My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #116 “July 4th, 2016” With her apron full of starch, Shiny walnut skin, Plucked eyebrows over-arched, The protean nursemaid Probes with her proboscis Into ears and hair, Hoping to find something Trampling there, Some mini-beast To lure into her lair. She is no wallflower, With her staccato voice And […]
Day: July 4, 2016
Summer Sorrow
My response to Carpe Diem Special 213 “Whitecaps on the bay” by Richard Wright Chèvrefeuille has asked us to take inspiration from a beautiful haiku by Richard Wright, which gives the impression of a scene that just lasts for one moment . The challenge is to write a new haiku (or tanka) in the same […]
Mango
My response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro #13 For my favourite haiku, I have chosen one by James Berry. I love the way he has personified the banana to convey how much he enjoys it. Settled in the bowl alone, banana lies there cuddle-curved waiting. For my own haiku, I have taken an old […]
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