The pretend lichen
Attracted to the false moon
Front door deception
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A haiku (5-7-5 poem).
Inspired by my fascination with moths which I call the “butterflies of the night”. I was so taken and thrilled by seeing this mint green one on my screen door.
This is Acronicta fallax – the Green Marvel moth.
First in a series I’m calling the Blurry Nighttime Photos Series.
Modern Love Story
I swiped right, we kissed
And I knew I would never
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A 5-7-5 poem. Historically called a haiku but in Japanese tradition a haiku is more than just 3 unrhymed lines of 5-7-5 syllables. A haiku features images of nature, setting in a particular season, and some sort of juxtaposition in addition to the familiar syllable count. So, not meeting these requirements I call these 5-7-5 poems.
Blinds were drawn to keep
New furniture from fading
I faded instead
A 5-7-5 poem. Haiku
Concupiscent
A pragmatic word
Hiding passions, desires in
Four stern syllables
A Haiku Poem – more technically a 5-7-5 poem as traditionally haikus have a cutting word and reference the seasons.
A Vocabulary Poem – I write these poems when I come across words I don’t know to help me remember their definition.
You’re interesting
Alluring, mysterious
You’re my morning fog
A haiku
A metaphor poem
Dissertation
Recently asked to sum up my proposed dissertation research in a haiku, to help maintain focus. Here it is (Of course subject to change at any moment):
What do gardens have
to do with Quakers? What are
their untold stories?
When we met you gave
Me a bouquet of red flags
The most perfect gift
Upon Eating a Lychee
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I imagine this
Is like chewing an eyeball
Thank you Stephen King
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Root System Morphology of Oregon White Oak on a Glacial Outwash Soil
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Deep tap root with fire
And poorly drained soils, gravel
Creates laterals
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A Sciku
Missing green attire
Under the blue skin of earth
Bare white bones exposed
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(A Haiku)
A Picture and a Poem 