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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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June 18, 2013 at 3:33am
June 18, 2013 at 3:33am
#785073
it was not moonlight
but her soft lullaby voice
that made me sleep well


[2013.18.6...a]
June 17, 2013 at 11:14am
June 17, 2013 at 11:14am
#785034
sudden torrents fell
thunder and lightning crashed near
I slept fitfully


[2013.17.6...a]
June 16, 2013 at 11:18am
June 16, 2013 at 11:18am
#784993
he spoke of his death
as fire ravages forests
no longer alive


[2013.16.6...a]
June 15, 2013 at 11:08am
June 15, 2013 at 11:08am
#784950
under a lone moon
he sings of desperate heartache
a single night bird


[203.15.6...a]
June 14, 2013 at 5:51am
June 14, 2013 at 5:51am
#784866
after rain-storm clouds
bird dance decorates the sky
and its pale blue haze


[2013.14.6...a]


NB: Nada properly commented that the last line (which is a blue haze) was weak. I've changed it, but it's still not the best.
June 13, 2013 at 4:58pm
June 13, 2013 at 4:58pm
#784828
a first drop of rain
brings a torrent of freshness
then a star-lit night


[2013.13.6...a]
June 12, 2013 at 1:21pm
June 12, 2013 at 1:21pm
#784750
tiny pearls of rain
a delicate scent of smoke
float on evening air


[2013.12.6...a]
June 11, 2013 at 6:31am
June 11, 2013 at 6:31am
#784639
trees grown tall and strong
leave their anguish behind them
retold by man's words


[2013.11.6...a]
June 10, 2013 at 1:16pm
June 10, 2013 at 1:16pm
#784583
on brisk humid air
a soupçon of fresh rainfall
calm awakening


[2013.10.6...a]
June 9, 2013 at 5:16am
June 9, 2013 at 5:16am
#784492
under linden trees
whose branches criss-cross thickly
this storm too will pass


[2013.9.6...a]
June 8, 2013 at 1:23pm
June 8, 2013 at 1:23pm
#784452

like orchestra drums
wind sprites tackle wooden chimes
a strange rite of spring


[2013.8.6...a]
June 7, 2013 at 5:11pm
June 7, 2013 at 5:11pm
#784405
when darkness whispers 
secrets from warm desert sands
moonlight twists and turns


[2013.7.6...a]
June 6, 2013 at 2:38am
June 6, 2013 at 2:38am
#784307

a rare summer sky
illuminates naked limbs
still looking like snow


[2013.6.6...a]
June 5, 2013 at 11:51am
June 5, 2013 at 11:51am
#784267
under clement skies
the original smiley
brings human sunlight


[2012.5.6...a]
June 4, 2013 at 7:37am
June 4, 2013 at 7:37am
#784191

life battles this chill
enlivened by strong heart beats
despite the north winds

[2013.4.6…a]
June 3, 2013 at 5:37pm
June 3, 2013 at 5:37pm
#784154
December wind chills
factors out June's fantasy
of warm holidays


[2013.3.6...a]
June 2, 2013 at 11:33am
June 2, 2013 at 11:33am
#784077
light and dark tango
upon June's quaint breezy skies
in cloud-like parades


[2013.2.6…a]
June 1, 2013 at 12:28pm
June 1, 2013 at 12:28pm
#784010
sunlight's warm aura
lingers in sidewalk cafés
with laughter and beer


[2013.1.6...b]
May 31, 2013 at 6:58am
May 31, 2013 at 6:58am
#783915
a tangled canvas
invading abstract colors
paint a troubled sky


[2013.31.5...a]
May 30, 2013 at 12:07am
May 30, 2013 at 12:07am
#783828
not a flicker of light
crosses the threshold of fog
dawn has disappeared


[2013.30.5...a]

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