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Tag: Haiku

One

For The Sunday Muse Prompt #124:

**
The King surveys his
realm, from his perch high atop
a dry, wizened tree.

This is what freedom
is, to roam without a care
and be one with the
earth.

Posted on September 7, 2020 by AJPosted in PoetryTagged Haiku, Poetry, The Sunday Muse. Leave a comment

Water

For The Sunday Muse prompt #118:

**
In the chaos of
water meeting water and
breaking free, each splash

a hop of joy freed
to twirl and twist and kick and
be, a body bent

fluidly flowing
like a shout of delirious
joy, life echoes.

Posted on July 28, 2020July 29, 2020 by AJPosted in PoetryTagged Haiku, Poetry, Prompts, The Sunday Muse. 3 Comments

NaPoWriMo 2020 – Day 27: A Haiku For A Prodigal

For Day 27, the prompt is to write a poem in the form of a review of something not normally reviewed such as a mother-in-law, the moon, or the year 2020…I went for me, the prodigal in need of forgiveness 🙂
***
Offends seventy
times seven times but returns
for forgiveness. Me

Posted on April 27, 2020April 28, 2020 by AJPosted in Poetry, WritingTagged Haiku, NaPoWriMo2020, Poetry. Leave a comment

NaPoWriMo 2020 – Day 16

Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a poem of over-the-top compliments. Pick a person, place, or thing you love, and praise it in the most effusive way you can. Here goes:
***
You smile. Your eyes dance.
Morning breaks with glorious light.
Forgotten, Night’s fears.

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by AJPosted in Poetry, WritingTagged Haiku, NaPoWriMo2020, Poetry. Leave a comment

Stolen

 

stolen from lydia

For the Sunday Muse prompt #73.

****
Beneath the garb of
Prudence and propriety
deep delight can lurk.

Posted on September 17, 2019October 30, 2019 by AJPosted in Poetry, WritingTagged Haiku, Prompts, The Sunday Muse. 3 Comments

Broken Things

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Photo by Thiago Matos from Pexels. For the Sunday Muse prompt #67

***

Even broken things can
sometimes find a use: jagged
edges catching light,

a half-face teasing
memory, and imagination.
Life, reinvented.

Posted on August 8, 2019October 30, 2019 by AJPosted in Poetry, WritingTagged Haiku, Poetry, The Sunday Muse. 1 Comment

Wish

St Albans Cathedral, one December day. For the prompt, Wish:
—
For fulfilled desires,
For the Loved Ones to return
Again in peace. Wish.

Posted on March 10, 2017 by AJPosted in People & Social, Personal, Poetry, WritingTagged General, Haiku, Places, Poetry, St Alban's. 6 Comments

Against The Odds, A Haiku

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For the Photo Challenge, Against The Odds

—
Sometimes, between a
Rock and a hard place,  beauty
Springs. Against the odds.

Posted on February 15, 2017 by AJPosted in Places & Travel, Poetry, WritingTagged Haiku, Life in a haiku, Photo Challenge, pictures, Places, Prompts. 3 Comments

With Grace

For the prompt, Criticise.
—
To chide with Grace and
Encourage, not criticise
Everyday I pray.

Posted on February 9, 2017 by AJPosted in Poetry, WorkTagged A Year of Haikus, brain dump, Haiku, Life, Life in a haiku, PostADay. Leave a comment

Tremble

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Image Source: Worthy of Elegance (Unsplash); for the Daily Prompt, Tremble

—
Inhale the scent of
Mint, wafting up. Tremble as
The warmth soothes your bones

Posted on February 7, 2017 by AJPosted in Poetry, WritingTagged A Year of Haikus, Haiku, Life in a haiku, Poetry, Prompts. Leave a comment

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