The Storm ~ Haiku #46-53 ~ Haiku Challenge + 1

Turned Away
(#haikuchallenge 3/29/16)(set)

She had deep set eyes
That had seen life's offerings
And denied them all

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She

Skin of radiance
Moon's jealousy reflected
Lo, how she dances

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Noticed

(#haikuchallenge 3/30/16)(try)

The bubbly maiden
Need not try so very hard
To catch the man's eye

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The Storm
(#haikuchallenge 3/31/16)(storm)

A storm brewed within
Mighty, powerful, angry
And the tears flowed forth

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Reckless
(#haikuchallenge 4/1/16)(fool)

It was not the fool
I saw dancing in the street
But a mad driver

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Little Slivers
(#haikuchallenge 4/2/16)(carpet)

Tiny little slivers
Reach up towards the heavens
Nature's green carpet

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The Game
(#haikuchallenge 4/3/16)(game)

A gentle caress
A shy laugh and fertive look
They're playing the game

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A Meeting
(#haikuchallenge 4/4/16)(play)

Two small white rabbits

Meet to play every evening

Chasing each other

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Grey ~ Haiku #38-45 ~ Haiku Challenge (March 22-28, 2016) + 1

I have to say, Grey Wind and Gravity are my favorites of this selection. As for the rest, well, I seem to have had a theme in mind for this week of haiku. Grey Wind originated while I was trying to write for the #haikuchallenge (feel), but wound up going a different direction. The rest actually fit the required word.

You know, there's something very therapeutic about writing haiku. I like to imagine haiku in the poetry world is what Sudoku is in the number-puzzle world; it's brief and condensed, but can be a real thinker.

Or, maybe, I'm just talking out my arse. Whatever the case, I wrote another eight haiku:

Grey Wind

The wind howls through grass
And whispers between the trees
This grey evening

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Not Felt
(#haikuchallenge 3/22/16)(feel)

Can you say you feel?
Can you say you ever loved?
When you looked at me?

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Gravity

(#haikuchallenge 3/23/16)(always)

The ever-presence
The gravitational pull
Always brings us down

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The Hole
(#haikuchallenge 3/24/16)(pull)

Why do you stay down?
Pull yourself up off the ground
And out of that hole

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The Hole II
(#haikuchallenge 3/25/16)(deep)

Why don't you listen?
Come on, it can't be that hard
Six feet's not that deep

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Black Umbrellas
(#haikuchallenge 3/26/16)(tardy)

The heaven's tears fall
The descent coming tardy
The ritual's over

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Drive Home
(#haikuchallenge 3/27/16)(now)

Now our song comes on
Through the rain and the static
Is it clearer there?

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Unasked
(#haikuchallenge 3/28/16)(question)

I'll hold on to you
I'll keep you safe in my heart
My unasked question

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