Sky Silk

It was warm the night
The sky silk descended
To lie upon the grass contrite
And left the moon empty scented

Later, the puffs would cry
And early that next morning,
The wind would shudder and sigh,
The salty dew left in mourning

The tart taste of tragedy
Stuck to the backs of throats
An unmoving and firm gravity
Weighed down on empty coats

It was warm the night

The sky silk descended

A child screamed in delight

A fun festival intended

Ten thousand of the faceless

In a moment ended in a flash

Would suddenly coalesce

And, in collection, swallow ash

Later, the puffs would cry

Great stinging droplets

That never did learn to fly

So unlike any of the rockets

It was warm the night

The sky silk descended.



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Summerku

Smooth and creamy swirls

Enticed by the biting cold

Ice cream in summer

~~~

Giddy, the girl ran

To her papa, arms outstretched.

Hoisted in the air

~~~

Blazing ball of sun

A cloud brings forth a vain hope

But rolls further on

~~~

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It Wasn't Then, Was It?

It wasn't then, was it?

That he knew. It was always

That he had loved her.

~~~

It wasn't then, was it?

That he surrendered himself.

He was always hers.

~~~

It wasn't then, was it?

Sitting there, at her bedside,

In the hospital,

When the tears watered his cheeks,

That he would give up on her.

~~~

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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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