ominous chill

17 Apr 2018 6 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: , , , ,

My attempt at “fusion” prompt (see CDHK) to fuse two haiku into one new one.

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the crow has flown away:

swaying in the evening sun,

a leafless tree.

 

over the wintry

forest, winds howl in rage

with no leaves to blow.

© Soseki Natsume

 

raucous wind stirs crows

black “leaves” clinging to bare tree

murderous caws rise

© lynn__

 

 

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ode to a form

13 Jun 2016 29 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille Tags: , , , ,

yes, it

requires

some skill

to write a

real quadrille;

musical, like

a trill, a thrill

to take up

your best quill

let creative

juices spill;

count each

word,

you will

keep writing

until the

quota of

cuarenta y cuatro

you fill…

then chill.

 

Chilling at the poets’ pub today, writing quadrilles on the word “spill”.

 

daikan (great cold) tanka

21 Jan 2016 11 Comments

by lynn__ in tanka Tags: , , , ,

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lonely weathervane

midwestern prairie windchill

frosty windowpane

 

 

old bones ache in mid-winter

even crows disappear