Writing Prompt for tinywords 18.1
The thing about a writing life is that you never know where the path is going to lead. Here in North America spring is just around the corner and in this photo image by Jim Nix, Springtime in the Texas Hill Country, the road beckons us to follow. Lining the way is the state flower of Texas, the bluebonnet. These flowers have inspired generations of American painters and we hope this landscape will inspire you as well to write a tiny poem or two. We invite you to put your best efforts in the comment box below. We’ll select the best of the best to start the next issue of tinywords, due out in late-March.
Keep in mind, we will continue to accept regular submissions for the next issue (issue 18.1) through the end of February at our Submit page.
Thanks for dropping by and for sharing your poems.
February 5th, 2018 at 3:01 pm
Snow frost crusts
the intrepid
winter’s start to bluebonnets
February 5th, 2018 at 3:05 pm
mounds of blue
against the orange road
contrast is all
February 5th, 2018 at 3:10 pm
end of red dirt road
-answers to life
in wild blue yonder
February 5th, 2018 at 3:15 pm
An unpaved road
into the hyacinthine
my blue mood lifting
February 7th, 2018 at 2:34 am
“hyacinthine” … splendid word! Lovely haiku
at the sight of home
my steps quicken
February 5th, 2018 at 3:28 pm
spring
a way
with the blues
February 9th, 2018 at 12:54 am
Helen, I'm seeing you everywhere, including The Mainichi today. Enjoying your poems (I'm new to haiku), and this one is up, up and away. Six syllables expressing a double entendre. Lovely.
Ingrid
February 9th, 2018 at 4:17 am
Thanks so much, Ingrid, and best of luck with your own writing!
February 5th, 2018 at 3:43 pm
endless Big Bend
desiccated
a bluebonnet blossoms
February 5th, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Texan flower moon
on bluebonnet road margins
Ladybird was here
February 5th, 2018 at 4:08 pm
distant mountain
bluebells lead me toward
a new horizon
***
first kiss
an ivory hare jumps among
the bluebells
February 5th, 2018 at 5:31 pm
breeze riffing the blues
dusty path travelin the beat
mountains echo the call
February 5th, 2018 at 5:44 pm
almost feeling
I understand…
Texas bluebonnets
February 5th, 2018 at 5:48 pm
Making all the difference
bluebonnets on the road
less travelled
February 7th, 2018 at 2:45 am
Charming nod to M. Scott Peck, Sylvia.
o to find peace
where dreams reside
February 5th, 2018 at 5:53 pm
Making all the difference
bluebonnets ont the road
less travelled
February 5th, 2018 at 5:55 pm
Correction for typo:
Making all the difference
bluebonnets on the road
less travelled
February 5th, 2018 at 5:56 pm
out of winter's long shadow bluebonnets
February 5th, 2018 at 6:23 pm
mounds of blue
February 5th, 2018 at 7:23 pm
from muted green
an unbound tapestry
the endless Blues
For Janis Joplin
February 5th, 2018 at 7:23 pm
coming home
the blue flowered apron
mama always wore
February 5th, 2018 at 8:41 pm
Blue bonnet reflections
in distant hills
the mind wanders
February 5th, 2018 at 11:25 pm
peaceful blues
I feel different
once again
February 6th, 2018 at 12:38 am
blue spikes
nod winter farewell
ice-tipped
maroon mist
this scent-laden bliss —
tarry awhile
February 6th, 2018 at 5:04 am
cold spell
iguanas ?
falling from trees
February 6th, 2018 at 6:20 am
blossoms break the silence of a poet
February 6th, 2018 at 6:20 am
yellow ribbons
hill country bluebonnets
line the road
February 6th, 2018 at 8:43 am
dusky blues
an open road
winds into sky
February 6th, 2018 at 9:04 am
fragrance of spring
a dirt road meanders amidst
the sea of bluebonnets
February 6th, 2018 at 10:00 am
majorelle blue
I answer the prayer
inside myself
Alan Summers
February 6th, 2018 at 7:51 pm
Like this one, Alan! Especially that you answer "the prayer inside" yourself. <3
February 7th, 2018 at 4:04 am
Thanks Penny! :-)
Karen and myself are in Marrakech and will visit the Marjorelle Gardens where it took French painter Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) forty years of dedication to create them with the intense blue the artist perceived in the Atlas Mountains.
Our top floor apartment has a rich view of the Atlas Mountains too! :-)
warm regards,
Alan
February 10th, 2018 at 10:13 am
A vibrant and tranquil verse, Alan. I'm sure you will both compose many more exquisite verses while visiting the gardens and surrounding area. Once again I have learnt, from your words :)
February 10th, 2018 at 10:31 am
Thank you. Working on a few that hopefully will see the light of day in the coming year.
warm regards,
Alan
February 11th, 2018 at 9:23 am
I'm sure they will be as amazing as the one here,
This primary blue certainly makes a statement, and the nature of it, to me, is LOUD, this up against the silence and inner tranquillity of the prayer is a masterful jux.
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The vibrant buildings sit well within the gardens and look right, I can only imagine the myriad greens steal some of blue's thunder :)
February 11th, 2018 at 1:03 pm
The almost turquoise of the benches at Majorelle Gardens sits well with the Majorelle blue, reminding us of the original Berbers and other tribes. The bamboo and cactus gardens and the Koi pools, and different tribal wear, make it an awesome two and a half acres.
Thank you for your kind words.
warmest regards
Alan
p.s.
Click onto the web link in my name to see some stock images. Can't wait to post a few of our own on Area 17 when we get back to Blighty. :-)
p.p.s.
As we all know, Wales is God's Country, or at least one of them, too! :-)
February 11th, 2018 at 10:38 pm
:) :)
Thanks Alan, I'll be looking at the images with interest.
kind regards
Carol
February 6th, 2018 at 10:08 am
bluebonnets shape
the path to forever
my hand in yours
February 6th, 2018 at 10:34 am
or:
bluebonnets shape
the path to forever
your hand in mine
February 6th, 2018 at 10:10 am
bluebonnets
wet with baby tears
the unseen bees
February 7th, 2018 at 5:39 am
Really like the mixing up of imagery! :-)
warm regards,
Alan
February 7th, 2018 at 8:37 am
Many thanks, Alan!
Take care. Mary
February 6th, 2018 at 12:22 pm
leaving behind
the path I know
taking a chance
on distant dreams
February 6th, 2018 at 12:33 pm
sometimes leaving
brings you
home again
February 6th, 2018 at 1:28 pm
sensing
subtle changes in tone
outside and inside
blues
Marita Gargiulo
February 6th, 2018 at 2:39 pm
walking through fields
she finds herself
bluebonnets
Marita Gargiulo
February 6th, 2018 at 1:29 pm
this flower trail
horseshoes cross the tire wounds
a summit taunts
February 6th, 2018 at 3:09 pm
Hills of Texas call
Bluebonnets line dusty roads
Springtime beckons us
February 6th, 2018 at 4:00 pm
A Blue Bell
Franz Marc paints odd hues,
red horses and yellow too
Why not a bell blue?
February 6th, 2018 at 4:12 pm
premature summer
sun cooks hill country bone dry
unflowering blues
February 6th, 2018 at 5:20 pm
wondering
where the old pasture road will end
blue horizons
February 6th, 2018 at 5:23 pm
walking through fields
she finds herself
bluebonnets
February 6th, 2018 at 5:52 pm
country roadside
everything's better
with bluebonnets
February 6th, 2018 at 5:57 pm
Are you referring to the 60?s jingle?
I had forgotten about that. It made me smile
It works just as well without that historical element :)
February 6th, 2018 at 6:13 pm
Marita,
Yes. Part of it anyway. Thanks, Sam
February 6th, 2018 at 5:57 pm
inhaling… exhaling…
the scent of bluebonnets
in a photograph
February 6th, 2018 at 6:18 pm
Thanks for your reply :)
February 6th, 2018 at 6:23 pm
*Around the Bend*
winding dirt road
red between hills of
bluebonnets—-Mother
dead now fifteen years,
yet still I hear her calling
from around the bend.
_________________________
*Blue*
bluebonnets, blue sky
blue haze dreaming on
the mountains—too long
since I last blossomed
in that spring sun
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February 7th, 2018 at 4:06 am
Wonderful!!! Here it is the Atlas Mountains of Morocco we can see. :-)
Karen and Alan
February 7th, 2018 at 12:01 am
after the trek…
the echo of blue flowers
on the windowsill
February 7th, 2018 at 1:41 am
amendment-
*
after the trek…
echo's of bluebonnet
on the windowsill
February 11th, 2018 at 1:25 pm
Forgot to say a few days back, love "the echo of blue flowers" and "the echo of blue flowers/on the windowsill".
Alan
February 16th, 2018 at 11:59 pm
:)
Thanks Alan. It also has echoes of sound advice from the wonderful feed back I had, from you, during one of your very informative courses.
February 17th, 2018 at 4:56 am
Thank you!
Really do like this one!
fter the trek…
the echo of blue flowers
on the windowsill
February 17th, 2018 at 11:31 am
Many thanks for your comments, Alan, you are most kind.
Warm Regards
Carol
February 7th, 2018 at 2:11 am
bluebonnets
the envy of
azure skies
February 7th, 2018 at 2:16 am
arms full
of bluebonnets—
morning’s child
February 7th, 2018 at 2:25 am
tip of the hat
to stately bluebonnets
under Texas skies
February 7th, 2018 at 3:20 am
bluebonnets_please do go on_without me
February 7th, 2018 at 3:28 am
blue
the coolest part
of green
February 7th, 2018 at 5:21 am
memories flowering
the sadness of losing you
more distant
February 7th, 2018 at 6:51 am
soft haze
each bluebonnet
touches another
February 7th, 2018 at 6:57 am
spring field
a hawk swoops down
from blue to blue
Nikolay Grankin
February 7th, 2018 at 7:14 am
heaven's edge
hills and bluebells
color me home
February 7th, 2018 at 12:23 pm
spring fever
bees trying on
bluebonnets
February 7th, 2018 at 12:58 pm
finding myself
leads me down paths
near and far
February 7th, 2018 at 5:21 pm
dead end
a line of bluebonnets
pass me
February 7th, 2018 at 7:45 pm
Thanks so much to the editors for providing this promt!
I have enjoyed reading the variety of haiku and the sense of community it has inspired
Thanks,
Marita
February 7th, 2018 at 8:07 pm
a path
well travelled
Texas blues
February 8th, 2018 at 5:19 pm
between winter cold
and summer heat—
bluebonnet weather
February 9th, 2018 at 12:47 pm
top down …
a sudden gust
of spring
February 9th, 2018 at 5:07 pm
walk in blue
approaches blue
the past erased
February 10th, 2018 at 10:07 am
roadside park
Texas poems bloom
blue
.
.
Jan Benson
February 10th, 2018 at 1:13 pm
.
blue a psalm in red dirt
.
.
Jan Benson
February 11th, 2018 at 7:28 am
Blue surround –
his journey veers
from path
February 11th, 2018 at 8:31 am
each morning
fresh shades of blue
painting the sky
February 11th, 2018 at 2:02 pm
dirt road splits canvas
bluebonnets dripped as Pollock…
random perfection
February 11th, 2018 at 3:35 pm
bluebonnets
the dreamers’ visions
become nightmares
February 12th, 2018 at 5:40 am
dreams
knowing one day
I will leave to find them
February 12th, 2018 at 8:41 am
google map
I still can’t find
the way to your heart
February 12th, 2018 at 8:41 am
google map
I still can’t find the way
to your heart
February 12th, 2018 at 8:43 am
Please ignore the first one at #18.
February 12th, 2018 at 8:44 am
bluebonnets…
on Sundays
how you wore them in your hair
February 12th, 2018 at 2:38 pm
Companion
To the sky
Blue bonnets
February 12th, 2018 at 2:40 pm
Hugging the trail
Color of doll's eyes
Bevy of blue bonnets
February 12th, 2018 at 2:41 pm
Blue bonnets
Raising their heads in a field
A toast to Spring
February 14th, 2018 at 4:15 pm
Blue novas of our travels
only explode on roadsides.
February 15th, 2018 at 1:01 pm
Life after you…
A spring
Feeling blue!
February 16th, 2018 at 4:06 am
down the beaten path
a poet walks
the green divide
February 16th, 2018 at 8:31 am
bluebonnet field
I let my lover win
the argument
February 16th, 2018 at 8:42 am
Or:
bluebonnet fields
I let my lover win
the argument
February 17th, 2018 at 2:23 am
spring lifting my mood a lighter shade of blue
February 17th, 2018 at 7:54 am
widow's windowsill . . .
a bud vase holds
a single stem
February 18th, 2018 at 8:08 am
endless sky…
walking alone
in blue spring
February 18th, 2018 at 8:16 am
two lovers…
petals make
a soft blue bed
February 18th, 2018 at 9:54 pm
a path
blue into blue
sky beckons
February 19th, 2018 at 9:14 pm
trail mix spiked
with organic blueberries
pests are welcome
February 19th, 2018 at 9:18 pm
Fitbit badge
brought back to knee-level
by blossoms
February 23rd, 2018 at 8:10 am
there is no reason
to leave the familiar path
and yet…
February 26th, 2018 at 11:29 am
bluebonnets
from my mother’s childhood
embroidered hanky
February 27th, 2018 at 2:42 pm
little children float
in a sea of bluebonnets
time slows on the hill country road
February 27th, 2018 at 3:13 pm
I cannot see mine, sent today…
February 27th, 2018 at 3:14 pm
Oh, sorry, it’s OK. Thanks!
February 27th, 2018 at 7:52 pm
tiny fingers
nestle within mine
bluebonnet blooms
February 28th, 2018 at 5:47 am
I cannot see my haiku, however :(
March 2nd, 2018 at 1:10 pm
daily commute . . .
the wildflowers
take another route
March 2nd, 2018 at 7:01 pm
vacation photo —
framed in bluebonnets
a mother’s pride
March 3rd, 2018 at 1:55 am
leaving home
she walks the dirt track out
into Spring flowers
March 4th, 2018 at 7:39 am
wild bluebonnets
border country lane
Texas pride