Nature Survives - #FFFC #haiku #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! It's a beautiful day here in South Florida. Unfortunately, I cannot take advantage of it at the beach because it is overrun with smelly seaweed. I've started planning my next novel. I am going to try to write a little bit every day this summer. The story is clear in my head. Now, it's time to get it on paper (screen...lol!).

Today, I'm participating in Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #376. She shares the image below and asks us to let it inspire us. My eyes were drawn to the lichen (or what I think is lichen) growing on the stop sign. For some weird reason, that reminded me of the COVID year when we were all stuck inside. So, I wrote the haiku below.

(image courtesy of Jonathan Cooper on Unsplash)

when the world stands still

nature makes a resurgence

life rejuvenates

Would you like to write a poem for this image? Join us here.

Sunflowers - #TankaTuesday #haiku #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity @YvetteMCalleiro

Hello, beautiful readers! School's out for summer! My alarms are turned off, and I am ready to enjoy the next two months. I have a road trip planned for a little later this month, and I will begin writing my next novel next week. Other than that, I will be resting, relaxing, spending time with friends, and writing poetry. At least, those are the plans. :-)

Today, I am participating in this week's #TankaTuesday poetry challenge where Colleen invites us to use at least two yellow things in our poem without using the word yellow. I chose to write a haiku. I've bolded and italicized my words.

(image courtesy of @niki_emmert on Pixabay)

sun rises in east

sunflowers rotate with light

darkness has no strength

Would you like to write a poem for this prompt? Join us here.