DMC: "Uninvited" by Gayle C. Krause

Uninvited

The witches don their ritzy hats
with sequins, plumes,
and bows.
Gee!
They forgot to
beckon
me–
to their 'Fright Night'
Witches'
Tea.

© 2014 Gayle C. Krause. All rights reserved.


J. Patrick Lewis has challenged us to write a zeno this month. What's a zeno, you ask? Click HERE for details.

To join in the fun, send yours to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All zenos will be included in the wrap-up celebration on October 31st, and one lucky participant will win a copy of Pat's gorgeous, new, "best of" collection:

DMC: "A Field Mouse Meets an Owl at Midnight" by Laura Purdie Salas

A Field Mouse Meets an Owl at Midnight

I hear the hollow warning call
just before a 
feathered 
sky
drops down around 
my small 
cry.
EEK! I squeak. It's 
no good-
bye–

© 2014 Laura Purdie Salas. All rights reserved.


J. Patrick Lewis has challenged us to write a zeno this month. What's a zeno, you ask? Click HERE for details.

To join in the fun, send yours to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All zenos will be included in the wrap-up celebration on October 31st, and one lucky participant will win a copy of Pat's gorgeous, new, "best of" collection:

DMC: "A Spider Zeno" by Margaret Simon

A Spider Zeno

Black and yellow garden spider
spinning silent
silky
traps
catching stupid
insects
wraps
careful zig-zag
deathly
traps.

© 2014 Margaret Simon. All rights reserved.

Please also check out these fabulous student zenos by Mrs. Simon's GT Allstars: http://app.emaze.com/882076/zeno-poetry#1


J. Patrick Lewis has challenged us to write a zeno this month. What's a zeno, you ask? Click HERE for details.

To join in the fun, send yours to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All zenos will be included in the wrap-up celebration on October 31st, and one lucky participant will win a copy of Pat's gorgeous, new, "best of" collection:

DMC: "Night Cries" by Jan Gars

Night Cries

Haunting cries that pierce the blackness
Calls for mate the 
Whip-o
Will.
Cloak of darkness
Covers
Hill.
Winds are calm and
Life is 
Still.

© 2014 Jan Gars. All rights reserved.


J. Patrick Lewis has challenged us to write a zeno this month. What's a zeno, you ask? Click HERE for details.

To join in the fun, send yours to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All zenos will be included in the wrap-up celebration on October 31st, and one lucky participant will win a copy of Pat's gorgeous, new, "best of" collection:

Haiku Garden: Keri Collins Lewis

Have you noticed lately? 

The autumn-inspired poems are picking up like a brisk breeze, blowing through Poetry Friday. 

In Florida, Mother Nature rarely dresses up for autumn.  She's too fond of her flip-flops and cut-offs, I suppose. Yet I always enjoy seeing and hearing about the seasonal changes that are taking place elsewhere.  It brings back wonderful memories of my childhood in New York, my college years in Connecticut, and those first few years on my own in Boston. Despite the disappointing show of color down south, the feelings that autumn evokes for me are as strong as ever.  It seems a bit ironic that this time of year, when nature is gently retiring, should be so hopeful, fresh, and optimistic in my mind, but it is.

Today I am welcoming Keri Collins Lewis to the Haiku Garden.  Judging by the poem she's brought with her, it's possible I'm not the only one who feels this way:

Photo: © XFour. All rights reserved.

                  now that it has fallen
                  the leaf’s underside
                  can see the sky

                  © 2014 Keri Collins Lewis. All rights reserved.


Isn't that beautiful? I so admire how Keri finds a poetry form that speaks to her, be it cinquains this summer or haiku this autumn, and diligently practices and improves upon her craft until her work positively glows. You can discover Keri's thoughts on poetry, books, and life at her blog, Keri Recommends.

Thank you, Keri, for bringing your glow to the Haiku Garden.

For those who missed last week's interview with J. Patrick Lewis and his tantalizing new DMC challenge, the "zeno," you can find all the details HERE.  So far I've featured zenos from Matt Forrest Esenwine, Miranda Barnes, Kristi Dee Veitenheimer, and Lori Degman, with several more in the pipeline.  I hope you'll send me yours!

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This week's Poetry Friday roundup is being hosted by Tricia Stohr-Hunt at The Miss Rumphius Effect. 

DMC: "What in the world is a Zeno?" by Lori Degman

What in the world is a Zeno?

A type of poem

I don't

know.

I learned its rules

just now.

So,

I will write one –

here I

go!

© 2014 Lori Degman. All rights reserved.

J. Patrick Lewis has challenged us to write a zeno this month. What's a zeno, you ask? Click HERE for details.

To join in the fun, send yours to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All zenos will be included in the wrap-up celebration on October 31st, and one lucky participant will win a copy of Pat's gorgeous, new, "best of" collection:

DMC: "When My Children Were Young" by K. D. Veitenheimer

When my Children Were Young

The worn edges tell a far great-
er tale than the
one told
in
the book. Quiet
moments
when
they were being
read to
then.

© 2014 Kristi Dee Veitenheimer. All rights reserved.


J. Patrick Lewis has challenged us to write a zeno this month. What's a zeno, you ask? Click HERE for details.

To join in the fun, send yours to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All zenos will be included in the wrap-up celebration on October 31st, and one lucky participant will win a copy of Pat's gorgeous, new, "best of" collection: