Sunday, March 23, 2008

Prompt 4: Spring

As we enjoy the official beginning of this season, our prompt is spring.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Sick and feverish
Glimpse of cherry blossoms
Still shivering.



Kobayashi Issa
In my old home
which I forsook, the cherries
are in bloom.

spring's begun--
the sky over my house too
like old times

Shrikant Varma
The first shower of rain
The sky has thrown
Its roots on earth

Photo credits:
above: Tree by Lissa of Just Words
below: Daisy by Jem of A Longing for the Impossible
Thank you!

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How to Participate in One Single Impression

Post your poetry on your blog. This does not need to be today. You can post any time during the week.

Come here and enter your link into Mr. Linky. Other participants can easily find you by clicking your name in Mr. Linky.

Enjoy the beautiful poems of the other bloggers.

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Thank you to all of you who have sent us photos for future posts! They are just outstanding photos. We will be using them in the chronological order in which they were received.

Enjoy!

32 comments:

gautami tripathy said...

I am glad I found OSI! I am really enjoying writing the prompts!

Mad Kane said...

Thanks for the inspiration! Here's my Spring In New York Haiku.

Leatherdykeuk said...

Lovely.

The Kobayashi Issa one brings me to the verge of tears.

Mandy said...

spring is actually rather wintry here this year and confusing

Ackworth Born said...

It seems more like winter at present.

MyBellavia said...

This is a quiet place for me to come relax and enjoy the thoughts of others.

Thank you for pulling this together and making me feel welcome.

the teach said...

If we call it, it will come! Here's mine: One Single Impression

lissa said...

I wrote mine before this prompt, hope it's okay to make it my One Single Impression.

tumblewords said...

Sorry Linky got my link for Sunday Scribblings.

Spring is here (not exactly spring, but the link is here)!

Haiku

Kate said...

It was spring here three days ago, but not today!

Andrée said...

Hi everybody! I am late late late today (grading midterm exams!). Hope everybody is a bit warmer this weekend.

Sian said...

I have so enjoyed the contributions but it seems that some folk are taking the opportunity to use this place as an opportunity for free advertising. Is it small of me to find that annoying?

MarianneNielsen said...

Once again thanks for this prompt. It is such good practice for me and I'm learning to love to write haiku. But, oh how I wish spring would come through winter's door here.

spacedlaw said...

I like the calendar idea:
It gives me time to hunt for a photo (this week has given me the hardest time, I kept on looking for a picture of puddle which I knew I had taken but could not find).
Thank you.

I too resent people using the link tool for another purpose than that intended, but I suppose there isn't anything we can do about this?

Geraldine said...

What a great idea! Thanks for putting this together for all of us to enjoy.

OneMoreBeliever said...

what a great prompt this week... spring is fast approaching though the air is still cool ... all the early spring bulbs are starting to appear.. Waiting Blooms

Beloved Dreamer said...
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Beloved Dreamer said...

Well this was a nice prompt.

my poem

toujours-Lanie-bd

Nancy Bea Miller said...

Lovely theme, thanks!

Cloudscome said...

Happy to join in this week - spring is sprung at "a wrung sponge"!

WillThink4Wine said...

Spring is especially wonderful this year! Until last night... we dipped back down into the 30's. Oh, my poor little seedlings!!

Rivergirl said...

Sorry for all the links that don't work, my blog is acting weird....
Kate

Rivergirl said...

Sigh. Sorry for all those links to my page that don't work!!!! I think I've got it figured out now.

Daniel J Santos said...

beautiful moment, excellent.

Teri C said...

I was so inspired last week that I could not pass this week by without an entry. Love this group!

storyteller said...

Because I was so very late with my entry for Circles, I've tried to be more prompt with this week's entry and I intend to do one for each of my blogs ... so today's is a light-hearted 'twist' on the theme because my brain is thinking laterally today. It's here: Spring
Hugs and blessings,

storyteller said...

Back to leave a link to a more 'traditional' response to this week's prompt: A Colorful Offering especially for those awaiting Spring's arrival.
Hugs and blessings,

yertle said...

Sorry to miss last week, but I am back for this week.

reprehriestless warillever said...

I am very late joining in, but anxiously anticipate reading all of these entries.

Astounding!

Alan Summers said...

It actually felt like Spring today!

Greyscale Territory said...

It's not Spring in Australia at the moment. So I didn't really feel I could capture the spirit of the season.

So I translated the word another way!

Hope you like!

Gemma

zoya gautam said...

a spring in my walk
for i am the spirit of spring!