Tag: haiku

  • Those Days

    Those Days

    When I stood on a hilltop behind Chestnut Ridge Middle School, the late afternoon sun bathing my face. I sought comfort, a new teacher so overwhelmed with the demands of the new profession, and a steep learning curve ahead. Or when Mira and I took Frank on the plethora of outings: Childrens’ Museums, Amusement Parks…

  • #Haiku (2/24/24)

    #Haiku (2/24/24)

    2/24/24: X-ray clear sky the X-ray left untaken #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (2/23/24)

    #Haiku (2/23/24)

    2/23/24: whiskey winter sun “not for all the whiskey in Ireland…” #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • “how long…” a #tanka (2/22/24)

    “how long…” a #tanka (2/22/24)

    2/22/24: meeting how long I have awaited this meeting shedding our clothes in moonlight #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (2/22/24)

    #Haiku (2/22/24)

    2/22/24: victor cold mountain weatherworn again winter rain #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • “bare boughs…” a #tanka (2/21/24)

    “bare boughs…” a #tanka (2/21/24)

    2/21/24: plan bare boughs stretching toward clouds threatening snow a confessional voice saying “trust the plan” #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (2/21/24)

    #Haiku (2/21/24)

    2/21/24: uniform quivering branch forgotten in the attic a scout uniform #haiku #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2024 #micropoetry #poetry

  • “bathed in light…” a #tanka (2/20/24)

    “bathed in light…” a #tanka (2/20/24)

    2/20/24: wake bathed in light dripping off a gutter melting snow this new twittering as I wake #tanka#micropoetry#poetry for Colleen Chesebro’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 22, 2/20/24, Part I, Snow Becomes Rain (February 19 – March 4) Usui 雨水