Tag: haiku
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Little Things Noticed While Grieving
You are so still. No rising and falling in your chest. You mouth lies wide open. Someone closed your eyes. The same tepid sunlight partially fills the room and casts shadows throughout. A glass of unfinished pepsi remains by your bedside. You are so still. But morticians styled your hair and applied your makeup. You…
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“forsythia bloom…” a #tanka (4/18/19)
4/18/19: family heirloom forsythia bloom Mom’s faded wedding dress in a crumbling box the offer my father made that the Bride had to refuse #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2019 / #GloPoWriMo2019
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My Daily #Haiku (4/18/19)
4/18/19: sheriff Cardinal’s challenge — “I shot the sheriff” playing on repeat #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2019 / #GloPoWriMo2019 18/30
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Scavanger Patience
“The best things come to those that sit and wait.” Who am I to disagree? Savannah Sun … a hyena awaits a man-killer’s remains Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Writing Prose (posted by Susan) #NaPoWriMo2019 / #GloPoWriMo2019 17/30 WD April PAD 2019 17/30
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My Daily #Haiku #2 (4/17/17)
4/17/19: send ringing wind chime Journey’s “Send Her My Love” continues to play #HaikuChallenge (send) #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #HaikuPoetryDay #Journey
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My Daily #Haiku (4/17/19)
4/17/19: reek rain clouds at dawn the reek of rotting leaves from last Autumn #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2019 #GloPoWriMo2019 #InternationalHaikuPoetryDay2019
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Sorrowful Release: a solo #renga
Crescent moon-blown ripples on evening tide how these tear-culled thoughts arise each brightening night First Quarter a scythe-eyed glimps across an empty road how this dust-tongued mouth forms the right word at the wrong time Gibbous a bell-voiced cry no one hears how one dark-vowelled word ends a measure of joy Full Moon a tide-looped…
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My Daily #Haiku (4/16/18)
4/16/19: Queen Spring road trip Queen’s Greatest Hits playing #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2019 / #GloPoWriMo2019 16/30
