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Marilyn Monroe
zit. Not as fashionable,
unfortunately.
Thoughts about writing, experiences with teaching writing, and fiction and creative nonfiction pieces by me.
Showing posts with label Haiku challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haiku challenge. Show all posts
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 43
Today's post is based on something my brother wrote on Facebook. So I can't really take credit for it. Thanks for the inspiration, Thomas!
Feb. 12
Mighty wind pushes
Snow mountains like desert sands,
Become ice rivers.
Feb. 12
Mighty wind pushes
Snow mountains like desert sands,
Become ice rivers.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 42
Feb. 11
Another rainy day
Mud puddles splash, droplets fly,
Splatter-paint my car.
Another rainy day
Mud puddles splash, droplets fly,
Splatter-paint my car.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Haiku Challenge, Day 41
Feb. 10
Brightly colored spots
on pavement. Pink, yellow, blue.
Poor spilled, crushed Fruit Loops.
Brightly colored spots
on pavement. Pink, yellow, blue.
Poor spilled, crushed Fruit Loops.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 40
Feb. 9
Baby Jonathan
Tiny nose, a wrinkled chin.
He squirms in my arms.
Western sky ablaze
Clouds like golden-white thumb prints
Tree limb silhouettes
Baby Jonathan
Tiny nose, a wrinkled chin.
He squirms in my arms.
Western sky ablaze
Clouds like golden-white thumb prints
Tree limb silhouettes
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 39
Feb. 8
I heart Olympics
Gets you through winter doldrums
Go Team USA
I heart Olympics
Gets you through winter doldrums
Go Team USA
Friday, February 7, 2014
Haiku Challenge Days 37 & 38
Feb. 6
The Music Man play,
medieval presentation,
JV basketball.
Feb. 7
Speckled dream rabbit–
I claim you for my haiku–
Yellow, brown and green.
The Music Man play,
medieval presentation,
JV basketball.
Feb. 7
Speckled dream rabbit–
I claim you for my haiku–
Yellow, brown and green.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Haiku Challenge, Days 35 & 36
Feb. 4
Tuesdays are bad days
for snowstorms in Kansas and
in Alabama.
Feb. 5
A rainy, cold night.
Thunder in February
means frost in April.
Tuesdays are bad days
for snowstorms in Kansas and
in Alabama.
Feb. 5
A rainy, cold night.
Thunder in February
means frost in April.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 34
Feb. 3
Scattered paper hearts
rain down from her pockets. She
showers love on us.
Stowaway green crane.
Will he find what I folded?
Token from sister.
Scattered paper hearts
rain down from her pockets. She
showers love on us.
Stowaway green crane.
Will he find what I folded?
Token from sister.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 33
Feb. 2
The rain clouds ahead
dip smoky gray tails into
white sky beneath them.
The rain clouds ahead
dip smoky gray tails into
white sky beneath them.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 32
Feb. 1
Old home video
Talk show skit– gangster, hippie,
crazy flute player.
I write haiku; fold
origami cranes, flowers;
should be Japanese.
Old home video
Talk show skit– gangster, hippie,
crazy flute player.
I write haiku; fold
origami cranes, flowers;
should be Japanese.
Haiku Challenge Day 31
Jan. 31
Frozen fountain with
only burble of water.
Is that a real word?
Frozen fountain with
only burble of water.
Is that a real word?
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 30
Jan. 30
Climbed hill to my car–
Vehicle retrieval day–
Still locked out of it.
A locked gate, locked car.
I climbed hill, over back seat,
Drove around the ditch.
Climbed hill to my car–
Vehicle retrieval day–
Still locked out of it.
A locked gate, locked car.
I climbed hill, over back seat,
Drove around the ditch.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 29
Jan. 29
Twenty-four hours,
Another bird casualty.
What’s wrong with window?
Winter snow day craft
Making hats for everyone–
New babies, of course.
Twenty-four hours,
Another bird casualty.
What’s wrong with window?
Winter snow day craft
Making hats for everyone–
New babies, of course.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Haiku Challenge, Days 26 & 28
I may have missed a day in the middle, but you'll see that I more than made up for it with today's haikus. It snowed in Alabama, an event that is about as rare as finding a four-leaf clover while blindfolded.
Jan. 26
Seasons fifty-two
flatbread, sushi, rainbow trout
Sister’s birthday meal.
Jan. 28
Injured cardinal
flew into window, now rests,
red against white snow.
Freddy’s snow journey:
Saved by Good Samaritan
on an ATV.
Swish, shuffle, crunch crunch
Snowball with a comet tail
Snow walk with Thomas
Broken window pane,
Locked out of my frozen car:
Sad discoveries.
Jan. 26
Seasons fifty-two
flatbread, sushi, rainbow trout
Sister’s birthday meal.
Jan. 28
Injured cardinal
flew into window, now rests,
red against white snow.
Freddy’s snow journey:
Saved by Good Samaritan
on an ATV.
Swish, shuffle, crunch crunch
Snowball with a comet tail
Snow walk with Thomas
Broken window pane,
Locked out of my frozen car:
Sad discoveries.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Haiku Challenge Days 24 & 25
Jan. 24
Feathered clouds above,
singing “When I’m alone,” I
feel outside myself.
Jan. 25
Mom’s taking photos
of closet like it’s the way
into Narnia.
Feathered clouds above,
singing “When I’m alone,” I
feel outside myself.
Jan. 25
Mom’s taking photos
of closet like it’s the way
into Narnia.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Haiku Challenge Days 22-23
Jan. 22
High school math problems:
Calculator dependence.
What is the square root?
Jan. 23
Underweight or “fat,”
Your worth is not a number.
God loves you the same.
High school math problems:
Calculator dependence.
What is the square root?
Jan. 23
Underweight or “fat,”
Your worth is not a number.
God loves you the same.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 21
It's my half birthday! Now on to the latest haiku.
Jan. 21
Stolen Pixie Stix.
Who eats another’s candy?
Basketball players.
Jan. 21
Stolen Pixie Stix.
Who eats another’s candy?
Basketball players.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Haiku Challenge Days 18-20
Catching up on posting haikus. I have kept writing, I just forget to post them here. The only day I had zero inspiration was Jan. 17, so I'm skipping that day.
Jan. 18
Three coughers at home.
Let’s all cough in unison!
And that’s what they do.
Jan. 19
Bacon poisoning?
How much bacon did you eat?
A whole side at once.
Jan. 20
Do birds remember
Routines, flight patterns, weather?
Is today different?
Jan. 18
Three coughers at home.
Let’s all cough in unison!
And that’s what they do.
Jan. 19
Bacon poisoning?
How much bacon did you eat?
A whole side at once.
Jan. 20
Do birds remember
Routines, flight patterns, weather?
Is today different?
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Haiku Challenge Day 16
Spelling Mnemonic Device
Astronaut, A-U
Auburn sent them into space,
Not Alabama.
Astronaut, A-U
Auburn sent them into space,
Not Alabama.
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