My blue eyed baby—

My blue eyed baby—
So pretty in her prom dress
            She grew up too fast      

 

#HaikuChallenge (pretty) 28

Key haiku concepts:

Key haiku concepts:

• Something about cutting words
• Don't count syllables

#HaikuChallenge (key) 27

Outside my safe zone

Outside my safe zone
(otherwise known as my skull)
life is happening

#HaikuChallenge (outside) 26

today I'm okay

today I'm okay
        tomorrow I'll be better
                hope springs eternal

#HaikuChallenge (okay) 25

her lithe body

          her lithe body                 
a blend of wants and needs
         twice forbidden                  

#HaikuChallenge (blend) 24

sunset breeze

sunset breeze
through an open window
whip-poor-will's song

#HaikiChallenge (song) 23

We did not move apart,

We did not         move          apart,
the distance between us  g  r  e  w.
O u r   s i g n a l    r e d s h i f t e d

#HaikuChallenge (signal) 22

She watches over me

She watches over me
and my comings and goings
           —pole dancing angel

#HaikuChallenge (over) 21

my kitchen window—

my kitchen window—
protects me from icy winds
bathes me in Spring warmth

#HaikuChallenge (window) 20

Sparing no effort,

Sparing no effort,
songbirds prepare with great care
treetop Taj Mahals

#HaikuChallenge (prepare) 19

I've tried all Thirteen Ways.

I've tried all Thirteen Ways.   
Blackbirds will not submit
          to observation. 

~after Wallace Stevens

#HaikuChallenge (submit) XVIII

relentless winds sweep bare

relentless winds sweep bare
that flawless blue expanse—
              contrails disappear

#HaikuChallenge (sweep) 17

One more day till spring!

One more day till spring!
I should be celebrating
but my toes are cold

#HaikuChallenge (more) 16

— should've said something.

— should've said something.

      The old man didn't know
      his boxers were showing.

#HaikuChallenge (didn't) 15

Let us remember—

Let us remember—
It takes more muscles to frown
and less sense to hate.

#HaikuChallenge (let) 14

Spring Lovers take heed—

Spring Lovers take heed—
Winter leaves on March's breeze
A chorus of frogs

#HaikuChallenge (note) 13

Seven soldiers aim...

Seven soldiers aim...
SNAP! silence SNAP! silence SNAP!
Doves flee in terror

#HaikuChallenge (snap) 12

stolen newspapers

stolen newspapers
      my connection 

      to their tragedy

Silly question, but

Silly question, but
is my 2-year-old normal?
He's damn near feral

#HaikuChallenge (normal) 11

I feel the chill of

I feel the chill of
Winter where it matters most—
I forgot my pants

#HaikuChallenge (forgot) 10

Does Winter despair

Does Winter despair

when the First Robin of Spring

crashes the party?

#HaikuChallenge (despair) 9

My lips began to

My lips began to
tingle and I felt dizzy;
I licked the wrong frog.

#HaikuChallenge (tingle) 8

Eventually,

Eventually,
the poor snail did recover
fully from shell shock.

#HaikuChallenge (recover) 7

And where will you rest

And where will you rest

your heads when the March wind scours
your homes from the earth?

#HaikuChallenge (rest) 6

The Promise of Spring

The Promise of Spring
is that all will be made new.
             Hope is a lean meal

#haikuchallenge (new) 5

Society says

Society says
Different is Dangerous—
Choose your path wisely

-after Emily Dickinson 620

#haikuchallenge (different) 4

Be on the lookout:

Be on the lookout:
internet haiku poets
are planning something...

#HaikuChallenge (on) 3

TS Eliot—

TS Eliot—
"April is the cruellest month..."
March begs to differ

Those dismembered pines

Those dismembered pines
adorned with tattered remnants
bear silent witness

#RedCross #Tornado
#haiku #micropoetry

Define tornado—

Define tornado—
Wrath of God meets Ragnarok
with a side of rage grief

#HaikuChallenge (rage) 2

Will she still love me

Will she still love me
if I write bad poetry
and post it online?

#HaikuChallenge (still) 1