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Haiku Friday #3

I’ve decided to write at least 30 haiku for National Poetry Month 2015.

I’ve been writing them if not daily, but in groups of three or more.  If you missed my first three haiku from this month, feel free to check them out.

For those of you who are wondering about haiku — beyond the 5-7-5 syllable count — please visit Parrish Lantern‘s post on the form.

Here’s Haiku Friday #1 and Haiku Friday #2.

If you’ve written or read any great poems this month, please feel free to share them in the comments.

Here are some of my most recent haiku pieces:

Long wait burns my legs
paused still, my video life
a curb of carbon.

Pushed aside, now.
Doors begin to close, sandwich —
I am the cheese.

Hyper-linked pic
shared widely out in space
echo, social media

Siren call, watch out
louder, softer, run away
toddle forward, fall

Cragged tripod feet
grown long, thick, gnarled
clutching tar and wire

Haiku Friday! #2

I’ve decided to write at least 30 haiku for National Poetry Month 2015.

I’ve been writing them if not daily, but in groups of three or more.  If you missed my first three haiku from this month, feel free to check them out.

For those of you who are wondering about haiku — beyond the 5-7-5 syllable count — please visit Parrish Lantern‘s post on the form.

If you’ve written or read any great poems this month, please feel free to share them in the comments.

Here are some of my most recent haiku pieces:

Feet tap concrete beat
platform dance, boogie ants
wait, pause, pulse nearby

My voice carries out
across the tunnel, aloud
silent in dark stillness.

Boxed cereal line
array of colors, contents
wait for cockroaches.

HOV fast lane
two or more, comfy seats
inflated, plastic girl

Haiku Friday! #1

I’ve written some great haiku so far, and I’m having a great time revisiting this form.

Many of the haiku I’m writing are urban and modern, compared to the nature haiku of the Japanese.

Today is Haiku Friday for National Poetry Month 2015. I hope that you’ll share your haiku or even just your favorite haiku from other poets.

Here are the three I’ve written since April started; feel free to comment below:

Pull tab, sliding door
a sigh of air passes out,
inside motion yells.

Under his armpit
held high, towering over me
an anchor dug deep.

Peel back tin lid slow,
we’re lined up like fish
ready for eating.

***Update***

If you want more about Haiku, Parrish Lantern has a great review up that will help you examine haiku in new ways.