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. 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! |
searching starlit inspiration mindful rain [2014.12.10…a] |
blue petals throne in clouded sunlight your eyes [2014.11.10...a] |
five minutes watching the ocean swell I missed the moon [2014.10.10...a] |
night hovers under dark speckled sheets restless waves [2014.9.10...a] |
I see patterns in the raindrops dry towels [2014.8.10...d] |
as rain dances a sleepless child laughs the moon dreams [2014.7.10...a] |
moonlight beyond grey and the blues talisman [2014.6.10...b] |
before dawn first light glows through shutters dreams end [2014.3.10…a] |
calm air opens morning again a gift [2014.2.10...a] |
quiet sounds of butterfly wings Braille fingers [2014.1.10...a] |
leaves fall on an old red brick wall autumn's soul [2014.30.9...b] |
rainfall umbrellas unfold leaves reach out [2014.29.9...a] |
flowers fade as nights lengthen once more I sleep well [2014.28.9...b] |
words, like tears pierce hearts and cloudy skies we grow tall [2014.27.9...b] |
crisp clean sheets the same scent walking home autumn nights [2014.26.9...b] |
cool clear nights stars twinkle like snowflakes oh! the whiteness [2014.25.9…b] |
purple clouds outlined in brilliant pink a gift [2014.24.9…a] |
change the air smells of old leaves turning cold [2014.23.9...b] |
birds gather on high metallic objects so few trees [2014.22.9...b] |
street crowds chanting "save the planet" green must live [2014.21.9...b] |