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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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April 13, 2014 at 4:47pm
April 13, 2014 at 4:47pm
#813640
odd silence
no sunburst, but wind chill
first swallows


[2O14.13.4…c]
April 12, 2014 at 4:42pm
April 12, 2014 at 4:42pm
#813560
moonlight
broken by a single cloud
an owl hoots


[2014.12.4...c]
April 11, 2014 at 5:27pm
April 11, 2014 at 5:27pm
#813479
pink haze
follows a maze of blues
to moonshine


[2014.11.4...b]
April 10, 2014 at 4:49pm
April 10, 2014 at 4:49pm
#813355
bird song
brightens the alarm clock
with hope


[2014.10.4…b]
April 9, 2014 at 4:54pm
April 9, 2014 at 4:54pm
#813197
sweet perfume
lilac and honeysuckle
no smoking


[2014.9.4...b]
April 8, 2014 at 4:35pm
April 8, 2014 at 4:35pm
#813072
pink and gray
vie to win evening’s charm
roses win


[2014.8.4…a]
April 7, 2014 at 4:41pm
April 7, 2014 at 4:41pm
#812949
sunset
painted from dark bruised skies
hush, my soul


[2014.7.4…c]
April 6, 2014 at 4:37pm
April 6, 2014 at 4:37pm
#812815
ten p.m.
no stars break the thin clouds
no dreams


[2014.6.4…b]
April 5, 2014 at 5:39pm
April 5, 2014 at 5:39pm
#812708
slow motion
in a spot of sunlight
silent shadows


[2014.5.4...c]
April 4, 2014 at 4:36pm
April 4, 2014 at 4:36pm
#812592
bright colors
kidnapped the horizon
quelling grey


[2014.4.4…c]
April 3, 2014 at 4:18pm
April 3, 2014 at 4:18pm
#812466
muted sounds
a forest of evergreen
chapel


[2014.3.4…b]
April 2, 2014 at 5:30pm
April 2, 2014 at 5:30pm
#812244

grey embers
capture life behind smog
dousing light


[2014.2.4…b]
April 1, 2014 at 5:02pm
April 1, 2014 at 5:02pm
#812097
clouds of pink
blossoms to sweet cherries
summer feast


[2014.1.4…b]
March 31, 2014 at 5:26pm
March 31, 2014 at 5:26pm
#811934
sunlight
disappears for a week
I miss you


[2014.31.3…a]
March 30, 2014 at 4:50pm
March 30, 2014 at 4:50pm
#811809
lilac buds
sunlessly warmed air
quiet chimes


[2014.30.3…a]
March 29, 2014 at 6:22pm
March 29, 2014 at 6:22pm
#811712
life blossoms
backlit by golden warmth
post card days


[2014.29.3…a]
March 28, 2014 at 5:17pm
March 28, 2014 at 5:17pm
#811605
no one image
Is more poignant than others
spring's blue sky


[2014.28.3...a]
March 27, 2014 at 5:53pm
March 27, 2014 at 5:53pm
#811518

in gardens
bright colors scorn winter's chill
hot tea


[2014.27.3…b]
March 26, 2014 at 6:06pm
March 26, 2014 at 6:06pm
#811412
chastised
not having thick wooly fur
north wind


[2014.26.3…c]
March 25, 2014 at 5:45pm
March 25, 2014 at 5:45pm
#811294
dark hours
of late march frozen nights
sad risks


[2014.25.3...b]

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