Linda A Robinson, PhD

Published in Weeds & Wildflowers

·Mar 25

Winter Blooms?

Tanka tribute to nature Mighty daffodils Wild temperature swings, frost Glistening petals Caw, caw, cawing of corvids Beauty unfolds at her pace

Tanka

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Published in Weeds & Wildflowers

·Dec 20, 2021

Cycle of Life

A Tanka Diaphanous forms Prancing about forest floor Invite us to dance Nature’s beauty fills the soul Returning to where we came. Copyright, Linda A. Robinson, December 2021 Do you remember dreams? I hardly ever remember mine. Lately, I’m awakened to dreams of dearly departed friends and colleagues — mostly…

Poetry

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Published in House of Haiku

·Dec 14, 2021

A Garden’s Magic

Tanka Dedication to a Japanese Garden Meditation space Bamboo fencing, bonsai trees Respiration slows Stress melting from every pore Composure watching birds soar In response to the House of Haiku prompt of 29 November 2021 for composure. A poem came into my consciousness last year about the beautiful Japanese Garden…

House Of Haiku

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Published in House of Haiku

·Nov 5, 2021

Conflict

A Tanka Small differences Ego magnification Digging in of heels See molehills become mountains Irreconcilable hurt. In response to the “differences” prompt by Tracy Ashton on 25 October 2021 Many of us are hurting by political divisiveness and differences in values that have been made more pronounced since the election…

Tank

1 min read

Published in House of Haiku

·Oct 11, 2021

October Transitions

A Seasonal Haiku Hello Halloween Faded summer blooms abound Maple leaf glory In my walks around the neighborhood, here in both Philadelphia, PA and Asbury Park, NJ, I see the glory of colorful, deciduous leaves which have changed from green to shades of brown, yellow and crimson. And the fading…

Haiku

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Published in House of Haiku

·Oct 4, 2021

Sunrise and Sunset at Beth’s Nest

Haiku Homage Wafting gentle breeze Experience sights and sounds Scents of the ocean Copyright, October 3, 2021 Linda A. Robinson, Ph.D.

Poetry

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Published in House of Haiku

·Sep 15, 2021

In My Garden

A Tanka Darkness foragers Gnawing sounds wafting through air Chewed, chomped sapling bark Precocious fawns and bunnies Wildlife in urban garden Copyright, Linda A. Robinson, September 2021 In response to HOH prompt for “chewed” on 9 September 2021 I live in a city of diverse neighborhoods, my ‘hood’ resembling suburbia…

Writing Prompts

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Sep 2, 2021

of artificial scarcity, so it can e…ditions of artificial scarcity, so it can eke out maximum profit. That’s exactly what is happening. Big Pharma won’t let Covid vaccines be produced anywhere, really, and so the world can’t get Covid vaccines.

The Great Covid Heist

umair haque

Apparently, you are grossly misinformed about the production of mRNA vaccines, Pfizer's in…

Apparently, you are grossly misinformed about the production of mRNA vaccines, Pfizer's in particular. Several weeks ago, I read a piece written by Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate in Economics, about how dozens of ingredients for their Covid-19 vaccine is produced in multiple countries...IF you care to educate yourself, Umair, instead…

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Published in Weeds & Wildflowers

·Aug 29, 2021

Longing for Louisville

A Prose-Poem Longing for Louisville You would be mistaken, thinking it was the lure of Kentucky’s finest corn-based liquor. I don’t even like the taste of bourbon, unless of course you put it in sweet potato pie. Give me a generous slice with a large dollop of freshly whipped cream. Yum…

Writing Prompt Response

4 min read

Published in House of Haiku

·Aug 14, 2021

The Lesson

A Haiku The body’s wisdom. Work with it and not against. Eat well, sleep and rest. © Linda A. Robinson, 2021 My friend Joanne, aged 61, took a spill on her bicycle on Tuesday, landing on her shoulder which is now broken. She’s a high-energy person who needs to learn…

House Of Haiku

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