Category: haikai
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“an overdue visit…” a #tanka (5/28/19)
5/28/19: preparing for something an overdue visitto Mom and Dad’s grave, postponedby rain again …preparing in vain once moreto see their memorial #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (5/28/19)
5/28/19: blanket Dad’s Birthday rainclouds blanket the sky over his grave #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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A Commemorative Conflict: a #haibun for #dversepoets
Their grave rests in Maryrest Cemetary. I haven’t visited in a while–never mind how long. Why do I need to see their stone to remember them? All I have to do is mow the lawn, and Dad offers me his unsolicited advise on where to plant peach trees. All I need to do is sit…
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A Pubtending Premier Alert! #dversepoets #haibun #feature
I’m honored to premier my inaugural post, Haibun Monday: Memorial, today over at dVerse Poets Pub! The pub opens in less than two hours, at 3PM EST. Come join us! Hope to see you there! Memorial lain for the fallen a new wreath
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“I never made…” a #tanka (5/27/19)
5/27/19: something you have never done before I never made the ultimate sacrifice Memorial Day yet the beaches still open the barbecues grill on #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (5/27/19)
5/27/19: the edge Memorial Day I stand at the edge of the parade route #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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One Step: a #writephoto #tankaprose
It’s a space I could call home. A manucured lawn, a tended landscape, slate pavers laid in a welcoming walkway. All I need to do is step through this open door. But the surrounding darkness ensnares me. A paralyzing anxiety consumes me. Would that I let this tantalizing fear go and take… Just one more…
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“a summer Sunday…” a #tanka (5/26/19)
5/26/19: catching up a summer Sundaycatching up, complicatedby a styethe grass and to-do listcontinue to grow #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
