Tag Archives: haiku
National Poetry Month – Day 21: Ikura
Tonight, we went out for sushi, and as usual, I ordered Ikura, one of my favorites. For those of you unfamiliar with the various kinds of sushi, here’s Copilot’s definition: Ikura nigiri uses salmon roe—large, translucent orange eggs that are … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 20: Que Sera
Maybe it’s a kind of wisdom that comes with age, because over the years, most of what I’ve worried about didn’t come to be. Or, maybe it’s the song my mom used to sing to us when we were children, … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 19: Blue
One of my favorite websites is The Marginalian. Today, I read a post title “Is This Blue: Chilean Philosophers Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela on Love and How We Know the World.” Reading Maria Popova’s post inspired the haiku for … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 18: Airplane
Sometimes, when I look up at airplanes in the sky, I wonder where the passengers are going, and what they’re thinking about their destination. Is it an adventure? Or a business trip? Is it a honeymoon? Or a family reunion? … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 17: Rearview Mirror
The haiku for Day 17 of National Poetry Month is inspired by the quote, “Hindsight is 20/20.” Perhaps that’s why wisdom comes with age — by now, most of our lives are now hindsight. We’ve learned our lessons, and things … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 16: Unrequited #1
In today’s post, I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone: So, here’s Unrequited #1’s haiku. To make a very long story short, it began as a first love and ended, (or, more appropriately, it became “unrequited”) when my … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 15: April
It’s Tax Day. I thought about writing a tax haiku, but how uninspiring is that? So instead, my Day 15 haiku was inspired by something that always causes me to ponder, and from a ponderance comes creativity: the beach! Every … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 14: April
I love to write haiku, but after two weeks of counting seventeen syllables, I think my brain is getting tired. But I shall persevere! 🙂 And so, my Day 14 haiku gives a hint of my struggle to remain creative, … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 13: Horse
My haiku for Day 13 of National Poetry Month was inspired by a discarded merry-go-round horse we found on a playground. I was puzzled about how it got there, but was also charmed by my granddaughter’s enchantment with the horse. … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 12: Hungary
For Day 12 of National Poetry Month, I want to recognize and celebrate Hungary’s election and the defeat of Viktor Orbán. We cruised the Danube for Christmas market last November. The embarked in Budapest and were lucky to spend two … Continue reading
