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My evolving project for 2013 and 2014 is to write and post here one poem each day.
We are all in need of being inspired.

Purveyor of rhyme,
A friend, the troubadour; or--
The sensitive soul.
haiku by
Eric Wharton


I find that if we lift our eyes just a few times each day, we will discover something poetic that might just touch our hearts.
Of course putting those emotions in a 17-syllable poem is another matter altogether!

A brief explanation of my style of haiku writing, though.
I believe in traditional haiku that must speak about nature and I try to follow the pattern of two lines exposing a particular scene and a third line making a commentary.

And as of mid-August, 2013. I've been experimenting with modern English haiku which doesn't require the stiff 5/7/5 pattern.

However, after my decision to continue the project another year, I have decided to use the haiku structure as a departure for "haiku-like" poems having three lines but not more that 17 syllables.

I hope to maintain poems with haiku-like souls.

Wish me luck!
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May 3, 2014 at 4:52pm
May 3, 2014 at 4:52pm
#815729
ice blue skies
hibernating sunlight
lost heroes


[2014.3.5...a]
May 2, 2014 at 4:06pm
May 2, 2014 at 4:06pm
#815616
grey buffers
a tempest high above
still no drops


[2014.2.5...a]
May 1, 2014 at 4:05pm
May 1, 2014 at 4:05pm
#815514
rain torrents
clothe the sky in white curtains
fresh baked bread


[2014.1.5...b]
April 30, 2014 at 5:50pm
April 30, 2014 at 5:50pm
#815427
dark night
like a silent black cat
sleeping


[2014.30.4...a]
April 29, 2014 at 4:45pm
April 29, 2014 at 4:45pm
#815320
this drizzle
frazzles our good moods
raspberries


[2014.29.4...c]
April 28, 2014 at 5:00pm
April 28, 2014 at 5:00pm
#815231
the dark moon
prowls behind silent stars
stealing light


[2014.28.4...b]
April 27, 2014 at 4:46pm
April 27, 2014 at 4:46pm
#815134
at noon
sequestered behind grey
stolen light


[2014.27.4…a]
April 26, 2014 at 5:18pm
April 26, 2014 at 5:18pm
#815074
sleep
takes a day into dreams
with inner light


[2014.26.4...b]
April 25, 2014 at 2:48pm
April 25, 2014 at 2:48pm
#814971
grey stretches
enough for rain to cease
drops shine


[2014.25.4...a]
April 24, 2014 at 4:51pm
April 24, 2014 at 4:51pm
#814902
beyond
clouds of dove grey velvet
clothe me in rain


[2014.24.4...a]
April 23, 2014 at 5:32pm
April 23, 2014 at 5:32pm
#814791
in starlight
the pain of missing you
fades slowly


[2014.23.4…a]
April 22, 2014 at 5:04pm
April 22, 2014 at 5:04pm
#814694
an hour’s rain
fell on quickly drying streets
oasis


[2014.22.4…c]
April 21, 2014 at 5:08pm
April 21, 2014 at 5:08pm
#814555
purple iris
on stems as tall as men
touch the soul


[2014.21.4...d]
April 20, 2014 at 4:43pm
April 20, 2014 at 4:43pm
#814410
not a sound
before church bells return
like sunrise


[2014.20.4...b]
April 19, 2014 at 5:56pm
April 19, 2014 at 5:56pm
#814331
frozen light
filters from a single cloud
before rain


[2014.19.4...b]
April 18, 2014 at 4:49pm
April 18, 2014 at 4:49pm
#814248
spring has sprung
colored traps on winter
patchwork quilts


[2014.18.4…b]
April 17, 2014 at 5:39pm
April 17, 2014 at 5:39pm
#814135
from one bud
five ginkgo leaves appear
bountiful


[2014.17.4...b]
April 16, 2014 at 3:57pm
April 16, 2014 at 3:57pm
#813960
wind travel
pollen, leaves and sunlight
new life


[2014.16.4…b]
April 15, 2014 at 4:42pm
April 15, 2014 at 4:42pm
#813863
cloudless blue
bathed a spring green city
blistered feet


[2014.15.4…d]
April 14, 2014 at 5:05pm
April 14, 2014 at 5:05pm
#813771
daffodils
hug the trunks of street trees
urban blooms


[2014.14.4…b]

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