Monthly Archives: November 2013

Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge Month #XXIX Moondustwriter’s ”I Hear You Speak”

November 30, 2013

Tan Renga is written by two poets
In this Tan Renga Challenge
the goal is to write the second stanza (7-7) (7-7)
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I hear you speak

waves tumble half a world away

conch’s song

conch’s song heard in the waves

answer blowin’ in the wind

Posted by siggiofmaine in Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Tags: haiku, Moondustwriter's ''I Hear You Speak'', wind

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Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge Month #XXX, Flatfroghaiku’s “harbour moon’‏

November 30, 2013

www.deborahcummins.com Deborah Cummins also found on facebook.

harbour moon

the loneliness of fishermen

under lighthouse cliff

search for signs in wind and sky

danger lurks past horizon

( c ) Saradunn

Posted by siggiofmaine in Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Tags: lighthouse, loneliness of fishermen, night sky

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Carpe Diem’s Tan renga Challenge Month #XXVIII, Imaginator’s ”with light in your eyes”

November 30, 2013

www-fanzwave-net-

with light in your eyes
you embrace me in your arms
our hearts beat as one

Imaginator
.
lost time ~ distance evaporate
together again ~ timeless

Saradunn

Posted by siggiofmaine in Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Tags: haiku, Prompt: Imaginator's ''with light in your eyes'', romance

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Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge Month #XXVII, Kaykuala’s ”rustling leaves dancing”

November 29, 2013

Rustling leaves dancing

Light breeze brushing rosy cheeks

Young hearts aflutter

(c) Kaykuala

Rustling leaves inviting youth

Time flies ~ eyes glowing ~ hearts join

(c) Saradunn

Posted by siggiofmaine in Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Tags: Kaykuala's ''rustling leaves dancing"

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Happy Thanksgivukkah: I Give Thanks for Friends World Over of All Faiths

November 28, 2013

www.usatoday.com

Because of an overlap

in the Gregorian and Jewish calendars,

Hanukkah and Thanksgiving

have collided for the first time

since 1888. It won’t happen again

for thousands of years, so it has

been calculated.

I give THANKS for all of you that support

and encourage me through my blog and facebook.

As someone who is elderly and lives alone,

it means a lot to me to know that friends

are just a “click” away.

Happy Hanukkah to those celebrating during

the coming week.

Bless you and keep you in Love and Peace.

Siggi

aka Sigrid Saradunn

Posted by siggiofmaine in Uncategorized

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Carpe Diem’s Tan renga Challenge Month #XXV, Gene’s “October Forest”

November 27, 2013

From Wikipedia. Tamarack larch in fall colors

The word tamarack is the Algonquian name for the species and means “wood used for snowshoes”.

Tan Renga is written by two poets
In this Tan Renga Challenge
the goal is to write the second stanza (7-7) (7-7)
==============================================

October forest

with Amethyst enchantment

Frost greeting sunlight

tamaracks at sunrise glow

sparking each person’s heart ~ soul

Posted by siggiofmaine in Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge, haiku Tags: fall, Gene's Musing's, tamarack aka larch

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Transforming Friday with Nature’s Wonders with Real Toads

November 25, 2013

Home to more than 236 types of birds…

http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/113Scenery8538.html

Red Beach, Panjin, China

Red Beach is located in the Liaohe River Delta,

about 30 kilometers southwest of Panjin City in China.

The beach’s unique color is caused by a type of plant

called Suaeda vera or Shrubby Sea-blite

which is a coastal species that flourishes in the saline-alkali soil.

The plant remains green during the summer but in the fall,

when the plant has matured, it takes on a deep red color

creating a stunning red sea landscape.

Most of Red Beach is a nature reserve and closed to the public.

Only a small, remote section is open to tourists.

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Natures Wonder

Red Beach, Pajin, China

a magical scene

at first sight

that could be anywhere

in the world ~

a sea of flowers

blueberry fields in winter

in Maine

a joyful scene

full of life

the 236 types of birds,

the stunning blue sky,

and

the immediate questions:

wanting to know

where it is

and how do I get

there NOW

a protected scene

guarded for the future

generations ~

for it is NOT just anywhere,

but a protected preserve

for plants and wildlife

A special unique

creation of nature

A special treat

for all the senses

to rejoice in.

And when I look

at fields of red

I will remember

this crowning jewel

of nature

giving thanks

it will be treasured

for all generations

to come

You are among toads

“Think as I think,” said a man,

“or you are abominably wicked; you are a toad.”

And after I thought of it,

I said,

“I will, then, be a toad.” ~ Stephen Crane

Posted by siggiofmaine in Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Poetry Tags: conservation, protected preserve, Red Beach in Panjin China, red fall foliage, Transforming Friday with Nature's Wonders

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Final Haiku Heights #310 – Thanks!

November 24, 2013

For family ~ friends

who are always there each day

I give thanks today

For Mother Earth’s gifts

gifts that sustain daily lives

I give thanks today

For farmers’ hard work

food for health and survival

I give thanks today

For God’s souls ~ spirits ~

synchronicity that binds

I give thanks today

For Angels of God

the worker bees of heaven

I give thanks today

For earth’s souls who pray

for those souls known and unknown

I give thanks today.

And last but not least:

For Leo

Your patience immense ~

teaching ‘ku without shaming

this novice gives thanks

Time for grateful thanks

for all the time spent with us

Godspeed, be well ~ Peace

Posted by siggiofmaine in Haiku Heights Tags: giving thanks for blessings, Goodby to Leo, Last Haiku Heights

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Sunday Challenge at “real toads”… a Protest Piece

November 24, 2013

Protest puppets stored in a 150 year old barn/museum. A do it yourself tour .. and don’t forget to turn out the lights 🙂 ♥

For more history of the puppets and museum: http://breadandpuppet.org/museum

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The “real toad” challenge for today is to write one’s own protest piece.

It can be serious or silly, form or no form. The choices are up to the writer,

but give a voice to something you are passionate about.

As always please make it a piece original to this challenge. .

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From my Soap Box:

Independence for All

Getting old is not for sissies . . .

When is middle age ?

When is old age ?

How old is the observer

seems to be the clue.

At 32, I was told

“you get around well

for your age.”

The “compliment”

comes

from a 19 year old

exercise “expert”

at the gym.

My rallying cry:

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see.

First you stoop and then you droop

getting old is chicken poop.

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see.

When I’m fifty,

my daughter thinks

I’m almost ready

for “the home”

and need supervision.

“Middle age

is not the time” I say.

Sigh.

I realized a while back

that two times fifty

is one hundred.

Almost past “middle age”

in my maternal

and paternal genealogy !

I’m the Queen of Denial,

I admit…

but it’s my story

and I’m sticking to it.

Now I know

why my mother

never admitted

to over 49

and

came to seemingly

believe it. .

My rallying cry:

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see.

First you stoop and then you droop

getting old is chicken poop.

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see. .

The time has come

my children

are becoming the age

it was thought

I was ready

for THE HOME.

My son caught on,

and

says he now is

older than I.

He’s in his forties,

and I’m 39.

My rallying cry

is patiently waiting

for the one

who thought I was ready

for THE HOME at fifty.

For when she’s fifty,

I’ll remind her,

it’s time to live

with your children at least

get ready for THE HOME.

When she’s out looking

for the mind she’s “lost”

she can look for mine too…

absent-minded

runs in the family,

for sure.

(she’ll find it’s not fatal,

just time consuming,

looking for things put

“some place safe.” )

My rallying cry:

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see.

First you stoop and then you droop

getting old is chicken poop.

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see.

Do what is needed

to keep free and happy.

Join the crowd of being safe…

And when it is suggested

that a cane or a fall

is a “sign from above”

that it is time to move

and live dormitory style

for the rest of your life.

Protest loudly

and DO WHAT IS NEEDED

to help yourself and others

be INDEPENDENT

as long as they can.

My rallying cry:

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see.

First you stoop and then you droop

getting old is chicken poop.

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything T

HEY can’t see.

And when you can,

remember the quote,

your parents told you,

and you passed along:

“Just wait til you have children” ?

This must change

with every dire threat to: .

“Just wait.

It won’t be long

til you’re the age I am now.

Just wait and see.

You’ll change your tune.” .

Hold your ground and smile.

They’ll change their tune soon enough.

My rallying cry:

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see.

First you stoop and then you droop

getting old is chicken poop.

Never let them see you sweat,

never admit to anything

THEY can’t see.

You are among toads

“Think as I think,” said a man,

“or you are abominably wicked;

you are a toad.”

And after I thought of it,

I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”

~ Stephen Crane

Posted by siggiofmaine in Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Poetry, Soap Box Tags: Glover, origianal protest piece, photo Bread and Puppet Museum, poetry essay, thought on aging. aging in place, VT, W, Woody Guthrie muse

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Carpe Diem”s Tan Renga Challenge Month #XIX, Carol’s ”tickling ivories”

November 21, 2013

Tan Renga is written by two poets

In this Tan Renga Challenge

the goal is to write the second stanza (7-7) (7-7)

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tickling ivories

scintillating music sound

filling the inner soul Carol

feeling universe’s peace

synchronicity of souls Saradunn

Posted by siggiofmaine in Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Tags: Carol's ''tickling ivories''

Monthly Archives: November 2013

Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge Month #XXIX Moondustwriter’s ”I Hear You Speak”

Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge Month #XXX, Flatfroghaiku’s “harbour moon’‏

Carpe Diem’s Tan renga Challenge Month #XXVIII, Imaginator’s ”with light in your eyes”

Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge Month #XXVII, Kaykuala’s ”rustling leaves dancing”

Happy Thanksgivukkah: I Give Thanks for Friends World Over of All Faiths

Carpe Diem’s Tan renga Challenge Month #XXV, Gene’s “October Forest”

Transforming Friday with Nature’s Wonders with Real Toads

You are among toads

Final Haiku Heights #310 – Thanks!

Sunday Challenge at “real toads”… a Protest Piece

You are among toads

Carpe Diem”s Tan Renga Challenge Month #XIX, Carol’s ”tickling ivories”

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