Category Archives: Haiku and Related Forms

A planting haiku

Posted on May 27, 2013 by

tearing apart roots spun too long in small spaces– the break before bloom This was sort of inspired by Paul’s lovely haiku, here: http://poesypluspolemics.com/2013/05/27/vantage/ I love when that happens!

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Sunlight

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

morning’s a rough slap on the cheek, chasing dreams under the pillow

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eggshells

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

bright cracked confetti of Easter hunts, now emptied and deviled for lunch

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Haiku Heights: Fortitude

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

holding together stone keeps itself stone through our long winter

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lilies and ireland

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

tiger lilies, proud cacophony of orange can’t hide green stems

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nightmare

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

dreams, like bones, break hard so I sleep with eyes open awake, I can blink

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Haiku heights prompt: Breeze

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

what will nod daisies scatters snow like confetti winter’s white flowers

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