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Lisa Strader's avatar

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.

Bethaney Wilkinson's avatar

wow. love these! "dandelions" is fun. four syllables! I want to play with that one.

Amara Lynch's avatar

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.

Bethaney Wilkinson's avatar

ooof! yes. thank you for this. "no winter lasts forever." amen.

Bri Grosvenor's avatar

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

Bethaney Wilkinson's avatar

Thank you, Bri, both for reading and sharing your own work. 🩵