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First Snow

Posted on February 25, 2015 by becca givens

  First snow — Fairy dust in motion Luminous stars pause ______________________________________________ © rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 – 2015

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In the Falling Snow – Carpe Diem Special

Posted on December 9, 2014 by becca givens

Carpe Diem Special Challenge: Compose an all new haiku in the same spirit as Richard Wright’s “in the falling snow” In the falling snow A laughing boy holds out his palms Until they are white ~~~~~~~~~~~ Glittering us white Flurries … Continue reading →

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First Snow – Time Glass

Posted on December 8, 2014 by becca givens

  “Time Glass” – “I will challenge you again to write a haiku within 24 hours.  For this Time Glass episode I challenge you to write an “extreme” Haibun, but now you use a maximum of 100 words, including the haiku.  … Continue reading →

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First Snow – Tan Renga

Posted on November 21, 2014 by becca givens

Written for the Carpe Diem Challenge #60:    write a Tan Renga. Tan Renga is a two stanza poem with 5-7-5 and 7-7 syllables (5-7-5-7-7).  Unlike a Tanka written by one poet, Tan Renga is written by two.  Poet One writes … Continue reading →

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