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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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January 3, 2014 at 4:50am
January 3, 2014 at 4:50am
#801919
languidly
lone stars dance with wind and clouds
a slow waltz


[2014.3.1...a]
January 2, 2014 at 10:34am
January 2, 2014 at 10:34am
#801800
sleep's luxury
ends a night of howling wind
morning peace


[2014.2.1...b]
January 1, 2014 at 11:33am
January 1, 2014 at 11:33am
#801629
numbers change
everything else revolves
sun and moon


[2014.1.1...a]
AlmostHaikuPoems n° 1
December 31, 2013 at 10:17am
December 31, 2013 at 10:17am
#801495
sweet golden sunlight
awakens the last embers
of a dying year


[2013.31.12...a]
December 30, 2013 at 8:25am
December 30, 2013 at 8:25am
#801394
in darkness
I wait, like shriveled branches
new year's wish


[2013.30.11...a]
December 30, 2013 at 8:25am
December 30, 2013 at 8:25am
#801393
in darkness
I wait, like shriveled branches
new year's wish


[2013.30.11...a]
December 29, 2013 at 1:20pm
December 29, 2013 at 1:20pm
#801295
caught in fog
distant shimmering lights
dream clouds


[2013.29.12...a]
December 28, 2013 at 6:46am
December 28, 2013 at 6:46am
#801187
molten orange
seeps on last night's horizon
wordlessly


[2013.28.11...a]
December 27, 2013 at 12:55pm
December 27, 2013 at 12:55pm
#801134
daylight's farewell
apotheosis of pink
enchantment


[2013.27.12...a]
December 26, 2013 at 12:49pm
December 26, 2013 at 12:49pm
#801034
WDC Codes


at night
while children dreamt of laughter
snow fell

[2013.26.12...a]
December 25, 2013 at 5:22pm
December 25, 2013 at 5:22pm
#800951
WDC Codes


torrents
do not spoil this day's cheer
endless night

[2013.25.12...a]
December 24, 2013 at 3:44am
December 24, 2013 at 3:44am
#800857
squares of moonlight
steadfast in its orbit
howling wind


[2013.24.12...a]
December 23, 2013 at 7:51am
December 23, 2013 at 7:51am
#800802
shades of azure
crowded sidewalk cafés
bows and ribbons


[2013.23.12...a]
December 22, 2013 at 1:21pm
December 22, 2013 at 1:21pm
#800761
wet, white fog
envelops each valley
blurred detail


[2013.22.12...c]
December 21, 2013 at 4:27pm
December 21, 2013 at 4:27pm
#800703
gold tendrils
touch sunset like a dream
solstice light


[2013.21.12...a]
December 20, 2013 at 4:03pm
December 20, 2013 at 4:03pm
#800646
a forest
of sad upturned branches
an empty nest


[2013.20.11...a]
December 19, 2013 at 4:14pm
December 19, 2013 at 4:14pm
#800574
backlit bronze
giant floating sculptures
heavenly


[201319.12...c]
December 18, 2013 at 2:57pm
December 18, 2013 at 2:57pm
#800501
grey gloom and blues
settle like quiet snowfall
whiskey on ice


[2013.18.12...a]
December 17, 2013 at 4:14am
December 17, 2013 at 4:14am
#800396
on pale blue
black and white dance like clouds
flocking magpies


[2013.17.12...a]
December 16, 2013 at 3:09am
December 16, 2013 at 3:09am
#800325


dawn of pink
lethargic clouds float
on promises


[2013.16.12...a]

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