Micro-Seasons

Hi, hope the weekend is turning out well for you, I can’t believe it was two years ago today I started writing my blog – where does the time go? A big thank you to those of you follow me, it’s much appreciated 💕 Why not take a look at Mark’s great blog: https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/03/24/micro-season-the-sparrow-builds-her-nest-2023/, this

Mini-Season of Awakening Insects

Hi, this week Mark in his great blog reminds us we are now in the mini season of Awakening of Insects, and we have just entered the second micro-season of “The First Peach Blossoms” . https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/03/10/micro-season-the-first-peach-blossoms-2023/ He invites us to to write a haiku or senryu that references spring flowers or blossoms. As I was quite taken with

Tanka Tuesday

This week Colleen’s challenge is a photo prompt (above) from her photographer friend, Terri Webster Schrandt. It’s of Nine Mile Falls, Lake Spokane, some beautiful colours. https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2023/03/07/tankatuesday-weekly-photoprompt-poetry-challenge-no-310-3-7-23/ Here is my Haiku, thanks for looking 🙂 March river waters mist from the falls hits my eyes leaves me evergreen A J Wilson ©

Lavender

Hi, this week Lady Jabberwocky has invited us to write a poem or story featuring lavender https://ladyjabberwocky.com/2023/03/06/prompt-of-the-week-lovely-lavender/ Here’s my haiku 🙂

Micro-Seasons

Hi, this week Mark informs us that we have entered the micro-season of “Plants Show Their First Buds”. https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/03/03/micro-season-plants-show-their-first-buds-2023/ This is the final micro-season of the mini-season Rain Water, and it is so apt here in North Wales, as tree buds are appearing. Mark also invites us to write a haiku or senryu that references

Micro-Seasons

Hi, in Mark’s blog on Micro-Seasons this week, https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/02/24/micro-season-haze-first-covers-the-sky-2023/, he shows that we have entered the micro-season of “Haze First Covers the Sky”, the second micro-season of the mini-season Rain Water. So Mark invites us to write a haiku or senryu that references haze or spring mists. in a blue sky a light mist gathers

W3

Hi, Kerfe Roig, following his great poem ‘Changes‘ was chosen as POW for David’s W3 https://skepticskaddish.com/category/poetry/poetry-prompt/ and Kerfe’s prompt guidelines are to write a haibun that contrasts past and present. Thanks for looking 🙂

Micro-Season – The Nightingale Sings

Hi, this week, in his great blog Mark informs that we have entered the micro-season of “The Nightingale Sings”, the second micro-season of the mini-season First Spring. https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/02/10/micro-season-the-nightingale-sings/ He invites us to write our own haiku or senryu that references spring bird song. The nightingale is sadly becoming rarer such a beautiful little bird with

‘The Mountain Stream Freezes Over’

Hi, Mark this week informs us have entered the micro-season of “The Mountain Stream Freezes Over”, which is the second micro-season of the mini-season Major Cold. https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/01/27/micro-season-the-mountain-stream-freezes-over-2/ I really enjoyed the read about how flowing water freezes and the accompanying haikus. Our challenge is to write a haiku or senryu that references frozen water in

Sunday Muse

Hi, and happy Chinese New Year Carrie at the Sunday Muse has selected some wonderful images I chose the one by artist/photographer Vee Speers https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/ Here is my senryū thanks for looking 🙂 .