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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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May 29, 2013 at 11:11am
May 29, 2013 at 11:11am
#783790

the sky's in limbo
ill-brushed with grey and blue clouds
mis-matching colors


[2013.29.5...a]
May 28, 2013 at 3:52pm
May 28, 2013 at 3:52pm
#783683
the clouds are wrung dry
only scant wetness escapes
their bleak hovering 


[2013.28.5...a]

 
May 27, 2013 at 2:48am
May 27, 2013 at 2:48am
#783490
shimmering gold light
beyond my sleep-heavy eyes
great reason to wake


[2013.27.5...a]
May 26, 2013 at 10:11am
May 26, 2013 at 10:11am
#783443
under clear blue skies
days when swallows dip swiftly
count them for a prize


[2013.26.5…a]
May 25, 2013 at 12:05pm
May 25, 2013 at 12:05pm
#783395

quick changing cloudscapes
back-lighted by glowing sun
and blue-framed shadows


[2013.25.5...a]
May 24, 2013 at 2:52pm
May 24, 2013 at 2:52pm
#783346
high between grey clouds
hides a forgotten promise
a small patch of blue


[2013.24.5...b]
May 23, 2013 at 5:20am
May 23, 2013 at 5:20am
#783253
in thirty minutes
north wind blows gray over blue
with frozen bluster


[2013.23.5...a]
May 22, 2013 at 3:09am
May 22, 2013 at 3:09am
#783188
a few strokes of blue
conquer grey's domination 
monotony ends


[2013.22.5...a]
May 21, 2013 at 4:38pm
May 21, 2013 at 4:38pm
#783168

after intense rain
spring overwhelms the wet air
with exquisite scents


[2013.21.5…a]
May 20, 2013 at 9:14am
May 20, 2013 at 9:14am
#783063
aerial ballet
a sad play of wind-borne tears
poetry of clouds


[2013.20.5...a]
May 19, 2013 at 7:42am
May 19, 2013 at 7:42am
#782982
soft rain still pummels
gently and unrelenting
I have forgotten blue


[2013.19.5…a]
May 18, 2013 at 5:30pm
May 18, 2013 at 5:30pm
#782937
four songbirds battle
to ignite heavenly spheres
with rainbow voices


[2013.18.5…a]
May 17, 2013 at 4:13pm
May 17, 2013 at 4:13pm
#782872
breathtaking north wind
pushing me from dawn to dusk
with icicle hands


[2013.17.5…a]
May 16, 2013 at 5:50am
May 16, 2013 at 5:50am
#782763
small transparent orbs
drip slowly like careless thoughts
whetting new green leaves


[2013.16.5…a]
May 15, 2013 at 3:37pm
May 15, 2013 at 3:37pm
#782731

moments of magic
when heavy battle-worn skies
fade into pastels


[2013.15.5…a]
May 14, 2013 at 4:03am
May 14, 2013 at 4:03am
#782608
waiting for sunshine
to glorify timid spring
with vibrant color


[2013.14.5…a]
May 13, 2013 at 1:18pm
May 13, 2013 at 1:18pm
#782552
thick grey invasion
has wrapped my world in steel wool
needed to walk on


[2013.13.5…a]
May 12, 2013 at 8:44am
May 12, 2013 at 8:44am
#782434
blustering north wind
blows cold, dry threats to new leaves
under restless skies


[2013.12.5…b]
May 11, 2013 at 11:55am
May 11, 2013 at 11:55am
#782391
drops of falling rain
sparrows forage for nest twigs
intriguing a cat


[2013.11.5...a]
May 10, 2013 at 5:13am
May 10, 2013 at 5:13am
#782319
worse than loud thunder
or rain pelting on tile roofs
nocturnal rock bands



[2013.10.5…a]

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