Elated and honored to share that 6 of my haiku have been featured in The Short of It by Susi Bocks who blogs at iwriteher.com.
Sunset
calligraphic swirls
paints the western horizon
scarlet poetry
Please do read the remaining haiku here
Emotional temper soars
rage blurs the mind’s vision
voices reach astounding decibels
heart beat escalates, matching the tempo
tirade of harsh words spew venom
fiery frustrations fold in clenched fists
high voltage drama unfolds.
A blazing inferno fetters the soul
sinks under a dark ocean of wrath
wreaks havoc of toxicity
relationships develop fragile cracks
bonds of friendship scar
dents an irreversible damage.
Time deflates the swollen ire
the gossamer clouding the mind, moves
perspective shifts
streaks of regret get highlighted.
Stay away from soaring tempers
for its aftermath is filled with rueful woe.
Sweet chirps of little sparrows announce a new dawn .The bright sunny morning welcomes another day. Cheerful flowers bloom inviting the meandering butterflies. As the day settles in, a bunch of billowing mass peeks across the horizon. The balmy demeanor starts to sulk. By noon a boorish band of clouds send the sun backstage, by taking the spotlight. Soon their other dark cousins arrive to dominate the azure skies. A somber mood sets in, as the clan of broody tar clouds take center stage. A thunder here, a lightning there with some spells of showers as if they are testing their mic settings. Once everything is in place, they have a blast. In flashes of tempestuous pitch and torrential downpour, they sing nonstop to a rumbling orchestra.
dark moods vocalize
with thunderous acoustics
rainy symphony
Inspired by the heavy rains lashing out last evening.
Haibun is a Japanese genre of combining prose with poetry. The key to the art of haibun is the graceful pairing of poem and prose, where the poem links to the prose yet shifts away from it.
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