haiku

wrinkled brown toad

emerging from the dirt

sign of Spring

Day 7 of PAD has us writing a “small” poem

Photo Zen

d’Verse Poets Pub – Poetics: Beyond Meaning or The Resolution of Opposites

haiku

within its branches
the ancient gnarled apple tree
harbors fresh new life

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from Paul Dunbar’s The Paradox: I am the bud and the blossom, I am the late-falling leaf

d’Verse Poets Pub – Poetics: travels in the wild

Haiku
(about a squirrel hunting in the mountains)

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peaks covered in Oaks
squirrel hunting in the mountains
has found Nirvana

d’Verse Poets Pub – MTB: Jisei (Japanese Death Poems)

Jisei haiku

empty garden bench
covered with ragged brown leaves
forever lifeless

d’Verse Poets Pub – Poetics: Look into my Eyes

haiku

wisdom unspoken
golden eyes that know my heart
the soul of a cat

dry and cracking earth
the farmer prays for relief
dust bath for sparrows

breeze in the Maple
creating tender music
leaves rustle softly

d’Verse Poets Pub – Rain
http://dversepoets.com

hidden beneath leaves
sparrows perch on tree branches
rainy afternoon

Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Wednesday #11 family tombstone

check it out to join in

Here is the haiku to work with:

adding father’s name
to the family tombstone
with room for my own

And now it’s up to you to create a Tan Renga with this haiku by adding your two-lined stanza. Enjoy the challenge.

—
ancient secrets held in stone
silently wait to guard mine