Monoku Monday 9/4/17…Revisiting the Harshness…#haiku #haibun #monoku

In Harshness

haibun poetry

In the crunch of fiberglass,
a shattered mirror dangling on a wire.

In the biting words of a text-message slap,

the piercing cold stare of an evaluator’s review.

In every word and action taken or not.

In every inch of fallen snow power-thrown before sunrise.

 

Not only in rippling lakes cold sunset

 

first published in Image Curve, March 3, 2017

republished here

photograph by Mathieu Nicolet

 

Update: for Poets United–Midweek Motif–word

 

 

 

 

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4 responses to “Monoku Monday 9/4/17…Revisiting the Harshness…#haiku #haibun #monoku”

  1. Sherry Blue sky Avatar

    Words can be harsh. Especially emails and texts where one cant gauge the tone intended. Nice to see you, Frank.

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  2. Sumana Roy Avatar

    ‘the biting words’ whether in text message or mouth are soulless and terrible. Well put.

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  3. Khaya Ronkainen Avatar
    Khaya Ronkainen

    I can visualise, and almost touch the harshness of words you’ve captured here. Brilliant write!

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  4. Rosemary Nissen-Wade Avatar
    Rosemary Nissen-Wade

    The older I get, the less I want to have to do with harsh words.

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