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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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February 12, 2014 at 5:02am
February 12, 2014 at 5:02am
#806839
street cleaners
wash away yesterday’s rain
still wet


[2014.12.2…a]
February 11, 2014 at 3:39pm
February 11, 2014 at 3:39pm
#806754
naked branches wait
in silent inspired moonlight
praying


[2014.11.2…a]

(last line edited on the twelfth of february)
February 10, 2014 at 4:42pm
February 10, 2014 at 4:42pm
#806579
a million stars
our four feet, unending waves
one soul, one moon


[2014.10.2…a]
February 9, 2014 at 4:41pm
February 9, 2014 at 4:41pm
#806455
hidden light
behind night’s dark opaque wall
silver shimmers


[2014.9.2…a]


Second version:

hidden light
behind night's dark opaque wall
shimmering pearls

[2014.10.2...a]
(after all, silver light is more typical of starlight than moonlight...)
But I haven't figured out yet how to replace "night" as Mona's comment is a good one...
February 8, 2014 at 1:08pm
February 8, 2014 at 1:08pm
#806290
no more yearning
from treacherous tortured winds
aftermath


[2014.8.2...a]
February 7, 2014 at 6:54am
February 7, 2014 at 6:54am
#806160
bruised winter skies
rushed by turbulence and pain
cold hearths


[2014.7.2...a]
February 6, 2014 at 5:30pm
February 6, 2014 at 5:30pm
#806110
slow ligh
illuminates sleep's end
life returns


[2014.6.2...a]
February 5, 2014 at 5:10pm
February 5, 2014 at 5:10pm
#805978
whispering souls
lost in bleak north wind gusts
where are their hearts?


[2014.5.2…b]
February 4, 2014 at 4:47pm
February 4, 2014 at 4:47pm
#805808
to sleep
in perfect hibernation
no sunlight


[2014.4.2…a]
February 3, 2014 at 5:06pm
February 3, 2014 at 5:06pm
#805680
bluer than blue
behind glasses, beyond trees
lose nothing


[2014.3.2...]
February 2, 2014 at 3:48pm
February 2, 2014 at 3:48pm
#805539
bright lit chimney
outdoor glare and winter chills
gold contrast


[2014.2.2...a]
February 1, 2014 at 5:02pm
February 1, 2014 at 5:02pm
#805408
a full moon
an eternity of light
in your voice


[2014.1.2...a]
January 31, 2014 at 4:50pm
January 31, 2014 at 4:50pm
#805290
above the fog
skies shine in ice blue tones
aquarelle truce


[2014.31.1...a]
January 30, 2014 at 5:20pm
January 30, 2014 at 5:20pm
#805181
from this crack
in my old weathered heart
red roses


[2014.30.1...c]
January 29, 2014 at 4:38pm
January 29, 2014 at 4:38pm
#805077
quivering
like rays of heat from a fire
or my heart


[2014.29.1...a]
January 28, 2014 at 4:51pm
January 28, 2014 at 4:51pm
#804955
a rush of wind
rain gurgles on tin roofs
quaint music


[2014.28.1...a]
January 27, 2014 at 4:47pm
January 27, 2014 at 4:47pm
#804801
gently wrapped
in a soft cotton blanket
moonlit night


[2014.27.1...a]
January 26, 2014 at 3:54pm
January 26, 2014 at 3:54pm
#804675
words fade like light
their absence a darkness
on bookshelves


[2014.26.1…a]
January 25, 2014 at 4:16pm
January 25, 2014 at 4:16pm
#804565
conquering wind
pushing aside window panes
not enough place


[2014.25.1...a]
January 24, 2014 at 4:29pm
January 24, 2014 at 4:29pm
#804437
when noise stops
silence becomes music
flowers grow


[2014.24.1...a]

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