Tag Archives: haiku

seasonal conflict

new buds drip cold rain birds trill between high wind gusts no spring in my step

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literal

metaphors be damned alone in the faceless crowd, we weep behind our masks

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Nightfall

autumn dusk falls fast last the viewer now the viewed time to draw the shades

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foul weather

smoke-laced crisp fall fog like aftertastes of apple when the half-worm shows

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Found!

The poetry challenge today on the dVerse site is to write a “found” poem using the words on book spines. Bjorn asks us to: Go through your collection on books, and note the titles. Sort them so the titles form … Continue reading

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Burnt Sky

dragon’s breath sunset bare tree limbs in silhouette ashes drift like snow NaPoWriMo Day Four. Prompt: “write a poem based on an image from a dream.”

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Early Spring

longer days still dark I shiver with the tulips winter’s chill in spring

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Please Fasten Your Seat Belts

Today it is cold, wet and windy outside. From my living room, I watch jets coming in low as they approach PDX three miles to the south of my home. Usually they are high up and flying due south when … Continue reading

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autumn wind

  brisk October breeze chapped leaves rustle in complaint summer blows away

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Waking Up

Day Seven of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of gifts and joy. What would you give yourself, if you could have anything? What would you give someone else? What better gift than … Continue reading

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