blush to admit it at the least provocation my thoughts turn to you senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere Today in color Your world is “blush pink”, hence the poem. Ok, I meant to do a […]
Cactus Haiku
Tanka : boots
give me all your best
no lies, don’t be a-messin’
something you call love
keep playing, we’ll be burning
these boots were made for falling
tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Mandibelle16 challenged us to create something using Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Were Made For Walking. I loved that song as a teenager — still love it. The whole tough chick story is cool. But I am also a romantic so this is the sequel because she found “a brand new box of matches.”
Tanka : amorous affections
feeling amorous? is your affections for real? love me, sick or old? you are thinking about it? bye??? we’ll always have Paris? tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere Reference: February 22 : Amorous Affections February Writing […]
Senryu : sleeping like a clam
clammed up in my quilt
alarm tears me from my shell
autumn dreams depart
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Chèvrefeuille challenged us to revise a classical haiku by Basho on the Ise Shima Wedding Rocks.
Senryu : ice music
people pray for cold
keep constant minus 5 C
least the concert melts
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Playing on ice instruments has it’s hazards. Primarily the heat from the audience
Senryu : tea
sit still a moment
good friends share the zen of tea
quiet your mind’s noise
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Sometimes slowing down allows something special to happen.
Today Tammy and I met near Prep & Pastries to go geocaching. I thought P&P
Senryu : kissing booth
A nickel a kiss green monster gnashes his teeth I think I will pass senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere References: February 18: Forest Green Color your World Challenge Tourmaline second life photo […]
Senryu : widget
What is a widget?
It is a thing-a-ma-jig
huh. throws my hands up
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
One of the Wordcamp workshops talked about the next version of WordPress called Gutenberg. Luckily they said the themes will still work in the new
Senryu : words
tapping on keyboards
words tumble forth, spilling out
meaning cracked open
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
I am at Wordcamp Phoenix at the moment. Since Phoenix is so close and the $40 fee is for Friday & Saturday with lunches paid, I thought it might be interesting to
Senryu : Miss Manners, another cracked tale
writing Miss Manners
“May a lady stab her date?”
pop, pop went their guns
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
We had a lovely dance at the ball. He was charming. When my coachman was not waiting to take me home as I expected, he respectfully offered me a ride. With the rain pouring down I accepted gratefully.
I do my best to be polite, demure and sweet. I read the ladies’ magazines avidly following their advice on manners. But when a so-called gentleman slides next to you and proceeds to put his hands around my neck, I don’t wait to find out if he is after my diamond choker or my virtue. I