haiku | a poem in my pocket

This is what I call “experimental haiku” … it tells the story with a minimum of words and that’s what I challenge you with. (see Carpe Diem Haiku Kai family)

secrets of
locked mind
rusty lies

Ⓒlynn__

faith to believe

03 Sep 2017 4 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: deep, edge, faith, step, water

CDHK

step forward off edge

risk falling in too deep and

…walking on water

celebrate the child!

30 Aug 2017 6 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: butterfly, child, father, grasshopper, joy, life

see life with fresh JOY

grassHOPper / butterFLY as

CHiLD of the Father

source: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

polder struggle

29 Aug 2017 2 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: dike, Dutch, polder, sculpture, water

dutch engineering:

keep head above water and

hold finger in dike

Head Above The Water

The Dutch people are masters in water-engineering as much of their country lies below sea level. Henk Hofstra created the sculpture (above), “Head Above The Water”, on display at Lely. The statue on top is of Cornelis Lely (1854-1929) who created the plans for the “Delta Works” project of reclaiming “polder” land from the sea.

(source: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai)

volatile situation

13 Aug 2017 6 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku, haiku series, troiku Tags: ashes, fire, flames, shed, smoke, wind

Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai hosts haiku/troiku prompt. He gifts us with first line: “when every gust of wind.” Each stanza of troiku begins with next line from original haiku.

when every gust of wind
fans bright flames of fire higher
smoke and ashes whirl

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when every gust of wind
exhales crackles, sizzles, pops
wood door comes unhinged

fans bright flames of fire
higher heat of inferno
old shed roof crumbles

smoke and ashes whirl
choking billows engulf all
inhale acrid breath