http://slow.writerscafe.org/Rainbowco1 The original writings of author Rainbowco en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776042582 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A tale of the rise of Christianity in Druid times. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/337417/ Grew out of a tanka: The moon and stars Behind luminous clouds On this night The crackle of autumn leaves While I whistle in the dark http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/330380/ Trying to understand and write metaphors. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/318581/  Sunrise;Hues of red and goldA watercolor skyRepeats its reflectionIn the lakeOne last heronOn a slender legStands stillHead tucked neatlyBeneath the wingFeathers a chameleonOf the morning Sunrise;The dragonflies’ boldColored wings flyIn all directio.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/314078/  I feel the heat settling upon the night. Tormenting me the coolness of the pillowWhere only yesterday your head lay. I will not grieve for your touch, feel, scent.How could I? You are here, still flowingThrough my thoughts with every breath. I dare not sigh, a movem.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/313773/ A political tanka. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/309697/ Various Tanka http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/308452/  Quiet…settles into the day Through the window, liquid play of greens and blues overlay, Impressionism done in Natures way to rival the greatness of Monet. Light, refracted by drops of rain, paints the canvas of its domain. Such beauty, one cannot co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/304879/ Life, beginning, middle and end. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/301084/ Tanka http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/300963/  Rain … falls Damp hair curls around my fingers            Tendrils slide, lively silk snakes            Color of golden wheat in summer    &.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/299955/ Tanka http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/299104/ Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/298409/ Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/298406/  Let them wink in sly snidenessLaughing outright their assurednessThat I am but a story, told with some chagrinMade of old wives tales to scare wayward childrenI do not wring hands in worry that I am unbelievableI encourage disbelief, delight to be so inconceivableGod’s beli.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/298128/ Tanka - an exercise in my learning to write tanka. Comments most welcome http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/294674/ "The Iraqis will welcome us with open arms and greet us with flowers." ~ Dick Cheney, April 2003 How's that goin for ya, Dick? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/294450/ English Tanka http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/293950/ Grandchildren playing in the hose on a hot summer day. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/293145/ It is neither Haiku nor Senryu, I am not sure what to label it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/289762/  In the forest glade, mysticalShadows dance around the fireThen rise through the trees.Flicks of color, stars lyricalFloat among the planets higherCreating the cosmos by degrees. I am a caster of enchantmentsYet I would not so enthrall youNor bind you blindly by magic... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/288610/ Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/286040/  In wondrous night dreams, I do not develop feathery wingsYet, I wheel and circle as the wind singsSwooping earthward touching treesRocketing upwards without unease Among alabaster clouds I do soarLooking about for things to exploreRacing toward the oceans endI skim .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/285579/ Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/284400/ On a hot summer night my thoughts turn to the coolness of a storm brewing. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/284100/ A Villanelle done in Iambic Tetrameter. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/283611/ Very terrible the woes of drinking - Very terrible the woes of bad writing, merging into this nonsense! LOL http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/283039/ Here Comes the Sun http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/283009/ Those dastardly butterflies do it everytime! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/282655/ Revised from Angel Villanelle which had one too many tercets ( a shame I cannot count) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/282432/ Villanelle-I would like suggestions on verbage and style. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/282396/ Morning, Mid-day and night of summer http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/282262/        Does my smile allay the doldrums we share?Can it hold the storm at bay for a lifetime - even a day?Or is it a doomed vessel of misfortune and uncareBroken to smithereens leaving us beached upon shore,Hearing the song of Sirens, who .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/281969/ Crack! Thunder vibrates the windows,rattling the dog’s nerve to whimperssending her to hide under the unmade bed. There is no flash of light, only grumblesin the sticky humidness of the afternoon. No breeze of coolness disturbs the leaves,nor banishes this heat that s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/281252/ I live in Denver, a mile high, but still so far from the mountains that drew me here. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/281131/ Words hangHitting the mindSeconds beforeSpattering the wallRedGravity pullsTrails of bloodDownwardsRivulets mergeTo rageRoilingDemolishingDecorumWrapped aroundEgoFace downJetsamFor buzzardsWho took the high ground   http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/280460/ 3-5--3 Haiku It's the heat, Foks!!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/279687/  You are my safe harborMy place of abodeIn this world of laborCalamities unfoldOfLife’s contagions Others your body boughtBut your love never soldGiven to me to savorWe are caughtInLife’s combustions Tonight we drift contentTethered to each .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/279649/ Spring, until next year, goodbye. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/279311/  in the summer’s heatthe cherry blossoms remain…dreams of yesterday http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/279275/ Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/277767/ 3-5-3 haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/277759/  Fingernails on a blackboardSharp Chattering chalkA grain of sandA sliver What is it about meWhat is it I cannot seeOr hear or feelGrinding On all around me An abrasive rubAn irritationA burr in the sideOf humanity http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/277704/ Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/277106/ Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/276213/ Nature and Religion - feeders of souls http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/276081/ Senryu http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/275622/ Anti-War http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/275390/ I think it is really prose and not a poem. There is no form, nor rhyming scheme. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/275273/ Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rainbowco1/274734/