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.
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
Missing green attire
Under the blue skin of earth
Bare white bones exposed
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(A Haiku)
Like the pine needles
Quieting every footstep
On the asphalt path
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A long walk outside
Quiets the noise in my mind
In only moments
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Needled evergreens
Buffer the sounds of the road
The park is peaceful
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Gone from the office
Far from the water cooler
And daily grumbles
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A needed lunchtime escape
Prepared for the afternoon
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(A Haiku Sonnet)
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Glistening droplets
Shine atop a fuzzy leaf
Fleeting reflections
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(A Haiku)
Urban Gardeners
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Swiss urban green thumbs
Go green for food, social, health
Reasons, wealth matters
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A poetic synthesis of the conclusions of the research article
First Day of Summer
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Under an umbrella of sunshine, white clover flowers rise above their own heart-shaped foliage amidst a green mat of linear leaves. They shudder in the warm gentle breeze, stopping only momentarily before vibrating again.
Bees visit flowers
Buzzing to bring life before
Mower buzzes through
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(A Haibun Poem)
A Picture and a Poem 