.
not knowing
the exact moment
I knew I loved you . .
footsteps of a flamingo
at the edge of the lake
March 21 prompt: subtle
See comments here.
what dreams
have I missed . . .
I stay awake
just to hear us
breathing
*inspired by the song "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing"
Kathy Uyen Nguyen's response
you breathe fragments
into my hollow dreams . . .
suddenly I wake
to the dawn song unfolding
from a robin's wing beat
April 2 prompt: rhythm and rhyme
See comments here.
telling me about
our old friend dancing
to Greek music . . .
are you at death's door
peeking through heaven?
April 6 prompt: peeking out of a window, a door with unexpected sight
See comments here.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Celebrating National Haiku Writing Month 2015 (Part 2)
northwest
forget-me-nots blossoming
in the wrong pot
February 11 prompt: northwest
See comments here.
uno dos tres
the way I count the stars
after eating paella
February 12 prompt: numeric
See comments here.
new negligee . . .
he whispers another
term of endearment
February 13 prompt: newfangled
See comments here.
February 14 prompt: neuter
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February 15 prompt: nest
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February 16 prompt: nickel
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blood moon nothing stops my desire for you
February 17 prompt: nosebleed
See comments here.
February 18 prompt: neon
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February 20 prompt: notebook
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Sunday, February 15, 2015
Celebrating National Haiku Writing Month 2015 (Part 1)
Another full month of haiku writing! So glad I was able to join in again this year.
February 1 prompt: now
See comments here.
February 2 prompt: noisily
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February 3 prompt: nervously
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February 5 prompt: nonstop
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February 6 prompt: nonchalantly
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February 7 prompt: nearest
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February 8 prompt: native
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February 9 prompt: nuclear
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February 10 prompt: novel
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Monday, January 5, 2015
NaHaiWriMo (December 2014 prompts)
book shelves . .
if only I could decide
how my story ends
December 1 prompt: library
See comments here.
lavender confetti
the scent of wishes
in stars
December 2 prompt: lavender
See comments here.
morphine moon . . .
catching what he says
that makes sense
December 3 prompt: language
See comments here.
moonlight drips
on my dirty dishes . . .
longest night
December 5 prompt: liquid
See comments here.
December 6 prompt: luscious
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afternoon nap . . .
a lace of sunlight
lounges on the couch
December 7 prompt: lazy
See comments here.
labyrinth
only to find my way
back to you
December 8 prompt: labyrinth
See comments here.
as if his words
were not sweet enough . . .
cake layers
December 9 prompt: layers
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latte tulip
my heart opens
to a new day
December 10 prompt: latte
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fall morning
a lily laps up
a ray of sunshine
December 10 prompt: lap
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sweet pea
I forget all the words
of our song
December 11 prompt: lyrics
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