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Cherita #17

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the cat prowls the midnight garden

discovers scarlet rosebuds, sweet basil,
the flowers of chives, tempting catnip

as she explores
the moonlit Eden, grateful,
her senses come alive

kitten

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©2020 Tanya Cliff

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Written in response to Stephen’s Level Up Writing Challenge, using prompts from the following awesome humans:

Beth – https://godoggocafe.com/2020/02/04/tuesday-writing-prompt-challenge-february-4-2020/

Eugi – https://amanpan.com/2020/02/03/eugis-weekly-prompt-alive-february-3-2020/

Sadje – https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/02/03/what-do-you-see-15-february-3rd-2020/

Stephen – https://fullbeardlit.org/2020/02/06/level-up-writing-challenge-week-of-2-3/

The Glen

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Impenetrable
or so it seemed
‘till the creek
by persistent motion
carved a path through hard rock
Now, the waterfalls
pool far below the ridge
light pierces the narrow gap above
and dances
in reflected ribbons
mingling like threads
that weave hope in ripples
illuminating the cool, moss-filled shade
highlighting the brook
no longer trapped
as it flows gently
down the valley’s earthen bed
filling soft crevices
completely–
a thorough lover,
penetrating
in currents
deep in the glen

~

Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff

Posted in poetry & free verse.

A Bursting Haiku

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package neatly wrapped

bud swells with season’s yearning

spring cracks outgrown cage

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Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

Entry posted in haiku & poetry.

A Not-So-Still-Life Haiku

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still like a statue

feline waits on the margin

heart pounds for the pounce

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Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

Entry posted in haiku & poetry.

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A Slumbering Haiku

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snow falls on bare limbs

guards against the chilled air’s bite

blanket-tucked buds rest

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Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

Entry posted in haiku & poetry.

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A Beckoning Haiku

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beauty shows its face

petals spread soft persuasions

there hummingbirds feast

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#springfever

Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

Entry posted in haiku & poetry.

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The Watch

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steadfast watch from the writer’s tower
time ticks
too fast
toward its endgame bomb
boom
no life escapes that room
boom
then doom
or nothing
or a room
boom

the living colors
of the clock
face
outward
but
the clock does its ticking
inside
the weathering
withering
heat
beats

you have yours
I have mine
watches, I mean

time ticks for everyone
boom

still, ticking
mine
in beats profound
gifts
wrapped in crimson ribbons
rhythms
flow
from a faithful tower
full
the watch
watches
the pen
records the beats
in words
profound
found
only by one quick on the uptick
of time

the writer
watches
watches
tick
in aging towers
boom

~

Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

Posted in poetry & free verse.

Cherita #16

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milk spills

toddler strapped
in the high chair cries

kitten purrs and
laps a morning snack
off the hardwood floor

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Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

Posted in poetry & cherita.

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A Haiku by Design

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song birds yearn for spring

form dry-grass nests at the thaw

weave warmth with skilled beaks

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Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

Entry posted in haiku & poetry.

A Colorful Haiku

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on cold, blank canvas

through the long nights of winter

dream vivid, spring hues

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Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

Entry posted in haiku, healing, & poetry.

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