The Daily Haiku – 6th Weekly Theme, Music 2

Music 2

Music is an

enchantment, that takes us far

away from our minds.

©The Vixen of Verse, 2020.

🐈‍⬛🐈💜CAT’S WORLD 222💜🐈🐈‍⬛02/02/2026

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©📸SylviaAnita
🤣Sense of Humour 🤣🤣💙350💙02/02/2026
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©📸GedBackland

🩷🩵The Sunday Whirl – Wordle 742🩵🩷02/02/2026

#TheSundayWhirl #wordle742

Words for Wordle 742

Below, renew, weaves, through, cloaks,
holy, untethered, tendrils, gods spark, ash, wonder.


AS ABOVE, SO BELOW

Magic weaves through black cloaks.
As we renew the holy quest risen from 
The ash of the fire, spirits untethered
We summon our gods from the ether.
Our intention is the sacred spark within.
Our wonder at our craft riven from
Those ancestors held onto by tendrils
Of our belief - As Above, So Below!

©🦊VixenOfVerse,  2026

Weekend Renga🍹🍹30/01/26 – 02/02/26🍹🍹02/02/2026

#weekend #renga #poetry #japanese

No. 1
and all the what ifs
so much potential lost
the winter day ends

No. 2
a crevice in the
wilderness - unknown depths
we will plunge to

No. 3
Winter has no sin
it's a blameless season
 just passing through

No. 4
frozen toes 
despite the wool socks
hot chocolate drink

No. 5
the seeds below earth
stir to awaken, Imbolc's
sacred flame warms up

No. 6
we dig our roots in
making spring time plans
with strong intention

©🦊VixenOfVerse,  2026

🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛Crone’s Corner (22)Imbolc Sabbat – Blesséd Be!🐈‍⬛🧙‍♂️01/02/2026

#crone #corner #eclectic #witchcraft

Imbolc Sabbat 

- Date & Season
  - Celebrated on 1–2 February in the Northern Hemisphere.  
  - Marks the midpoint between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox.  
  - Symbolises the first stirrings of spring beneath the frozen earth.

- Core Themes
  - Renewal, purification, and rebirth.  
  - Hope returning after the dark of winter.  
  - Creative inspiration and the rekindling of inner fire.  
  - Home blessing and protection, especially through light and flame.

- Deities & Associations
  - Strongly linked with Brigid (Brighid), Celtic goddess of:
    - Poetry and inspiration  
    - Healing and midwifery  
    - Smithcraft and the sacred flame  
  - Her presence makes Imbolc a favourite Sabbat for poets and makers.

- Symbols
  - Candles and hearth fires  
  - Snowdrops, crocuses, and other early flowers  
  - Lambs, milk, and dairy foods  
  - Brigid’s Cross and Brigid’s Bed  
  - White, gold, and soft green colours

- Traditional Practices
  - Lighting candles to welcome returning light.  
  - Cleansing the home — physically and spiritually.  
  - Crafting Brigid’s crosses or straw dolls.  
  - Setting intentions for the coming spring.  
  - Offering milk, bread, or poetry to Brigid.  
  - Divination for the year’s growth and creative direction.

- Modern Celebrations
  - Poetry readings or writing rituals.  
  - Quiet meditation on seeds — literal or metaphorical — you wish to plant.  
  - Creating small altars with white flowers and candles.  
  - Community gatherings focused on healing and renewal.

©✍️Redvixenmoon

📚Book Review📚 – Person Unlimited: An Ode to my Black, Queer Body by DEAN ATTA01/02/2026

#book #review

In this his nonfiction debut, the writer and poet Dean Atta, pulls no punches. This is a visceral, and honest account of what it is like to be black and queer.

His blistering openness of some of his life choices made me sit up and take notice. Dean takes us through how physical traumas can leave lasting effects on the psyche for years after the events.

I love the way he doesn't actually name the people in this autobiography but gives them all nicknames, like the Younger Poet, The Mudlark and the Doctor. The author takes us through his boyhood, youth, his thirties up to 38. His grandparents are particularly fondly remembered.

Dean has a spiritual awareness beyond his years as he reconciled all the characters that make up the whole. Poet, performer, writer, drag queen, friend, lover, son, grandson, nephew, and uncle - he manages to accomodate them all in this book. He shapes body, mind and spirit into a new uplifting self aware whole.

☆☆☆☆☆Highly recommended reading. 

* This book deals with queer, adult themes*

©✍️CarolynCrossley

https://amzn.eu/d/0YB7fEr

🌿❤️Poesía Española – No. 4 – Último Adiós ❤️🌿01/02/2026

#Poesía #Española

Los árboles están como los escoletos 
Contra el cielo que contiene el sol
Del invierno tan bajo acabó asomándose 
Arriba del perfil, como oro en el cielo

Estoy enfrente del etaúd en silencio
Me puse en posición de firme y levanté la mano en un saludo militar; pienso que
Mi amiga, le hubiera gustado que.

©🦊VixenOfVerse,  2026

🍇💚💙Random… Haiku/Senryu Theme – 🍇💚💙No.507🍇💚💙31/01/2026
#randomtheme #haiku #senryu #poetry #TheDailyHaiku
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full snow moon
heralds February's start,
Imbolc stirs the light

©🦊VixenOfVerse,  2026
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©📸CarolynCrossley/Brigid’sImbolcCross

🩷🍨💛SenHai Saturday #37 – By Susi Bocks💛🍨🩷31/01/2026

#SenHai #Saturday #37 #poetry

Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing!

Please create one senryu and one haiku to accompany this image prompt. Remember that traditional American haikus and senryus are three lines presented in a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern. The haiku describes nature or a season, and the senryu focuses on human nature and emotions.

As the photographer describes, “This is a photo of texture, stone, natural beauty, and abstract nature.” The scene is of only rocks, in all different shapes, but they almost look as if they are interlocked, fitting together naturally. Some are water-filled, and the colours range from tan, grey, blue, and black. There are some rocks that look like they have small light pebbles on them or perhaps remnants of gold flecks.

Then, provide a link in the comments below or ping back to this post on your blog.

©✍️SusiBocks

Senryu #37
pebbles flecked with gold
lie on the sea bed, some give
me the evil eye

Haiku #37
ancient stones washed by
endless tides changing faces
to fool passing fish

©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026