Tackling the #haikuchallenge has really challenged me to push my creative thinking. It's amazing what kind of impact a single required word can have on the entire poem, and I often struggle to decide how to approach a challenge. My poem Brew, for example, required the word "blend", and for the life of me I could not decide what to do with the word. Funnily enough, Brew has a completely different tone than my other poems for this week, which all seem to be dystopian themed.
Once again, I've experimented a great deal with these poems, so feel free to comment/critique as you see fit down below. For next week, I might try to focus on doing some traditional haiku. Maybe.
Once again, I've experimented a great deal with these poems, so feel free to comment/critique as you see fit down below. For next week, I might try to focus on doing some traditional haiku. Maybe.
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(#haikuchallenge 3/8/16)(need)
I need and I want
Food, wi-fi, water, job, air
The list that goes on
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Policy
(#haikuchallenge 3/9/16)(vote)
The board gathers 'round
A chorus of ayes and nays
The vote settles it
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A Letter
(#haikuchallenge 3/10/16)(thought)
A "Thank-You" for the
Safe Streets, High Ed., Full Bellies
And the Thought Police
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Cold
(#haikuchallenge 3/11/16)(else)
Warmth dissipated
Snow falling on a still chest
"I - I said 'or else'..."
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A Rose by Any Other Number
(#haikuchallenge 3/12/16)(number)
"Number 3-5-9?"
Breath caught, all eyes on me
"Yes, that is my name!"
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Brew
(#haikuchallenge 3/13/16)(blend)
Winter wonderland
Followed by heat waves and rain
An Illinois blend
Winter wonderland
Followed by heat waves and rain
An Illinois blend
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Force
(#haikuchallenge 3/14/16)(protect)
Guns, Greanades, and Gas
Riot Shields, Battle Armor
Protect and Defend
Force
(#haikuchallenge 3/14/16)(protect)
Guns, Greanades, and Gas
Riot Shields, Battle Armor
Protect and Defend
