Thank you, Bethaney for this beautiful offering and invitation. I too have been playing with haiku lately and appreciate it for the same reasons you described. Here’s mine for spring:
I love these! I've actually been playing with poetry too, something that's totally new to me. I wrote this poem after church last weekend if you'd like to check it out :)
Thank you for these-- I especially love the second one! Here's mine:
Dandelions break
up through the choking asphalt
with a laughing smile.
The crocuses know
exactly how long to wait:
unfurl in purple.
wow. love these! "dandelions" is fun. four syllables! I want to play with that one.
Thank you, Bethaney for this beautiful offering and invitation. I too have been playing with haiku lately and appreciate it for the same reasons you described. Here’s mine for spring:
Look! A daffodil!
No winter lasts forever.
We smile through our tears.
ooof! yes. thank you for this. "no winter lasts forever." amen.
I love these! I've actually been playing with poetry too, something that's totally new to me. I wrote this poem after church last weekend if you'd like to check it out :)
https://www.modernmotherhoodmusings.com/p/water
Thank you, Bri, both for reading and sharing your own work. 🩵