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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Haiku Challenge (March 15-21, 2016) ~ Haiku #30-37

I think, perhaps, I have commitment issues. Try as I might, I simply can not stick to a poetic routine. Perhaps routines work against the poetic inspiration? Regardless, I have decided to keep using the #haikuchallenge prompts, even though I have completely failed the concept of writing a haiku daily.

That being said, this post picks up where I left off from the previous post, with an additional poem that has nothing to do with the #haikuchallenge. I wrote Unsaid pt. 2 as a continuation of my thoughts after writing Unsaid. There's this concept I have been wanting to work with, and that is telling narrative through haiku. Or, to be more accurate, to tell haiku-inspired narrative, as my haiku are non-traditional and mostly haiku in form only. With that in mind, Blurred II is a continuation of my thoughts from Blurred in a previous post.

As usual, I encourage feedback in the comments below this post or via twitter @WestonHasty. One of these days, perhaps, I'll write some traditional haiku to shake things up a bit.

Unsaid
(#haikuchallenge 3/15/16)(send)

"Hi" the message reads.
Just do it. Hit send. Hit send.
Delete and delete.

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Unsaid pt. 2

It would have been easy
Hitting send and just waiting.
The blinking cursor |

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The Journey
(#haikuchallenge 3/16/16)(almost)

"Almost there." He said.
A busted, decrepit car.
"Almost..." Choked whisper.

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Blurred II
(#haikuchallenge 3/17/16)(need)

Defining a need.
Connection, Interaction
and Conversation

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Horizon
(#haikuchallenge 3/18/16)(far)

The distant mountain
Not so distant at sundown
Far, the here will be

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Milk Carton
(#haikuchallenge 3/19/16)(ran)

Left unattended
No less happy here than there
And so the boy ran

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Circus
(#haikuchallenge 3/20/16)(horror)

Feral Hit And Run
Cacophony of Silence
Roadside Horror Show

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The Bridge
(#haikuchallenge 3/21/16)(bridge)

Shelves lined long with tomes
That musty odor that hangs
A sign reads, "The Bridge"

 

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Haiku Challenge (March 8-14, 2016) ~ Haiku #23-29

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.

Blurred

(#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

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Force
(#haikuchallenge 3/14/16)(protect)

Guns, Greanades, and Gas
Riot Shields, Battle Armor
Protect and Defend

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Haiku Challenge (March 1-7, 2016) ~ Haiku #16-22

The following haiku were written as a part of the #haikuchallenge on Twitter. I did some experimenting on some of these. I don't typically rhyme in my haiku (at least, not intentionally), but I made every line rhyme in Sol. In The Regular, Determined and Lost Sight, I experimented with the idea of dialogue in haiku, which is something I have not personally seen or tried before. Feel free to comment/critique down below and let me know which was your favorite!

Storytime
(#haikuchallenge 3/1/16)(fable)

The Little One's snug
Beside the bed I take seat
A fable in hand

Sol
(#haikuchallenge 3/2/16)(summer)

A great ball of blaze
Shimmering, shining through haze
Summer Sun's long days

The Regular
(#haikuchallenge 3/3/16)(regular)

Eyes up, "Who's this guy?"
Bumbling, stumbling through the door
"He's the Regular"

Determined
(#haikuchalleng 3/4/16)(weak)

"Weak." He told himself,
Rising up from off the ground,
"I'll never be weak."

Lost Sight
(#haikuchallenge 3/5/16)(prospect)

"They're all terrible."
"Have you seen the new prospect?"
"No, and why bother?"

Sleepy
(#haikuchallenge 3/6/16)(long)

Wide, gaping mouth-hole
Long, airy exhalation
Truly, a great yawn

Curious
(#haikuchallenge 3/7/16)(ask)

"Why?" the child might ask.
An answer time and again.
Inexhaustible.



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