The afternoon creeps, /
Each minute an hour high /
Piled with things not done.
Category Archives: Haiku to You Thursday
Haiku to you Thursday: “Afternoon”
The afternoon creeps, /
Each minute an hour high /
Piled with things not done.
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Pockets”
Deep in my pockets /
the dead ends of empty hands /
grasp at threadbare hope.
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Accounts”
Nothing registers /
when what is accounted for /
accounts for nothing.
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Screen reads”
Screen reads: “Be patient.” /
Is computer suggesting /
I be verb or noun?
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Spores”
Spores on my windshield. /
Pollen fairy dusts my car. /
Sneeze greets morning sun.
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Moments now”
Love lives not in moments gone /
nor moments to come /
but in moments now.
[Editor’s note: This haiku is 7-5-5 instead of the more traditional 5-7-5 syllables per line arrangement.]
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Shattered”
Seeing who I am /
frightens the monster within /
shattering myself.
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Deferred”
Deferred dream awaits /
forgotten lover lurking /
lips pursed for your touch.
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Shortly”
Running late. /
Will be there shortly. /
Incomplete.
[Editor’s note: Most haiku are 5 syllables for the first line, 7 syllables for the second line, and 5 syllables for the third line. This one is another shortened version with a structure of 3/5/3.]
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Start”
A new start /
often begins with /
“It’s over.”
[Editor’s note: Most haiku are 5 syllables for the first line, 7 syllables for the second line, and 5 syllables for the third line. This one is a shortened version with a structure of 3/5/3.]
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