There I was, thinking Colleen’s Synonym challenge would be done after her November Nano absence… but guess what… She’s only gone and decided that she’s keeping it up! So we will have two words now, that we can’t use, as we need to find synonyms instead! Thanks, Colleen!!

This week she’s given us :

Stark & Trap

So here’s a haiku

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Outsmarting nature
Beauty still blooms in the cold
Barren winter scapes

Ritu 2017

And a Senryu

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Lose your vacant look
In order to snare a man
Be your fiery self

Ritu 2017