Autumn on Fire #haiku #tanka

Kitchen Window

Morning light strikes gold
Bright rays hit October leaves
Sets forest aflame

Out of my window

Watching from window
A beautiful glowing death
Spellbound in delight
In this cycle we call life
The phoenix must show envy

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Written for Colleen’s Poetry challenge. Each week she gives us two keywords, only we must use synonyms only, not the words themselves. However, this week is more of a free run. This week i decided to do both a haiku and a tanka.

Note – the photos, all taken from my kitchen window, are from a couple of years ago – we do not have any color yet.

29 thoughts on “Autumn on Fire #haiku #tanka”

Vashti Q October 11, 2018 at 7:48 pm

Love your poems, Trent. Beautiful photos! I can’t believe that’s the view from your kitchen window. :D xx

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trentpmcd Post authorOctober 11, 2018 at 8:44 pm

Thanks, Vashti! Yes, we get awful winters here, but new Hampshire is beautiful in the autumn… My kitchen is on the 2nd floor and the house is raised up a bit over street level, so I get some good views looking over the village. The back looks into a wooded hillside.

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1. Vashti Q October 11, 2018 at 9:20 pm
  
  Very nice. :)
  
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Scott Andrew Bailey October 9, 2018 at 5:25 pm

Loved it – could almost fit this weeks prompt

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trentpmcd Post authorOctober 9, 2018 at 6:50 pm

Thanks! Maybe not creepy enough for this week, but certainly it has the color

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memadtwo October 8, 2018 at 5:09 pm

What beautiful light! It glows. And your words echo it. (K)

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trentpmcd Post authorOctober 9, 2018 at 9:01 am

I love the autumn morning light – as you said, it glows. Thanks.

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Prior... October 4, 2018 at 9:27 pm

Your view is wonderful Trent and it does look on fire
And you caught the light just right-
Also – nice poetry

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trentpmcd Post authorOctober 5, 2018 at 5:39 pm

Thanks Y. I love the view! And NH is gorgeous this time of year, though I am in Ohio right now. Thanks!

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1. Prior... October 7, 2018 at 2:35 pm
  
  enjoy Ohio
  :)
  
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  1. trentpmcd Post authorOctober 8, 2018 at 9:09 am
    
    Thanks. At CLE waiting for my flight home.
    
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2. Prior... October 7, 2018 at 2:36 pm
  
  do you know this song?
  
  for some reason your comment made me think of it
  
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  1. trentpmcd Post authorOctober 8, 2018 at 9:10 am
    
    I will listen when I get home
    
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  2. trentpmcd Post authorOctober 9, 2018 at 6:55 pm
    
    Pretty good. Of course I would choose Ohio over Texas – I’ve lived both places. They do have a point about the Mexican food sucking in Ohio more than it does in Texas, but other than that … ;)
    
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    1. Prior... October 10, 2018 at 12:13 pm
      
      hahah – thanks for the reply
      
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Sue Vincent October 3, 2018 at 1:53 am

Gorgeous pictures, Trent, and love the allusion to the phoenix.

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trentpmcd Post authorOctober 3, 2018 at 7:27 am

Thanks Sue. This is a very beautiful area, particularly in the autumn. Those leaves go through a spectacular “death” just to be reborn, so I had to put that phoenix in there. I’m mostly surprised that I haven’t seen it used before.

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1. Sue Vincent October 3, 2018 at 7:55 am
  
  I’ve used it several times for that process of rebirth, particularly with regard to autumn. It seems entirely appropriate.
  
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  1. trentpmcd Post authorOctober 3, 2018 at 8:48 am
    
    It does.
    
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Hélène Vaillant October 2, 2018 at 1:23 pm

Beautiful pictures Trent. Haiku and tanka are both delightful to this season.

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trentpmcd Post authorOctober 2, 2018 at 2:53 pm

Thanks, Hélène.

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Miriam Hurdle October 2, 2018 at 12:36 pm

I love both the haiku and tanks, Trent. The autumn colors are breathtaking!

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trentpmcd Post authorOctober 2, 2018 at 2:52 pm

Thanks! Autumn around here is typically gorgeous, though so far is year has been a little lacking.

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