rendezvous en rouge
the agony and the sweet
thorns amidst the blooms
~kat
This week, a haiku for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge
using synonyms only of the words: congregation (rendezvous) and passion (agony)
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Heatwave – A Three Line Tale
photo by Khürt Williams via Unsplash
After days of sweltering heat, even the seashore was little relief to beach-goers.
Donna fanned herself under the shade of an umbrella, rolling a cool water bottle against the back of her neck, her toes digging deep through hot sand to the cool, damp packed base below.
She started seeing double, the world fading, as she realized, too late, that she had lingered too long.
~kat
For Three Line Tales Challenge.https://only100words.xyz/2018/08/09/three-line-tales-week-132/
Autumn – Stanza 10
hair of red, and a rotten tooth of blue, Harald,
son of Gorm the Old, he built a bridge or two
one the oldest, longest known in Scandinavia’s
Ravning meadow; the other ‘tween the Danes and
Norse; hence ended by his bastard son, poor fellow
~kat
For Jane Dougherty’s August Stanza Challenge.
My 35th Great Grandfather, Harold “Bluetooth” is remembered for bridging the divide between the Danes and Norwegians when he became king of both countries and also for his “miracle” conversion hence, bringing Christianity to the pagans of Denmark. Though I’ve read it would take some time before his countrymen came on board. His nickname became the inspiration for our modern wireless Bluetooth technology. Now you know. Next time you pop a wireless earbud in your ear, you’ll think of Harald I’m thinking. 😊
Throw – A Haiku
shock, awe, fire, fury
vain swagger, mission fails
but what of peace…love
~kat
For Haiku Horizons Challenge, Prompt Word: Throw (shock, awe)
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