It’s been a patchwork sort of week. I’ve been busy with pieces of this and that and trying to create an organized and pleasing whole. It hasn’t always worked, and writing has taken a back seat to the general chaos.
As I tried to gather my thoughts and consider what I might share today, I realized that my writing this week has been inspired entirely by the on-line community. Thanks to Mary Lee Hahn and her #haikuforhealing and Laura Purdie Salas’s 15 Words or Less weekly poetry challenge for nudging me to write something this week. Also, a big thank you to Carol Varsalona for introducing me to PicMonkey and for an e-mail chock-full of helpful tips. Finally, thanks to all of you. I’m so grateful to be a part of this community.
Here are a few bits and pieces from the week:
Photo by L. P. Salas
Electrical impulses
crackle in spectral colors
dendritic lightning
Birth of an idea
M. Hogan (c) 2017
This week’s Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted by the amazing Diane Mayr at one of her blogs, Random Noodling. Be sure to stop by and enjoy some poetry!
Nix the comfort zone 
The online writing community has kept me writing this week, too. These quick writes with images are satisfying. I like how they push us to find unique word choices, like pirouette, sentinels, and dendritic lightning.
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I knew about dendrites (in a very vague sort of way) and thought I may have made up the word dendritic, but sure enough it was in the dictionary! Word fun!
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Nice images paired with poems! I especially like the first one. Now I need to find out what PicMonkey is!
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Thanks! All I know about PicMonkey is that it lets me easily combined images and words. There’s probably much more to it though.
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You’ve mastered the haiga! I love the photo with the ice–stalactite meeting stalagmite.
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I think that photo was my favorite of the whole year. It was such an amazing sight. I’ve never seen anything like it before!
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Wonderful haiga. I think the second one is my favorite. 🙂
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Thanks, jama. Foggy mornings are wonderful for creating atmospheric photos and inspiring poems.
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Glad you’ve had a little time (and inspiration) to play with words this week. I’m especially drawn to your second haiga, too.
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Thanks, Tabatha. I’m so glad I’ve had the online challenges to nudge me into writing. I always feel better when I’ve done so!
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Love that pirouetting ice!
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Those are beautiful. I like the advice to savor the journey. It resonated well with me.
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I remember that ice picture, Molly. It is amazing. Love all your words with the images, but “silent sentinels advise” is striking to me. Glad you had the time to play.
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Thanks, Linda. Wishing you lots of play time over the holidays!
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Amazing combination of words and images, Molly. I couldn’t pick a favourite, but am off to look at PicMonkey.
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Thanks, Sally. Have fun playing with PicMonkey!
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I lived the pirouetting ice when I saw it own Twitter, but I missed the other two. I’m glad you shared them here and found time to write amidst the busy-ness.
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I always feel better when I do write, Kay. Thanks goodness for online challenges!
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Great pairings of words and photos–and isn’t it terrific that we have this online community to inspire us?
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Thanks, Buffy. This on-line is the best!
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I love your use of “dendritic” in the last poem, and how it ends, with
“Birth of an idea.” the entire poem has an igniting, and electrical charge to it (no pun intended).
Your water frozen images in the first pic remind me of genie lamps that are releasing something. Thanks Molly!
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I love the genie lamp perspective, Michelle!
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You know I loved your pirouetting ice on Twitter. Somehow I missed the sentinels. I love them just as much…maybe more: great message.
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This may sound odd, but I’m trying to spend more time in cemeteries. Glad you enjoyed the resulting haiku. Thanks again for inspiring me to write this December!!
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These images and poem pairings are stunning. I agree that the support and the inspiration of this community are tremendous. I do love those 15 words or less challenges. Fun but also a good mental work out. My favorite from above is the photo of the cemetery. It’s not creepy….it’s lovely but also waits for all. Not a lesson to be skipped!
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Thanks, Linda. I also love the 15 words or less challenges–obviously combining poems and images appeals to me 🙂 Laura’s pictures are so interesting, and it’s such fun to see where everyone takes them.
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