a faded façade
battered but still hanging on —
tenacious and proud
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Reality
boulders or pebbles —
distance changes perspective
and reality
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Forget-me-nots
tiny blue flowers
where wild seeds were scattered
forget-me-nots bloom
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Moonrise
moonrise on the lake
missed seeing you last summer
so good to return
#HaikuChaallenge21 -- Wildflowers
stream of wildflowers
meander along the road
shades of lavender
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Rays of Renewal
unexpected quotes
share wisdom with those beneath —
rays of renewal
#HaikuChallenge21 — Roadside
Roadside picnic bench
birdsongs mix with traffic noise
nourish and notice
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Peter Rabbit
tucked in a garden
peter rabbit bides his time
carrots in each paw
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Snowballs
perfectly shaped orbs
intoxicating fragrance
snowballs of springtime
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Masks
little squares of cloth
wielding protective powers —
grateful for my masks
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Converge
bursting into bloom
the blossoms converge as one
filling all the space
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Destructive Beauty
storm clouds rolling in
light, dark — trees in silhouette
destructive beauty
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Balance
tendrils of maroon
floating in a sea of green
delicate balance
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Lone Bloom
ahead of her peers
showing off spring finery
lone bloom, many buds
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Monet
backdrop of lilacs
dappled in afternoon light
a Monet landscape
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Rose
first rose of summer
diminutive, tentative
petals unfurling
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Welcome
constructed with care
to await new arrivals
welcoming them home
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Creations
little hands worked hard
on creations filled with love —
my heart is smiling
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Mother's Day
maternal embrace
timeless and universal
and never too old
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Advice
wise words of advice
often given to others —
hard to give to self