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Rated: 18+ · Book · Nature · #1911105
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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November 25, 2013 at 12:20pm
November 25, 2013 at 12:20pm
#798702
wind calming
sunset comes with muted hues
a dog howls


[2013.25.11...b]
November 24, 2013 at 12:07pm
November 24, 2013 at 12:07pm
#798626
daylight gone
floating between sun and stars
deep slumber


[2013.24.11...a]
November 23, 2013 at 1:31pm
November 23, 2013 at 1:31pm
#798563
one more day
churning winds do not end
I still wait


[2013.23.11...a]
November 22, 2013 at 4:27pm
November 22, 2013 at 4:27pm
#798507
pink striped sky
clement morning hours
later is fate


[2013.22.11...a]
November 21, 2013 at 3:58pm
November 21, 2013 at 3:58pm
#798431
earthbound
lamentations of rain
a veil on time


[2013.21.11...a]
November 20, 2013 at 4:45pm
November 20, 2013 at 4:45pm
#798371
wind spun night
suffocates fields in white
breathless songs


[2013.29.11...a]
November 19, 2013 at 6:12am
November 19, 2013 at 6:12am
#798181
pale gold sidewalks
leaves with last dying breaths
lead me home


[2013.19.11...a]
November 18, 2013 at 12:55pm
November 18, 2013 at 12:55pm
#798114
a cape of mist
beyond my windows
stillness


[2013.18.11...a]
November 17, 2013 at 6:11am
November 17, 2013 at 6:11am
#798010
tendrils of fog
caress chilled windowpanes
teasing warmth


[2013.17.11…a]
November 16, 2013 at 11:32am
November 16, 2013 at 11:32am
#797959
under our feet
dying leaves sing last songs
shifting souls


[2013.16.11...b]
November 15, 2013 at 4:09pm
November 15, 2013 at 4:09pm
#797908
calm dull skies
air perfumed with pancakes
sweet surprise


[2013.15.11...a]
November 14, 2013 at 4:07pm
November 14, 2013 at 4:07pm
#797761
black quilted shroud
skies scream wild wind and tears
ways of war


[2013.14.11...a]
November 13, 2013 at 4:43pm
November 13, 2013 at 4:43pm
#797637
blue everywhere
eyes, perfect skies, parkas
even our songs


[2013.13.11...b]
November 12, 2013 at 4:07pm
November 12, 2013 at 4:07pm
#797574
checkerboard days
between every contrast
black wins


[2013.12.11...a]
November 11, 2013 at 1:24pm
November 11, 2013 at 1:24pm
#797494
first frost
days lengthen into night
crisp white sheets

[2013.11.11…a]
November 10, 2013 at 1:12pm
November 10, 2013 at 1:12pm
#797395
autumn sunlight
as rare as diamonds
blinded by clouds


[2013.10.11…a]
November 9, 2013 at 1:01pm
November 9, 2013 at 1:01pm
#797309
gray horizon
dull umbrella gardens
no sweet blooms


[2013.9.11...a]
November 8, 2013 at 4:37pm
November 8, 2013 at 4:37pm
#797234
too much rain
hastens dry leaves to mulch
quick demise


[2013.8.11…a]
November 7, 2013 at 6:09am
November 7, 2013 at 6:09am
#797098
a breath of spring
inhale warmth and blue skies
november joke


[2013.7.11…a]
November 6, 2013 at 2:27pm
November 6, 2013 at 2:27pm
#797043
wind whistles
while trees tell gruesome tales
silence hovers


[2013.6.11...a]

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