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“Written in present tense without metaphor or personification Haiku 5/7/5 typically contains a seasonal reference and a cutting word. Senryu is less strict and tends to be darkly humorous. Tanka is a Japanese poem in 5/7/5/7/7, giving a complete picture of an event or mood.”

Haiku 06.05.20

Japanese forms

It’s twenty twenty
Still believe you’re in control?
Ha ha ha ha ha

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 DOA2020, haiku, poetryLeave a comment

Haiku 28.10.18

Japanese forms

tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk
winter knocks like a rude guest
knuckles thick as hail

October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 DOAautumn, fall, haiku, poetry, winterLeave a comment
Japanese forms

sun drenched and wind swept
milky skin in Eastern glow
rouge lips i will taste,
small hands in thick desires
ruined with impatient zeal

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 DOApoetry, tankaLeave a comment
Japanese forms

peering through the pane
see London thunder and storm
like a lonely child

July 19, 2017 DOAhaiku, poemLeave a comment
Japanese forms

Damp, morning puddles
the earth, she softens, sun smiles 
Winter skips to Spring 

February 3, 2017March 4, 2017 DOAhaiku, springLeave a comment
Japanese forms

Red and yellow cranes
Soar above warm London skies
Stretching their long feet

May 13, 2016December 28, 2016 DOAhaiku, londonLeave a comment

Haiku 08.03.15

Japanese forms

Guttural gunshots
Beneath silhouetted sky
Send Copts to the light

March 8, 2015 DOAcopts, haiku, persecution, poetry, shortLeave a comment

Pre-Valentine Haiku

Japanese forms

our love’s like Paris
delightful in hushed daydreams
cramped and rusty in truth

February 13, 2015 DOAfebruary, haiku, love, paris, poem, poetry, valentineLeave a comment

Haiku XL

free verse, Japanese forms

October is jammed
Between subtle Septembers,
Nordic Novembers

October 23, 2014 DOAhaiku, november, october, poetry, seasons, septemberLeave a comment

Blacksburg Haiku I

Japanese forms

For resurrection:

Blades brown and kiss earth before

Summer’s sudden storms

July 27, 2014 DOAblacksburg, haiku, seasonsLeave a comment

Haiku XXXIX

Japanese forms

Mother’s lullaby:

Warmth and light, sure as sunrise

Quelling winter’s cries

March 30, 2014March 30, 2014 DOAhaiku, lullaby, mother, mother's day, springLeave a comment

Haiku XXXVIII

Japanese forms

Summer’s golden locs

Shimmering in autumn’s breeze

Wither in winter

December 1, 2013December 3, 2013 DOAhaiku, seasons, summer, winterLeave a comment

Haiku XXXVII

Japanese forms

Braids set as a crown.
O! You deserve so much more
more than this haiku

November 29, 2013January 30, 2014 DOAcheesy, george green library, girl, haiku, poetryLeave a comment

Remba Senryu

Japanese forms

Remba panorama
A microcosm:
Nairobi on a rock but
no lights or traffic

September 3, 2013October 10, 2013 DOAKenya, remba, senryuLeave a comment

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