Today I’m contributing to the Word of the Day Challenge. Our word today, “figure”.
underneath the clouds the figure of a flower graces my vision
A haiku response to today’s Word of the Day Challenge: Figure
Tag: haiku
I started writing haiku in my junior high creative writing class. After high school, though, when I started studying the Beat Poets, and Kerouac in particular, my fondness for this art form grew. I tend to focus mostly on the 5-7-5 style, but occasionally I explore further.
Gusto: A Haiku
Today’s Fandango’s One-Word Challenge is Gusto. A rather challenging one, don’t you think?
living life boldly finding the joys of one's path seeking out gusto
Sunlight to the east
sunlight to the east
summer drifts across the sky
slowly the air cools
Another photo from one of my walks. Many of my neighbors are quite talented gardeners. I’m fond of the evolving bouquet surrounding me.
Crazy in the Sun
Sunlight Through The Tree
glancing skyward then continuing my walk sunlight through the trees
Flowers in the cruel sunlight
into August's sun
with it's cruel grip upon us
gentle beauty grows
Today’s Haiku: “Vision”
Another response to the Word of the Day Challenge. Today’s word is “vision”.
seeking a vision as summer progresses beyond empty words
A haiku response to today’s Word of the Day Challenge
Today’s word is “overdue”. Not a very poetic word, is it?
a day with light rain giving overdue relief birds gracing my day
A Dark Sky Haiku
under sunlight's edge gazing upwards at the clouds I have everything
Shedding Sunlight: Tonight’s Haiku
shedding sunlight
night emerges, taking hold
summer raindrops fall