The waves at Burleigh are a deep turquoise. They crash and spurt a cloudy foam that Corrie knows as intimately as the blanket that wrapped her at birth. The break…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for June 2026 Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
Senryu / haiku
I composed the first 3 Senryu below while driving to work down H-2 and over Kīpapa Gulch Bridge. And yes there is usually a speed trap before the Costco off…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for June 2026 Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
Seeing, Feeling
“The elegance and dramatic force of his imagery still have the power to invoke the ancient dictum, much discussed in his time, that ‘painting is a mute poetry, and poetry…
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for June 2026 Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
June 2026 Bamboo Shoots Writing Contest Prompts
A friend of mine has just gone through some very major surgery. Thankfully, the procedure was successful. Another friend has just gone through some major surgery, and while the outcome…

