dark motives

Melissa invites dVerse poets to write ekphrastic poetry inspired by some uncharacteristic art work by O’Keefe.


night descends sharply
on sin city’s (angled) streets
church spire forgotten
as daylight fades and
shadows deepen in
red-light district.

windowless buildings loom
above pandora’s box
of evil’s guilty pleasures,
hidden under cover
of darkness (and doom).

no one to blame
(or shame) if
no one sees…except
for glaring white
street light on corner
and scandalized moon
blinking from blue,
beyond innocence.

Georgia O’Keefe’s “New York Street with Moon”, 1925

joy of light series

 

VIII.

illumination

darkness does not understand

light of world shines

 

IX.

pure light shines boldly

on both good and evil thoughts

exposing our hearts

 

X.

light of truth brings joy

but guilty hide in darkness

cling to familiar

 

 

new year’s eve

CDHK’s weekend meditation to create “fusion ku” from 2 haiku and then write a “troiku” series, using lines of your fusion haiku. (Free image from pixabay.)


 

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rising from wild seas
a few stars

filling
the glass with candlelight
champagne

© Jane Reichhold

 

 

 

raise glass to new year
candlelight and stars twinkle
above champagne seas

 

raise glass to new year
share toast and kiss at midnight
uncork thankfulness

candlelight and stars twinkle
hold out brave hopes for future
in uncertain darkness

above champagne seas,
wild waves roll with bubbly foam
high tide is rising

© lynn__

 

 

hope grows green

 

 

hope-2

 

image and “hope” theme from Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

 

 

 

 

delirium in dirt

Not sure if this would be considered haiku (nature)or senryu (human nature).

 

moonlight stirs crazy

work late against chance of rain

farmer digs darkness

 

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photo by lynn