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Haiku My Heart: New Life

24 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by readinpleasure in African Women Writers, Challenges, Cherita, Haiku My Heart, Micropoetry, Nature, Poetry, Uncategorized

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Cherita, Christ, Christianity, Ghana, Jesus Christ, nautre, New LIfe

New Life in Christ

there’s so much to say

words fail me
this wondrous gift

a chance to breathe
undeserved
new life

© Celestine Nudanu
24/08/18

(linked to Recuerda Mi Corazon.)

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Exquisite haiku and senryu from Ghana
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Review: Seasons Defined: Poems of Love and Seasons by Khaya Ronkainen

04 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by readinpleasure in African Women Writers, Guests, Poetry, Publication, Reviews, Romance

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Finland, Khaya Ronkainen, love, nautre, ode, romance, Seasons Defined

Title:      Seasons Defined:Poems of Love and Seasons
Author:  Khaya Ronkainen
Binding: Kindle
Genre:    Poetry
Pages:    26
Publication Date: May 30, 2018

Publishers: QuillInInk Press

Reasons for Reading: Verified purchase

Blurb

Seasons Defined is a short poetic memoir, where seasons are placed in a position to define love, home and the journey to self as made by an immigrant. Each poem shows a different aspect of that love, its time, its infancy-to-maturity, its human foibles and desperate fears, its temper and its passionate love. This is a love cycle from spring to winter.

My Thoughts

I hardly review poetry and as a poet that is real funny. I have quite a number of Seasons Defined: poems of love and seasons by [Ronkainen, Khaya]poetry books I’ve read and enjoyed but hardly a review. But this is different. Maybe I am biased but this is Khaya’s poetry, 🙂 and a beautiful one at that.

Seasons Defined by Khaya Ronkainen is a wonderful   collection of sixteen nature poems, truly a beautiful ode to nature and love. Khaya’s words are a lovely blend of seasonal aromas and elegant whiff of romance. I liked every bit of poetry in this book. I particularly like that in almost all the poems the poet links nature to love, she sees love at play in the seasons. Love defines her seasons and the seasons define the love she has found. The reader can see into her soul through her words, and this is exquisite!

Through the poet’s choice of words one can almost hear her laughter and feel her joy in the various seasons of winter, autumn, summer and spring. Khaya also celebrates her country, Finland in her poems. She celebrates the landscapes and the people and the joys and sorrows. The poems reflect feelings of gratitude at the peace and solitude she finds in her adopted country.

Khaya Ronkainen is an amazing poet and I urge all to get copies of her Seasons Defined to feed your souls through the changing seasons.

Copies are available at Amazon

 

 

 

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Thursday Haiku: Stars

22 Thursday Jun 2017

Posted by readinpleasure in African Women Writers, Challenges, Haiku, Micropoetry, Poetry

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Gilly Goldsworthy, nautre, stars

The photo is by kind permission from Gilly.

Stars

morning of stars

leftovers…

from the previous night

© Celestine Nudanu
22/06/17
 

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APED – Prompt 32: Leaf

02 Thursday Jul 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry

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Africa, Afriku, cockcrow, leaf, leaves, nautre, New Day

Done for A Prompt Each Day, a daily dose of inspiration. Today’s prompt is a word, Leaf, to be used in a prose or poem. 

Wordplay5

Leaf

cockcrow

the stirring of leaves

heralding a new day

 
 
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
02/07/15
 
I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom

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Haiku My Heart: Wandering Crow

08 Friday May 2015

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Haiku My Heart, Poetry

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Basho, Crow, nautre, nest, Tree Top

Done for Carpe Diem. And also for Recuerda Mi Corazon. 

Wandering Crow

from the tree top

hidden from view

the nest of a wandering crow

2

from the tree top

emptiness dropped down

in a cicada shell

silent sound drowns out the cries

crushing against the rebirth

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
08/05/15
 
I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom

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Haiku My Heart: Laughter

04 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Haiku My Heart, Poetry, Romance

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fun, laughter, love, nautre, romance

Done for Carpe Diem Haiku Shuukan prompt, Laughter. And also for Recuerda Mi Corazon

you and I

our laughter blending

windy night

2

laughter lines

crinkling in my eyes

he kisses me

3

child’s laughter

reverberating

on soft breeze

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu 
04/07/14)

I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom

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Carpe Diem Prompt: Coolness

11 Wednesday Jun 2014

Posted by readinpleasure in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry, Romance

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coolness, nautre, romance

Done for Carpe Diem.

gentle breeze

caressing fevered body

I sigh

 2

hush evening lull

the faint rustle of leaves

soothing music

3

silver drizzle

this scorched flower

gasps for a kiss

 4

sizzling afternoon

a cool glass of lemonade

ah, pure pleasure

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu 
(11/06/14)

I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom.

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