The Versesmith

The Whirligig #359  Prompt words in red.  source   The rose beside the gate , so full of sweet fragrance just this past summer, is now brittle and leafless . The hedge of rosemary too of late has the look of death. In the cold twilight I hear the chime of the church bells, the tolling of the funeral bells.   ©2022 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved

Tanka Tuesday #262   theme prompt: transitions  I've chosen the dodoitsu for my syllabic form.  photo author's own - https://crowdedshelves.blogspot.com/ our lives are books of changes chapters open, chapters close marriage, children, empty nest reach the end, and sigh ©2022 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved #tankatuesday #themeprompt #dodoitsu #dodoitsupoetry #dodoitsupoem #theversesmith #syllabicpoetry  #tankatuesdayno.262