August Moon

you bask with delight

in the August moon's glow and

I get drunk on the sight

Daily Haiku Prompts: summer, moon, imbibe

Moving Day

when the movers bring

new people and furniture

the sad  house ghost leaves

Daily Haiku Prompts: new, ghost, leaves

April 23 double haiku

plans for today changed

so I savoured golden joys

spring, coffee, friends

on Shakespeare's birthday

golden forsythia blooms

I wait for tulips

Daily Haiku Prompt: gold

Writing with Tarot Card Prompts

Talking with my critique partner about Tarot cards reminded me that some writers use Tarot cards for plotting and characterization.

My muse has been sleeping on the job.

Can I reawaken her by using Tarot cards?

Tarot Cards for Creative Writing is a blog post by Whitney Hill, which gives examples of using Tarot cards for writing prompts.

https://whitneyhillwrites.com/writing-updates/tarot-cards-for-creative-writing/

Of course, that made me look for an owl Tarot deck!            

TAROT OF THE OWLS 

written by Pamela Chen, art by Elisabeth Alba

contains an easy to understand guidebook for beginners and a deck with delightful, imaginative owl art. 

I glanced at the guidebook last night and haven't even tried the deck yet. 

But, much to my surprise, this morning writing ideas came flying in. 

My moose muse has returned!

After Another Funeral

Letters of Transit

Daisy's green light

a black bird made of lead

motive for murder

or hopeless infidelity

wasting time

chasing distractions and detours

as the green light recedes

there is only

this moment

the journey

not the destination

#vss365 prompt: letters

Fly Me to the Moon

For the first time ever, humans have seen the dark side of the moon.

Here is a link to NASA's lunar flyby gallery.

 https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-flyby/

A musical accompaniment, Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOth-BuCNY

Passover Recipe Haiku

 

a carp should be chopped

mixed with whitefish: gefilte

not crunchy sushi

Daily Haiku Prompts: carp, crunch

Another Day, Another Orchid Haiku

orchid losing blooms

but look closely and marvel:

new buds appearing

Daily Haiku Prompts: orchid, buds

Your smile for today, brought to you by Coco the Cat

Here's your moment of zen: A "holy" cat named Coco stands at the entrance of a church in Mexico, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in 🐱

https://bsky.app/profile/miblogestublog.bsky.social/post/3mhqbducyqk2y

Tanka for Echo: March 20, 2001

four days old when we

met you and your eyes were closed:

it was puppy love

I found your puppy album

golden treasures from the past

joyful memories

your exuberance, Echo,

echoes in my heart

Not Peachy

a peach could learn from

a nectarine: hair on fruit

ruins my enjoyment

#Daily Haiku Prompt

#fruit  #hare

Full Moon

full moon hides behind

clouds and I wait for words

but words retreat too

Daily Haiku Prompts: Full, Moon

Orchid

 

purple orchid plant

I forgot to water  you--

sorry, my old friend

Daily Haiku Prompt: orchid

Ending A Blog Break

My life has been busy in many ways so I took a prolonged blog break. 

Some were traumatic and life-changing. (Don't want to go into details.) Some meant spending time doing things I'd rather not do, but needed to do. Taxes are included in this group, and I'm still working on it. Ugh.

Enough of that... 

"I'm baaaaack," as Arnie would say. 

Got a writing prompt from Debbie D., "Dance."

Three delightful memories come to mind.

My mother and father never went to the Palais Royale in the forties to dance to Duke Ellington's music, despite my mother's desire to do so. This was probably because my father was a very basic dancer and couldn't keep up with my mother's jitterbugging. 

(edited to add this old LJ link)      https://boreal-owl.livejournal.com/127526.html

When we attended our friends' son's wedding reception I finally saw the stunning art deco locale overlooking Lake Ontario. I felt as if I were at one of Gatsby's parties. (M and I did not dance, maybe keeping up the family tradition, and for similar reasons.)

https://www.palaisroyale.ca/

Despite his reluctance to dance, M did take disco dancing lessons with me in March 1978. During one of these lessons, it snowed unexpectedly. Unfortunately I was wearing sandals. To get back to the car, we had to climb over the snow piled on the roadside. 

Much to my surprise and delight, M lifted me over the snow bank! I called him Sir Walter Raleigh. Romantic gestures and humour: an irresistible combination. 

And the best example of dancing in our family is this.

https://owlsquill.blogspot.com/2012/05/echos-leash-dance-video.html