Pits, bricks and chimneys
Now returned to nature, so
Lovingly tended
This was originally posted on this site in May 2017. You can find it here.
Pits, bricks and chimneys
Now returned to nature, so
Lovingly tended
This was originally posted on this site in May 2017. You can find it here.
Raindrops fall heavy
A dull grey day turned to song
Gentle percussion
In the damp and dark
Fairy houses are hidden
In the undergrowth
This was originally posted in August 2017. You can find the original post here.
I think I might be a little late to the prompt for this one, but hopefully I managed to just sneak it in under the deadline…I can’t resist anything fae or moon-related!
Three haiku inspired by “Fairy” prompt over at Eugi’ Causerie – thanks so much for the inspiration, Eugenia! 🙂
Recently I’ve been collating some of the shorter poems from here on the blog with some new ones I have been scribbling away for a poetry competition on Sweek (which is still open by the way, for any budding poets out there!).
The result is Ychydig / Little, a collection of small poems, which can be found and read for free here. There are 40 poems in all, none longer than 9 lines – I think. The poems cover many topics; nature, the moon, stars, dreams, and more besides. The Sweek stats magicians claim it will only take 4 minutes to read it from beginning to end.
And, in case you didn’t know, “ychydig” is a beautiful Welsh word (and one of my favourites) meaning “little”. Though the title is Welsh, the poems are all in English.
If you do have a spare minute – or 4 😉 – and decide to take a quick look at the collection, please let me know what you think. And, if you do enter the competition yourself, post a link to your entry in the comments below and I will gladly have a read.
Wishing you all the Brightest of Summer blessings! Or, if you’re in the southern hemisphere, Wishing you the Brightest of Winter blessings 🙂
When darkness descends
I am left alone dreaming
Wishing upon stars
This poem was originally posted on this site September 2016, here:
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/wishing-upon-stars/
Shimmering light of
Spellbinding moon, stars and sun
Dancing on sea waves
I’m still lagging behind blogging-wise after completing NaNoWriMo, but I spotted this week’s Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge hosted by Kiwinana over at Ramblings of a Writer, and decided to write a haiku. (I know. It’s been one of those kind of days…perhaps I will get around to writing a tanka for this prompt later in the week…) The words for Week 73 are “mornings” and “winter”.
A frosty breath mists
Words frozen, left unspoken
Cold winter morning
This is for the Weekly Haiku Prompt Challenge, that Kiwinana is hosting over at Ramblings of a Writer. Below is my effort for week 5; the words are “sheltering” and “resting”. The prompt can be found here. Go and check it out!
I am just resting
Sheltering from raging storms
Waiting for blue skies
Night fades to day and
Sunlight chases dark away
Hope comes with the dawn
Written for Day 9 of A Month of Mini Writing Challenges 2017: Write a haiku inspired by the dawn.