Spring Cinqku Poems

we've seen
               signs of it.
      ...

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winter
turns to spring
high in the trees-
the rookery erupts
in noise

NOTE:A cinqku is an 'English language 'version of a tanka with 17 syllables 2;3;4;6;2
no title and last two(or three) lines being a surprise/comment on the...

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blooming
of Daisy
Spring garden bed
tendril kisses descend
flower

3/1/2022
Bite Size Poem no.38
Sponsor: Line Gauthier...

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after

                 the fall of

     ...

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snowdrop
in april
ruining spring
freezing my daffodils
so sad...

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light
frost whitens
the frozen verge-
inert below,summer
awaits

under
the hedge a
welcome haven-
down my neck raindroplets
trickle

dozing
on the lawn
St Swithans day-
large round spots splash into
my lap

missing
in action-
his memory 
clipped to a...

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it's the
 first day of
 beautiful spring, 
 so hard to believe it's...
 snowing! 

 5-10-19
 Writing Challenge 1, May 2019 - Cinqku- Contest
 Sponsor:...

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Squirrel-

feeder's gone!

Springtime has come;

green lawn is filled with nuts-

buried.


Sandra M. Haight


~1st Place~
Contest: Writing Challenge 1, May 2019 - Cinqku
Sponsor: Dear Heart
Theme 3 - Animal
Judged: 05/13/2019

Rules:...

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Warming
fervid heat
sun glistens on
glorious greenery
Summer

Cooling
gentle winds
showering leaves
down from trees, colorful
Autumn

Resting
earth lies still
all nature sleeps
through bitter, barren, bleak
Winter

Burst of
energy
bright colors bloom
earth suddenly alive
with Spring

Seasons
changeable
unlike people
minds stuck,...

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The Trees
Dawn Redwood
Golden needles
Grace accentuated
Bare limbs
Hold snow 
Like loose cloak
Spring green comes forth
Nest appear in safe place
Eggs hatch  ...

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Cold 
Winter morn
Hoars frost upon
Star Magnolia shivers
Sun's up

Buds
Begin to set
Undaunted by 
The ice, snow, wind.. has hope
Spring comes...

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Star
Magnolia
Waited, patient
Then rain sunlight warmth came
Beauty

Buds 
That filled
Slowly months
In advance burst forth stars
Delight...

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Our Spring
visitor
dressed in deep blue-
calls once again to say
hello

(Clematis Lasurtum)...

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Sprinkled
like snow fall,
hawthorn blossoms-
spring disguises nature's
prickles...

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winter
turns to spring
high in the trees-
the rookery erupts 
in noise

Ekphrasis inspired by The Rooks have returned by Sarasov...

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