Poetry

Cherohala Skyway

Cherohala Skyway (a haibun) Destination: Cherohala Skyway. Our morning instructions state it quite clearly. We are to “1) Go to Tellico Plains, Tennessee, find the entrance to the Cherohala Skyway” and then “2) Drive to Robbinsville, North Carolina.” It’s the second day of the Moonshine Mille 2021, a 2-day 1,000-mile road rally that is taking

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Cotton

Cotton  cotton standing gracefully against the sky clear blue calms my restless spirit gently reassuring me today life starts anew —— Linked to Linda Kruschke’s Object Poems with Paint Chips where this week the Style is Object Poem and the chosen Paint Chip is Cotton. Linked to Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt #206 where the challenge

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Photo of Earth from NASA's Terra satellite showing mostly water.

Blue Planet (for Earth Day)

The Water Planet: Viewed from space, the most striking feature of our planet is the water, covering 75% of the Earth’s surface. This detailed, photo-like view of Earth is based largely on observations from MODIS, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, on NASA’s Terra satellite, at an altitude of 440 miles (709 kilometers). Image Credit: NASA

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Flood

Today is UN Chinese Language Day. Below is my re-interpretation of the poem Flood by T’ao Ch’ien (365 – 427), which he wrote about 1600 years ago. I used the Chinese Lushi style of poetry, implemented with six words per line. The English interpretation, in the right-hand column below, was performed by a Chinese speaking

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