Hello, beautiful readers! I hope you are all well. I was finally able to make it to the beach yesterday. It was a bit chilly when the sun hid behind the clouds, but it felt so great to be there again.
Today, I'm combining two prompts. Reena's Xploration Challenge #417 asks us to write a poem about immortality. W3 Prompt #198: Wea've Written Weekly asks us to write a haiga, which is a hiaku or senryu with a visual art form. Svenja encourages us to "reflect the long-awaited shift from winter to spring." I stretched the idea a bit, I know, but the seasons are immortal. They happen every year without fail (so far), and some of us enjoy one season while despising another. So, this is what I created:
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Poetic license or poets stretching the rules - either way this one was beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Val! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteGaia knows everything but does not reveal.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Reena! I appreciate you visiting! :-)
DeleteI rather like the assertion that the seasons are immortal. May they remain so! Beautiful haiga.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marion! I, too, hope we never lose the seasons, even though I don't really experience them in South Florida. They are essential for life to continue. Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteOh, gorgeous. Yes, immortal. That IS the promise! Thanks. Xo, Selma
ReplyDeleteThank you, Selma! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteOh, this is lovely, Yvette! Your selected image is stunning. - Eugi
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eugi! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteGaia will outlive all of us. Wonderful write.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heather! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteI am just glad I do not have to choose!
ReplyDeleteSo am I, Violet! Thanks for visiting today! :-)
DeleteLovely poem, Yvette 💗
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lesley! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteVery nicely done, Yvette. I think I love all the seasons. Long may they continue.
ReplyDeleteThough i think the earth has on record gone through periods of recalibration like the ice-age and after massive eruptions,