The Tiger Moth Club of South Africa
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She was driving up
to the small airfield.
Listening to one of
M.C. Hammer songs.
She had been munching
a nice juicy apple.
She had just enough time
for a sweet and long sunset.
As she got into the ancient
de Havilland Tiger Moth.
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Val‘s Scavenger Hunt – second prompt
Use the following words in a poetry form of your choice: apple(s), sunset, tiger, hammer.
it is spewing out
black and blackest molten rock
violent, terrifying
ash is all around
flint, smoke, exhaust, fog, it’s erupting
raining down lava
it’s Madame Pele
she’s the goddess of fire
and she’s on the move
tangerine colours
from head to toe, amazing
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N.B. – In Hawaiian religion, Pele is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands.
Image credit: James Lee @Unsplash
This image shows Hawaii Volcano National Park, Hawaii, USA, The volcano Kilauea is spewing lava high into the air, and white smoke is seen emitting from the fiery lava.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #310 photo prompt.
my biggest trees
little leaves and buds
are all around the old oak
it’s spring in the air
birds and squirrels jump for joy
and so much new life begins
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Val‘s Scavenger Hunt – first prompt
Write a poem inspired by leaves (dying ones or newly emerged).
For bonus points use a Tanka to express your feelings about the leaves.
a jagged edge, it’s blurring, it’s dark and so cold
tears are dropping across her face, a hand waves
a blunt object appears, it’s unearthing but what?
suddenly something shatters and scatters across the room
she’s moaning, she’s scared, hardly surprising
the hand appears again
what is it doing?
but it’s gone
wake up
BANG
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Image credit: Katie Mukhina @Unsplash
This image shows the shadow of an arm and hand cast on a wall. The outline of the shadow are a bit blurry.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #309 photo prompt.
a tiny frog is hiding in my lovely arum lilies
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spring leaps up
it’s a glorious time
when bees hum
nectar blooms
while arum lilies
just whisper
fearless day
as a tiny frog
burrows in
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Basho style haiku
Written in response to this week’s Tanka Challenge hosted by Selma
my dancing days
were delightful
I’d shimmy and shake
boogie down
and dance the night away
there was hip hop
salsa, samba and rumba
what a wonderful time it was
my dancing days are over
but I reminisce often
you see I was
that dancing queen
back then
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Image credit: Marcel StrauB @Unsplash
This image shows a dance floor lit by strobe lights, and many people can be seen on the dance floor.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #308 photo prompt.
this is my pond just at the moment, there are several tiny frogs around up there
the pond is alive
small frogs are making merry
with some willow fluff
spring dawn is the day
young grasses wave to them
frogs are on the move
they begin to climb
staring at the bright blue sky
they’ll take to the trees
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Written in response to this week’s Tanka Challenge hosted by Yvette M. Calleiro
another artist
what will this be?
it seems to be a landscape
and it’s pretty accurate.
I wonder if I could get a bit closer
although I don’t want to put him off;
rather I should walk a little further
such a lovely lake.
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Image credit: Salva Jamm @Unsplash
This image shows a man, probably an older man, sitting by the shore of a lake and there is a painting / picture in his hand. It looks like he is trying to capture the scene in front of him on paper / canvas.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #307 photo prompt.
a new beginning
bugs come out, so that’s handy
the white dew glistens
tranquil… could’ve been, but no
it’s a Venus flytrap, whoops
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Written in response to this week’s Tanka Challenge – from Colleen – very useful!
p.s. – I’m in the springtime… in the southern hemisphere.
hearts are broken
that’s life
some will mend
and some won’t
is there a judgement?
wrong or right
or is it just luck?
blind sight
that’s all there is
just the seasons
winter or spring
that’s just life
and how long
you might live.
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Image credit: Gio Bartlett @Unsplash
This image is titled “broken heart graffiti.” It shows a sad face painted in blue, with red hearts for eyes, and a heart that is outlined in white and appears to be broken, painted in red with a blue zigzag line in the middle, on a white wall.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #306 photo prompt.
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