
Pure white melts into
puddles of thawed memories
Only flaws remain
Hibernation’s leaves show through
Bared for all the world to see
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth

Pure white melts into
puddles of thawed memories
Only flaws remain
Hibernation’s leaves show through
Bared for all the world to see
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
My tomato photo taken this morning: Dwight L. Roth
Today at d’Verse, Frank Tassone discussed the Imaginism style of writing poetry, where the subject is described with detailed imagery. He asked us to write in Free Verse or a series of Haiku. I love writing Haiku so I chose that format.
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Photos: Dwight L. Roth
In this time of uncertainty we soon find out who we really are as people. Some go into a tail spin and become fearful of every little thing. Others try in vain to stock up hoards of stuff to satisfy their manic tendencies. Some believe God is in control and all will work out in time for our good. For many, happiness is gone; replaced with anxiety. I am sure we all experience some of these tendencies. How we approach a crisis is much the same as we approach our every day life. Happiness is like the weather; sunny one day and raining the next. Joy goes to the core of our being and sustains us through the bad weather that will come in our lives. Remember what is important in life.
I posted this back in December, but feel it might be helpful to post it again.
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth.
Written for this week’s Haikai Challenge spring waters.
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Touches of spring come up out of the ground, reminding us not to despair. Warm weather is just around the corner. I saw this lone crocus shining in the pine-bark mulch along my sidewalk. The tiny green sprigs accenting the egg-yoke colored blossom is a joy to see. The daffodils are already starting to bloom as warm southerly breezes continue through this week here in North Carolina.
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
The warm days over Christmas have given the flower bulbs a jump start. I saw these daffodils pushing through the ground in my flower beds. It was a pleasant reminder that winter will not last long and spring is on the way.
While we celebrated with family and friends
Daffodils remind us the seasons never end
New growth has started generating new flowers
Pushing through the ground with warm sun and showers
Many cold winter days still to come
Plants will shiver as they wait for more sun
So… if January days give you the blues
Remember that spring will be here on queue
iPhone Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Lara, at d’Verse, asked us to consider the word less as we write our poem. She gave us a list of words that had less as the suffix less. We were to choose at least one or more of them for our poem.
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Photo Dwight L. Roth
Today Frank Tassone gave us the prompt withering winds for our Haikai Challenge.