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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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September 6, 2013 at 9:23am
September 6, 2013 at 9:23am
#790740
in sunrise glow
green leaves sway windward
thunder growls


[2013.6.9...a]
September 5, 2013 at 5:11am
September 5, 2013 at 5:11am
#790652
mystery trio
sunlight, light wind, lots of clouds
how to catch shadows


[2013.5.9...a]
September 4, 2013 at 6:00am
September 4, 2013 at 6:00am
#790575
in my garden
solar-lit figurines
dream with roses


[2013.4.9…a]
September 3, 2013 at 5:09am
September 3, 2013 at 5:09am
#790482

over blue skies
sparkling embers cascade
a book of poems


[2013.3.9…a]
September 2, 2013 at 12:13pm
September 2, 2013 at 12:13pm
#790414
light slips away
into a gentle glow
empty swallow nests


[2013.2.9…a]
September 1, 2013 at 3:11pm
September 1, 2013 at 3:11pm
#790290
cool evening breeze
sky filled with silver
a light blanket


[2013.1.9...a]
September 1, 2013 at 3:09pm
September 1, 2013 at 3:09pm
#790289
lush forest trails
a long walk home
twilight


[2013.30.8…b]
August 31, 2013 at 9:23am
August 31, 2013 at 9:23am
#790161
ocean waves
separate people
with one heartbeat


[2013.31.8...a]
August 29, 2013 at 5:16pm
August 29, 2013 at 5:16pm
#790013
sleek pink striped sunset
or red ashen clouds of fire
still, men pray for peace


[2013.29.8...b]
August 28, 2013 at 4:31pm
August 28, 2013 at 4:31pm
#789935
harvested fields
will again turn green
many moons


[2013.28.8...a]
August 27, 2013 at 10:17am
August 27, 2013 at 10:17am
#789823
squares of moonlight
dance with window panes
in silence


[2013.27.8...b]
August 26, 2013 at 4:54pm
August 26, 2013 at 4:54pm
#789780
umber and rust
surround the meadows
circles of life


[2013.26.8...b]
August 25, 2013 at 2:05pm
August 25, 2013 at 2:05pm
#789685
pebbles glisten
water reflects, quiet
under a bridge

[2013.25.8...b]


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


white pebbles glisten
water reflects quiet light
under an old bridge

[2013.25.8...a]
August 24, 2013 at 12:20pm
August 24, 2013 at 12:20pm
#789626
turbulent storm winds
circle and amass dark clouds
summer's heart of light

[2013.24....b]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

turbulent winds
circle through darkness
heart of light

[2013.24.8...d]
Version "modern haiku"
(less syllables)
August 23, 2013 at 9:53am
August 23, 2013 at 9:53am
#789527
gongs and temple bells
rise above misty maples
a prayer for red leaves


[2013.23.8...a]
August 22, 2013 at 4:51pm
August 22, 2013 at 4:51pm
#789474
a new subtle haze
tints the sky a shade paler
summer is waning


[2013.22.8...a]
August 21, 2013 at 4:45pm
August 21, 2013 at 4:45pm
#789372
a full moon watches
over hovering darkness
while sunflowers sleep


[2013.21.8...a]
August 20, 2013 at 4:49pm
August 20, 2013 at 4:49pm
#789282
in morning sunshine
the world seems a perfect place
from a spot of shade


[2013.20.8...b]
August 19, 2013 at 5:02pm
August 19, 2013 at 5:02pm
#789203
under a full moon
floats the sweet scent of roses
an owl's plaintive cry


[2013.19.8...a]
August 18, 2013 at 4:38am
August 18, 2013 at 4:38am
#789084
silent serenade
of shooting stars and moonlight
tree branches in praise


[2013.18.8...a]
For Sheila

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