Facing Forward
I adore the simplicity, as well as the challenge of Haiku. The constraints focus my mind, seeking out the essence of the moment, feeling, notion, distilling it to brilliant singularity.
watching flowers dance
as I rest in my hammock
sunlight glimmering
On Twitter there’s a daily “haiku challenge” by @Baffled (today’s word is “rest”). I try my best to do these every day. A lovely community has sprung up around them. For me, it’s one of the best parts of Twitter.
high cloud’s in motion
graceful against the blue sky
the best of feelings
walking through my town
spring’s glories slip past my eyes
flowers start to fade
walking through sunlight
these flowers watch my progress
and summer’s approach
It’s a few weeks yet until summer, though we’ve had days with a summer feel. A few more days of cool dampness, then summer-like weather starts again. Slowly, iteratively, we’ll approach summer. Spring petals will continue to fall.
between the rain squalls
I get to walk in the sun
flowers cheer me on
flowers in sunlight
with glorious abandon
bold before the rain
poppies in the breeze
graceful dance in the sunlight
memory’s echos
the grace of sunlight
pulling the rose towards the sky
joy of hummingbirds
step by step
I move through
weariness