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 Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge #446 words: chirp and hello  photo credit chirp hello little cricket in your bamboo cage bring me luck today   ©2023 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved #ronovanwrites #weeklypoetrychallenge #haiku #micropoetry #micropoem #syllabicpoetry #syllabicpoem #cricketpoem 

 Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge # 433 words: pumpkin and spice We all know where this one's headed!  Love it or hate it it's pumpkin spice season!  Haiku would not normally have a title, but this one called out for one.  You could say it's not a haiku since there is no kigo.  Or, is there?  We all know that autumn wouldn't be autumn without pumpkin spice!* not my cup of tea this pumpkin spice mania a trend gone too far    ©2022 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved  🎃   🍺   🎃   🍺   🎃   🍺   🎃   🍺   🎃   🍺    🎃   🍺    🎃   🍺    🎃   It all started, as a popular culture "thing," with Starbucks and their Pumpkin Spiced Latte (or PSL).  It took off from there, with everyone and their brother producing pumpkin spiced food stuffs.  There are now pumpkin spice Pringles, gum, candy corn an...

Writers' Pantry #79 Almost too late I noticed that Wednesday's Weekly Scribblings prompt was limited to ONE poem!   I was so enthused writing elfchens (even though I ended up posting an American Sentence) I wrote several.  Here they are. This first was inspiration for the American Sentence.   Lantern Light throws Shadows of fear Down the hall tonight Death   Mickey My puppy Snowy white fur Spot on one eye Adorable       Geese from Canada on the move single file waddle walks roadblock   Listen Hear me Open your mind Hold these words close Learn   ©2021 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved