Colleen Chesebro, Author & Poet

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  • haiku 5-16-24

    haiku 5-16-24

    Tulsi, my new teaan afternoon delightwatching the bees © Colleen Chesebro

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  • The Month of Maying, haiku series

    The Month of Maying, haiku series

    This week for #TankaTuesday, we’re in the second week of the Japanese season, the beginning of summer. Poets were to write three different forms using kigo phrases or choose early summer kigo words. The Northern Hemisphere kigo phrase list included “the month of Maying,” “young leaves,” and “cooling on the porch.”

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  • Early Summer haiku 5-13-24

    Early Summer haiku 5-13-24

    stuck in the middlechilly mornings, warm eveningsswitching clothes hourly© Colleen Chesebro

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  • ReShare: Ghost Wolves, Hamsters, & Freya Pickard

    ReShare: Ghost Wolves, Hamsters, & Freya Pickard

    Freya Pickard is a wonderful poet who supports our community through her Pure Haiku website. Today, I want to share a post from Shehanne Moore (another amazing author) who interviews Freya through the Hamster Dudes! Enjoy!

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  • Pickled Cherry Blossom Leaves, haiku

    Pickled Cherry Blossom Leaves, haiku

    This haiku is for #TankaTuesday where we’ve entered the Beginning of Summer, (May 5 – 19) Rikka 立夏, based off of the lunisolar calendar, often called an agricultural calendar. The traditional Chinese and Japanese lunisolar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. cured sakura leavesa salty, sweet confectionspring inside your mouth© Colleen Chesebro I was fascinated by the kigo…

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  • Savory haiku

    Savory haiku

    This haiku is for Eugi’s Moonwashed Musings weekly challenge: savory summer savory—a mint-flavored delightbrewed in love potions © Colleen Chesebro

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  • Haiku, 5/5/24

    Haiku, 5/5/24

    lush green grasssounds of a lawnmowerin the rain© Colleen Chesebro

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  • ☀️ Haiku 4/30/24 ☀️

    ☀️ Haiku 4/30/24 ☀️

    spring melancholy—my neighbor’s dog barkingat the sunshine © Colleen Chesebro Michigan finally has sun!

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  • April’s Full Moon

    April’s Full Moon

    A haiku dedicated to Sadje’s WDYS #236 – 29 April, 2024, depicts April’s moon, clouds, and fireflies.

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  • Sunday Stills: Pets & Grand Babies

    Sunday Stills: Pets & Grand Babies

    Terri Webster Schrandt’s Sunday Stills photo challenge encourages participants to share images with unique perspectives. The post also features Chloe and Sophie, unicorn cats.

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I’m Colleen Chesebro, the weaver of enchanting tales on colleenchesebro.org. Here, I conjure magic through prose and poetry, inviting you to join me on a captivating writing journey. Whether it’s the rhythmic verses of poetry or the cozy mysteries that beckon, I’m thrilled you’ve stopped by. 🌸💖🌸

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