standing in sunlight
as I’m moving through summer
the breeze bearing life
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.
Tuesday Meditation
this morning sunlight
a new day bringing its grace
go seek out beauty
A Summer’s Night Haiku From Seattle
night air: a respite
vanquishing the summer’s heat
longing for raindrops
Summer’s Excesses
summer’s excesses
Helios’ angry glare
I await night’s grace
Tonight’s Haiku: July 26, 2020
glorious sunlight
captured in the greenery
delights of summer
A good day with friends, time in the sunlight, absorbing the life-giving rays. Refreshing my soul during the trials of this pandemic. Life is good.
A Nightmare Haiku
Unclothed while at school
My adolescent terrors
While birds remain unphased
This was a response to a poetry prompt on Instagram. This is what popped into mind.
Haiku Friday, July 24
grey day’s ending
sunlight moves across petals
hummingbirds fighting
Glorious Daisies : A Late Night Haiku
this daisy riot
petals reaching for the sky
buzzing content bees
I wrote this haiku a few months ago, but some glitch kept it from posting. Glad I found it, and now to share it with you.
A Thursday Morning Haiku
early morning
small birds converse
time for tea
Early morning, no one else awake. I sip tea and listen to the birds sing.
For this poem and image I used the app “InstaQuote” on my Kindle Fire. I like the paper background and the font choices. It’s my preferred app on my Kindle since there’s no Canva app.
Often with my haiku I seek a minimalist, handwritten ascetic. For me, that captures the essence and history of haiku.
Thursday Morning Haiku
early morning
small birds converse
time for tea