humankind responds
what is your contribution
enlighten or harm
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If Winter Comes
Tag: haiku
Isolation
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #126
now a pandemic
tiny coronavirus
social distancing
Bruce Jewett
across my cold quilt
a street lamp and moonlight
play shadow games
~~
gravestones with speakers
a tattered and torn screen
ruins of a drive-in
~~
thought I heard a bee
it was the tabby snoring
not even spring yet
~~
rained-on stone buddha
are you any the wiser
sitting in the mud
~~
dark and secluded
forest embraces the lost
never lets them go
~~~
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Just Keep Dancing
her first performance
ballerina recital
the parents so proud
getting tossed about
life is harsh all around her
she just keeps moving
strength and elegance
boldly expressed on the stage
audience is pleased
Confessions Of A Book Aficionado
sweet birdies quartet
delightful awakening
a smile escapes me
coffee is brewing
yummy breakfast awaits me
sunday, reading day
true crime story first
one book down, now another
this time poetry
reading all morning
it is time for a long nap
woke up ravenous
finished a big lunch
much more reading to be done
trying for three more
a restful sunday
weekend sadly over now
work again monday
Ken Gierke
clear moon on cold night
traveler without shelter
shadows walk on snow
~~
clouds part as rain slows
garden seen under new light
stepping carefully
~~
empty tree branches
silhouetted in the mist
moon wakes as fog clears
~~
high above river
eagle soaring on updraft
cedar clings to cliff
~~
stars bow to rainfall
leaves drink in welcome relief
hope alive in dreams
~~
the path of water
journey of many unknowns
each drop returning
~~~
Ken Gierke started writing poetry in his forties but found new focus when he retired. This gave him new perspectives, which come out in his poetry, primarily in free verse and haiku. He has been published at The Ekphrastic Review, Vita Brevis, Tuck Magazine, and Eunoia Review. His website: RIVRVLOGR
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Opposites Attract
1.
I
hear your
silent scream
echoing in
the chambers of my achy breaky heart.
2.
Honestly, this open secret is not being very well kept.
3.
french fries and mayo
disgustingly delicious
oddball food combo
4.
serendipitous
our destinies have crossed paths
awfully lucky
5.
Unbiased opinions do not actually exist.
Reblog – Inexplicable by Lize Bard
It does feel like we are in the center of it all, absorbed into ourselves with no way to reach beyond it. Lize Bard captures it so beautifully in this short piece. It really hit home for me. How about you?
I cannot explain ~ the solitary vastness ~ of a silent soul — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Who Are You?
Inspired by Sadje’s What do you see? #16 2/10/2020
imperceptible
essence undetectable
exposed by nature
#Whatdoyousee
Eugenia Hoffman
quilted clouds steel gray
so dreary makes me weary
menace in the skies
~~
the skies predict moods
blissful thoughts within my grasp
I applaud nature
~~
bare trees sway wildly
fragile limbs weak and timid
timber plentiful
~~
noise assaults the air
crows convoked a committee
gossips voice concerns
~~~
Eugi’s Causerie – I enjoyed a dedicated career in the insurance industry for over 20 years being rewarded both professionally and personally. Now it’s time for me to follow my dreams by doing things I enjoy…spending time with family, traveling, writing poetry and encouraging others to pursue their goals.
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